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True Spirit: The True Story of a 16-Year-Old Australian Who Sailed Solo, Nonstop, and Unassisted Around the World
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January 1, 2011
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What an amazing girl!

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Brenda
Nov 05, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Enjoyed this book very much. Admired her courage and determination in going for and achieving her dream...
Tien
"...I don't need a wish. I've got the ability to dream; that's all anyone needs to make their wishes and dreams come true. You don't need a shooting star, you can do it yourself."

Jessica Watson sailed solo around the world in her 16th year. I must confess to having vaguely seen something of her on television but seriously those 6 months that she was sailing, I was more of a zombie than human, thanks to my little human being born just 10 days before Watson launched.

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Carolyn
Oct 08, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Kim
Jan 14, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition