{"title":"Viva Kreis","description":"\u003cp\u003eViva Kreis is a member of the US Team Handball Team. After graduating as valedictorian of her high school class, Viva moved to France to pursue her Olympic aspirations while playing with a professional handball club. Viva is a published author and illustrator of her children’s book, \u003cem\u003eShe Did That!?: Amazing Female Athletes from A to Z\u003c\/em\u003e. Alongside her teammates, Viva has competed in two U20 Handball World Championships and trains with the hopes of competing in the 2028 Olympics. She is studying Mass Communications and Media at Arizona State University. Viva is also the 2022 Heisman Trophy National High School Scholar-Athlete award winner and a Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award Honoree, recognizing her commitment to academics, athletics, and community service. Viva’s passion for women's sports led her to visit all 12 WNBA teams and their arenas, where she interviewed over 50 players, coaches, and executives for a National History Day project on women breaking barriers in the sport of basketball, which has continued to lead to future speaking appearances with both the WNBA and Jr. NBA to share her experiences and expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"she-did-that-amazing-female-athletes-from-a-to-z-by-viva-kreis","title":"\"She Did That!? Amazing Female Athletes from A to Z\" by Viva Kreis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHi Reader! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for picking up my book - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe Did That!? Amazing Female Athletes from A to Z\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you think about athletes, champions, gold medalists, trailblazers, record-breakers, and role models, who do you picture? After reading this book of rhyming poems, you'll imagine all of the empowering women whose stories you have just learned about!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile reading these amazing stories about these amazing athletes, you might ask yourself - she did that!? The answer is always \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e! All of the athletes in this book really did all of that! These athletes have triumphed over tragedies and broken barriers - and so much more than all of that! After reading this book, I hope that you will say “if she can do that, then I can do that too!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo get up and go - do that and that and that!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomeday I’ll be writing about you, too!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parity Locker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49624963612953,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/9496\/1689\/files\/125.jpg?v=1726246615"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/9496\/1689\/collections\/Viva.png?v=1727286673","url":"https:\/\/locker.paritynow.com\/collections\/viva-kreis.oembed","provider":"Parity Locker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}