"Strong Is the New Pretty" by Kate T. Parker / Workman
"I love the speed"
“I love the speed when I skate. I feel very alive and present — feeling fluid and going fast is fun.” — Kekai, age 12
From the author: “I shot this in Hawaii in a skatepark overlooking the Bonzai Pipeline on the North Shore. Kekai promptly left our shoot to go surf with her mom. How awesome is that? A surfer/skater who is completely confident? Love it.”
Nancy Schatz Alton is the co-author of two holistic health care guides, The Healthy Back Book and The Healthy Knees Book. She’s the writer/editor at University Prep. She also writes poetry and reads incessantly. Nancy lives in east Ballard/lower Phinney Ridge with her husband, a teen and their Havanese dog. Read her blog.