The illustrations in this book are wonderful. Reading this with to my young daughter was a fun experience as this book shows that she can do anything. This book will be a wonderful read for little girls to show them they can achieve anything no matter what. These stories were very inspirational and moving.

From YUSRA MARDINI, a swimmer who wants to tell people her story of how her sport, saved her life...
To TEGAN VINCENT- COOKE, a para dressage rider having quadriplegic cerebral palsy who loves proving people wrong!

From SKY BROWN, who became the youngest professional female skateboarder in the world...
To SIMONE BILES, a gymnast who teaches a very important life lesson...
"Me being happy outside the gym is just as important as me being happy and doing well in the gym".

From SARAH FULLER, soccer and football player who's helmet said "play like a girl",
To MEGAN RAPINOE, a soccer player who said "putting yourself out there is hard but it's so much worth it". She publicly announced that she was gay & believed everyone should have the right to get married. She protested against racial injustice, fought for gender equality & equal pay.

⚘These are just a few of the amazing 25 Olympic women champions, each of whom has an inspiring story to tell, where they fought obstacles to reach their dreams!

❤One thing I noticed about all these stories is that, almost all these champions, began very young & they were focused towards their aim. They loved their sport & faced physical & other obstacles with zeal & a never damping spirit.
It's a highly inspiring book, a collection of 25 real life stories. A very good gift for young kids, especially girls.
I loved reading 📚 through it & even searched and followed some on social media handles.

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Love this series and the way it celebrates girl power! Not all the women featured in this sports anthology are champions or gold medalist--which I appreciated--but every female represented her broke barriers or met their achievements against odds and this book celebrates many favorites of mine (Michelle Kwan, Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Allyson Felix, Sky Brown) and many I didn't know but now want to know more about.

The back matter leaves space for girls to write their own story and offers activities and ideas to challenge themselves.

Rebel Girls Champions by Rebel Girls is a beautiful book with biographies of female athletes past and present. Each athlete has a page dedicated to them and then paired along side an illustrated portrait. The athletes covered are from the past and the present. There is so much historical detail about what each athlete was up against. It is presented in such an informational yet inspiring way. I loved learning about women advocating to be included in the Olympics to how current athletes have become advocates themselves. I was able to read this with my daughter who is in 3rd grade and we loved it. She wanted me to note how happy she was to see Simone Biles included!

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I was invited to read a galley copy of “Rebel Gil’s Champions”. My daughters and I have read all of the available Rebel Girls books so we were excited to read this book containing stories about 25 impressive women. My oldest (8yo) enjoyed hearing about these athletes’ impacts on other people outside of sports as much as learning what they had done in their athletic careers. This was a fast read and an enjoyable way to spend some time reading with them and learning alongside them.

This is a great bedtime read based on the length of the chapters (1 page with an illustration and a quote on the opposite page), but also works any time of day.

If you’re looking for stories of powerful girls/women, this book - and the Rebel Girls series - are perfect for you. The book is good for all ages; I found that I didn’t just enjoy the profiles, I also learned a lot while reading.

I would definitely recommend this book.

This book gives descriptions of 25 women who are accomplished athletes. These women have broken records and made changes in their sports.

The stories in this book were very current. Many of the athletes mentioned appeared in the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Those games were referenced multiple times, including Hidilyn Diaz, a weightlifter from the Philippines who broke an Olympic record, and Simone Biles, an American gymnast who made the tough decision to take care of her mental and physical health and step back from the Olympics.

This is an inspiring children’s book!

Thank you Rebel Girls for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I thought this one was done extremely well. They were able to highlight different women and different sports in a balanced way. I think that if you have any young girls in your life interested in sports, then you should get them this book and read it with them. There is a feeling of inspiration and that anyone can participate in a sport and try their hardest. Definitely highly recommend it, might be my favorite edition of Rebel Girls.

Excellent read - another amazing and inspirational book from the Rebel Girls series. Sport is so important to many young girls and women and it's great to see that they can read more on how these women changed the game!

I received the e-ARC book from Netgally in exchange for an honest review.

Absolutely delightful to read about successful woman that can inspire people of all age and backgrounds.
As always the illustrations are done by woman and are all very good depictions of the athletes.
My only complaint is that we’ve seen Serena Williams and Simon Biles in other compilations.

Love the series and will continue to read it.

I only ever have one regret when these Rebel Girls books hit my inbox, and that's that they weren't around when I was growing up. This sports focused one is so well done, and I know a fair amount of people in my life who would've loved this as kids. Definitely another hit out of them!

A great read for adults and children alike, featuring succinct and informative stories of inspirational female sporting heroes from around the world and across a range of disciplines, together with engaging illustrations

Rarely does a Rebel Girl book disappoints, and this is no different. This is a collection of stories of women athletes from different backgrounds and cultures. There are inspirational stories of persevering women from around the world; from Syria, Philippines, Sweden, India, Japan etc., stories of wlw athletes, disabled women athletes, women of colour athletes, and athletes as young as 13! The illustrations are stunning. I don't think I'll ever have kids, but if I have a daughter, I'll surely make her read all the Rebel Girl books. These are the kinda books I wish I had growing up.

