{"product_id":"work-with-what-you-got-a-memoir-9781536224214","title":"Work with What You Got: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eElite wheelchair racer, wrestler, and \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Got Talent\u003c\/i\u003e contestant Zion Clark joins with \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author James S. Hirsch for a stunning memoir--recounting childhood adversity, awe-inspiring perseverance, and self-invention.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a baby named Zion was born in 1997 to an imprisoned, drug-addicted mother, his future seemed bleak. Born without legs due to a rare condition called caudal regression syndrome, Zion was abandoned and shunted to a foster-care system ill-equipped to care for him. In this stirring memoir, readers will follow as he is bounced from home to home, subjected to abuse, neglect, and inconceivable hardship. Somehow, Zion finds supportive angels along the way: his first two foster families, who offer a haven; the wrestling coach who senses his \"warrior spirit\" and nurtures it; the woman of fierce faith who adopts a seventeen-year-old and cheers his every match. From play-by-play narration of how Zion adapts wrestling moves to defeat able-bodied opponents, wielding phenomenal arm and hand strength, to accounts of his extraordinary work ethic, unflagging optimism, and motivational speaking, this is an inspirational story of courage that will appeal to any athlete who respects determination, any young person facing adversity, and any reader who wants to believe in the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZion Clark\u003c\/b\u003e is an elite athlete, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur, as well as the coauthor, with James S. Hirsch, of \u003ci\u003eZion Unmatched\u003c\/i\u003e. He was featured in a short Netflix documentary and has appeared in segments on NBC's \u003ci\u003eNightly News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCNN's \u003ci\u003eThe Human Factor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ellen DeGeneres Show. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Los Angeles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames S. Hirsch\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eHurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRiot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race Massacre and Its Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWillie Mays: The Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e the Legend\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the coauthor, with Zion Clark, of \u003ci\u003eZion Unmatched\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives outside of Boston.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606415479058,"sku":"9781536224214","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc08a6f5-254e-4f04-b37d-3e21506c760f.jpg?v=1732293740","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/work-with-what-you-got-a-memoir-9781536224214","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}