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"Basketball is filled with inspiring stories of world-class athletes rising above adversity to shine on the court. Bursting with ... stats and unmatched feats for some of the greatest players in each position, this lineup of inspirational basketball biographies shows kids what it takes to be a real MVP"--Publisher marketing.
"Basketball is filled with inspiring stories of world-class athletes working hard and overcoming challenges to shine on the...
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Katie Ledecky began swimming competitively at age six after watching her mother and brother in the pool. By age fifteen, she was setting records and winning gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. And with each year, Katie improved her skills and her times in the water! The Summer 2024 Olympics in Paris will be Katie's fourth, and the world will be watching. With over seven Olympic gold medals, nineteen world championship gold medals, and twenty-two...
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"From the copper canyons of Mexico her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap. Experience a 60-mile run with indigenous athlete Lorena Ramirez, who captured the world's attention when she won an ultramarathon in Mexico wearing a skirt and rubber sandals-the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, "the light-footed people.""--
4) Road home
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Memoir (Rex Ogle) volume 3
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Norton Young Readers, an Imprint of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"This final, essential chapter in Rex Ogle's memoir trilogy recounts being forced from his home and living on the streets after his father discovered he was gay. When Rex was outed the summer after he graduated high school, his father gave him a choice: he could stay at home, find a girlfriend, and attend church twice a week, or he could be gay--and leave. Rex left, driving toward the only other gay man he knew and a toxic relationship that would...
7) Taylor Swift
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Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Little Taylor grew up on her family's Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania, USA. Then, at age six, she went to her first concert - she saw LeAnn Rimes, the country musician. At that moment, Taylor fell in love with country music! Some of the kids at school didn't understand but Taylor managed to shake it off! She took her first steps towards stardom by recording a demo of cover songs and sent it to record labels in Nashville, the home of country music....
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Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"On the night of May 13th, 1862, as the Civil War raged on in the United States, 16 enslaved people decided they would reach freedom or die trying. Filled to the brim with suspense, this true story details how Robert Smalls commandeered a Confederate ship through the Charleston harbor toward liberation at the Union blockade. Experience both determination and triumph with this picture book biography written by Robert Small's great-great grandson, Michael...
9) Maya Moore
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Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Before she became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before she began speaking out for prison reform, Maya Moore was just a kid. In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss, readers learn more about the life and work of Maya Moore--from growing up with a single mother in Jefferson City, Missouri, to her journey to becoming a star player at UConn and the WNBA, to her social justice fighting for prison reform...
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Empowering and educational, this nonfiction picture book about James Weldon Johnson, an NAACP leader who wrote the uplifting poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing," shows how he led thousands of Black people in the Silent Protest Parade for civil rights down New York's Fifth Avenue.
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Milk + Cookies
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"From Stanford and Cornell to the Peace Corps and from a trip on the space shuttle to an appearance on Start Trek, Mae Jemison's life continues to feature the hard work and dedication to science, healthcare, and care for others that brought her to the highest levels of a career in science. Written by former pro-baseball player, inspirational speaker, and author Chris Singleton.."--Amazon.
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Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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In this stunning picture book about renowned architect I. M. Pei, award-winning author Julie Leung and captivating illustrator Yifan Wu unite to tell the story of the man who changed architecture forever with his forward-thinking shapes. As a boy in Shanghai, Ioeh Ming Pei was awestruck by the enormous buildings that popped up around him every day. He quickly figured out exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up--an architect who designed skyscrapers...
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Golden Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about superstar American Olympic swimmer, Katie Ledecky. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers--as well as fans of all ages! Young readers will be inspired by Katie Ledecky--the world record-breaking American swimmer and two-time winner of the AP Female Athlete of the Year Award--as they read her Little Golden Book Biography and...
14) Ronda Rousey
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A&D Xtreme, An imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"This book chronicles Ronda Rousey's childhood, education, and early career; her rise to success; and her current status. Rousey's personal and professional challenges and achievements are highlighted as is her impact on entertainment wrestling."--
15) John Cena
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A & D Xtreme, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"This book chronicles John Cena's childhood, education, and early career; his rise to success; and his current status. Cena's personal and professional challenges and achievements are highlighted as is his impact on entertainment wrestling."--
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Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children's services at all branches of the New York Public Library. Before Augusta Braxton Baker became a storyteller, she was an excellent story listener. Her grandmother brought stories like Br'er Rabbit and Arthur and Excalibur to life, teaching young Augusta that when there's...
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A&D Xtreme, An imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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This book chronicles Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's childhood, education, and early career; his rise to success; and his current status. The Rock's personal and professional challenges and achievements are highlighted as is his impact on entertainment wrestling.
20) Roman Reigns
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A&D Xtreme, An imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"This book chronicles Roman Reigns's childhood, education, and early career; his rise to success; and his current status. Reigns's personal and professional challenges and achievements are highlighted as is his impact on entertainment wrestling. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards."--
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