This Rebel Girls series is so wonderful and provides positive role models to kids. Thanks to Netgalley for an advanced copy.

In a society where, all too often, girls don't picture themselves as athletes at the top of the game, this book shows that not only is it possible, but attainable. I was drawn in by these stories of female athletes and enjoyed sharing them with my class. Everyone enjoyed the read, girls and boys alike. It's wonderful way to normalize the prowess of female athletes and start a good conversation.

I really liked this book and I would consider buying it for myself or for someone I know. I’m not always interested in sports, but I love watching and learning about female athletes and this book is a great jumping off point for learning about more athletes. Just like the last rebel girls book I read, this book made me want to continue researching these women. I recognized the names of a couple of these women and I liked that I could see names that I recognized as well as learning about them. That being said I also enjoyed learning about new athletes.
I loved the diversity included, both in skin color, sexuality, and ages. I also like that a wide range of sports that were represented. There were also recent accomplishments that I remember seeing/hearing about at the 2021 Olympics. I loved reading this book and then coming across not only a name that I recognized, but for an achievement that I got to watch.
The art and quotes for each athlete was another highlight of the book and I enjoyed seeing the different art styles.

The Rebel Girls series is my favorite to read with my daughter! I love seeing them come out with new sets for us to enjoy together.

I like this series as it gives I looking for coloured females to their greatness and what they have achieved I believe this is vital especially when you are raising younger children to show them that they can achieve anything although I i’m a white British female I can understand the hardship behind women being known to history and I think this is great to show the younger generations what women can achieve when we put our minds to it and show that we don’t have a limit when we want something

I like the diversity of sports, countries, participant ages and situations featured in the stories. I love that it is up to date with women who were at the Olympics in Tokyo this year (2021) and that it included women from the refugee team. The diversity of stories help reinforce that anyone can do anything, even if for some the challenges are perhaps greater. for some than for others. The questionnaire at the end is fun and inclusive as it treats everyone as a sports star, just focusing on what type of sport one is more likely to be a star at. I also liked the Training Time tips for those with the enthusiasm to get started (or keep going) in any way they can.
In keeping with overall diversity, it is good to see a range of illustrators too and I live the personal message from each athlete.
It is a very inspirational book and full of excellent role models.

I should precede this review with a disclaimer: I know this series is aimed at children. I’m not a child. Naturally, that means my review takes a slightly different perspective from the target audience. However, I have also been doing this long enough to include considerations of the target audience in my review and I’m familiar with children’s literature.

I adore the Rebel Girls and I wish this series had been around when I was a child. I am also very interested in sports, so you can perhaps imagine my excitement when I saw this issue announced.

The stories are short, to the point and cute. Yes, all the information could also be found on Wikipedia but the writing is selective, child-friendly and the illustrations are gorgeous anyway. I read this in PDF format and the PDF seemed very squished making the font narrow. It also has an impact on the illustrations so I am going to hope/assume this will be different in the print version, especially as I feel the narrow font would be more difficult to read for less experienced readers (such as children) or individuals with dyslexia.

At first sight, there is reasonable diversity in this book. We learn about well-known athletes and less famous but certainly not any less remarkable ones. The book includes many women of colour, members of the LGBTQ+ community and some Paralympic athletes. It talks about courage and overcoming barriers tied to one’s identity and standing in society. This is a fantastic start, but I could not help but feel the book could have done even more. There were mainly two things I noticed:

1) The selection is somewhat American-centric and focused on more contemporary times. Yes, there are athletes from all over the world, but the US are over-represented. If the book is mostly marketed in the US, this might be a conscious choice. I would have loved to see a wider selection of nationalities and more historical figures, like Alice Milliat, a Frenchwoman who fought for women’s right to compete on an international level and their eventual inclusion in the Olympic Games.

2) A striking absence of a Muslim athletes or specifically an athlete wearing a hijab is perhaps even worse. Coming out of four years of a Trump administration that would have hit the nerve. For example, check out Amaiya Zafar (boxing), Ibtihaj Muhammad (fencing), Amna Al Haddad (weightlifting), or Shirin Gerami (triathlon). There are so many more though and their stories show they are “Rebel Girls” in the truest spirit of this series!

Nonetheless, this book included a list of fantastic female athletes who all definitely deserved their spot in this volume that is another wonderful addition to the Rebel Girls series.

Rebel Girls Champions is the latest installment in the Rebel Girls series. It follows notable Olympics Champions in their respective fields. Most of the Champions writeups were interesting and we learned new facts but there were a couple that crossed a line that I didn't care to discuss with my 9 year old so I skipped those.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion.