Paperback. Sam Sanchez might not have a coach or proper equipment, but she's going to become Chile's first weightlifting gold medalist. She just knows it. When there's an opportunity to train at the high-performance centre with her weightlifting hero and Olympic gold medallist Eva Dos Santos . . . Sam can't let that opportunity pass. Even if it means going behind her parents' back. As she makes friends (and a rival) during training and tries to qualify for the Pan American Games, she'll find out how far hard work and perseverance can take her and just how much weight she's able to hold. A powerful graphic novel about holding on to your dreams. A debut graphic novel about one girl's weightlifting dreams and how far she'll go for them, from a popular Chilean animator. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Raise the Bar (Paperback)
Publisher: Guppy Publishing Ltd
Publication Date: 2026
Language: English
ISBN 10: 191655878X
ISBN 13: 9781916558786
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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A debut graphic novel about one girl's weightlifting dreams and how far she'll go for them, from a popular Chilean animator.

Sam Sanchez might not have a coach or proper equipment, but she's going to become Chile's first weightlifting gold medalist. She just knows it.

When there's an opportunity to train at the high-performance centre with her weightlifting hero and Olympic gold medallist Eva Dos Santos . . . Sam can't let that opportunity pass. Even if it means going behind her parents' back.

As she makes friends (and a rival) during training and tries to qualify for the Pan American Games, she'll find out how far hard work and perseverance can take her and just how much weight she's able to hold.

A powerful graphic novel about holding on to your dreams.

About the Author

Fernanda Frick is a Chilean animation director, storyboarder, illustrator and comic artist. "Here's the Plan", her 4th short-film, was selected in various festivals around the world including Nashville International Film Festival, SANFIC, Chilemonos, Anima Mundi, CICFF and the Premios Quirino. It won the Jury Prize at SIGGRAPH ASIA . It was also long-listed for the 2017 Academy Awards. In 2019, she published "Trazos", her first graphic novel with Editorial Planeta and had a series project in development with Netflix. Currently, she manages her independent animation studio FFrick Studio.

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