This chapter book about the WNBA superstar covers her early years, college career, and WNBA career with the Seattle Storm (but was published before her latest position with the New York Liberty). It gives a lively overview of her on-court time, but also discusses obstacles like unequal pay for women and men players, dealing with injury, the COVID pandemic, and more. And it notes Stewart’s support of the “Say Her Name” movement that rose in the wake of the 2020 shooting of a Black woman, Breonna Taylor, by police.
While the book does not discuss her queer identity per se, it does mention that in 2021 she got engaged to WNBA player Marta Xargay Casademont.
With extensive photographs, sidebars, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and more, it’s an engaging learning resource.
Content warning: One sidebar notes (without specific details) her abuse by a family acquaintance as a child, and explains that in 2017, she became part of the #MeToo movement by sharing her story.
