Iron Will: An Amputee’s Journey to Athletic Excellence Cover:Hardcover an ex-slave who led the

an ex-slave who led the Black community with kindness and founded the First African Baptist Church

From New York Times bestselling author Livia Blackburne and illustrator Julia Kuo

and often laugh-out-loud book

talented violinist

Iron Will: An Amputee’s Journey to Athletic Excellence Cover:Hardcover an ex-slave who led theThe story of the first bilateral above the knee amputee to become and IRONMAN champion. Roderick Sewell II was born without the tibia in both of his legs. Before he turned two years old, his mother, Marian, made the tough choice to have his legs amputated so that he could continue wrestling with his cousins and climbing his grandmothers good furniture. But when Marians modest income couldnt cover the prosthetics Roderick needed to attend school, she