TY  - BOOK
AU  - Duder,Tessa
TI  - Alex
T2  - Alex
SN  - 0143318047
U1  - NZ823.2 21
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z.
PB  - Puffin Books
KW  - Olympic Games (17th
KW  - 1960
KW  - Rome, Italy)
KW  - Children's fiction
KW  - Swimming
KW  - Self-confidence
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Children's stories, New Zealand
N1  - Cover subtitle: She wants to be a champion; Novel for young adults; Originally published: Auckland, N.Z. : Oxford University Press, 1987
N2  - Fifteen-year-old Alex struggles to overcome personal trauma and hardship as she competes with her arch rival for a place on the New Zealand swimming team participating in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
ER  -