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Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In this captivating new young adult edition, the story of a man's breathtaking odyssey and the courage, cunning, and fortitude he found to endure and overcome. This gripping narrative will introduce a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
Formats
Description
This is the story of the most unlikely Olympic decathlete in history. Despite size and stature, Bryan Clay is the defending champion of the 2008 Olympic gold medal and winner of the 2004 Olympic silver medal in the decathlon. His journey is as inspiring as it is gritty, as troubled as it is triumphant.
Far more than just a sports memoir, Redemption details the drudgery, devastation, and ultimate conversion that led Bryan to become a world champion....
Far more than just a sports memoir, Redemption details the drudgery, devastation, and ultimate conversion that led Bryan to become a world champion....
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
American gymnast Johnson is a four-time Olympic gold and silver medalist; a national--and world--champion athlete and a winner on the popular "Dancing with the Stars." This is the amazing true journey of how this young Olympian has found balance in her life.
Publisher
DSSP
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Jesse Owens won four gold medals in track at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Spanning over forty years, this docudrama traces his life from his days as a sharecropper's son through his record-breaking college years, marriage to his high school sweetheart, Olympic victories, and struggle to survive in a country he loved deeply.
8) Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track-and-field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible; it is about faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. It is the American dream come true and a stark reminder that saving one can help save thousands more.
In this heart-wrenching story, you'll learn about
9) Simone Biles
Author
Series
Epic athletes volume 7
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Well before Simone confronted the pressure of the Olympics, she faced real-life challenges as a kid while moving in and out of foster care. With the support and love of her family, she rode an unwavering drive to make history and grew into an incredible role model and activist--not to mention one of the greatest athletes of our time." -- inside front jacket flap.
"The seventh book in a middle-grade nonfiction sports series that focuses on today's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sacand Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal life was not always as successful as his career, Jim remains...
12) Jesse Owens
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A biography of the track and field star who won three gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympic Games.
13) Never quit
Author
Publisher
Chosen Books
Pub. Date
c1981
Language
English
Description
Autobiography of the record-breaking track star of the 1930's, severely burned in a schoolhouse fire as a child, who later operated a youth ranch for homeless boys and girls.
14) Michael Phelps
Author
Publisher
LernerSports
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Follow this talented swimmer who had an amazing performance at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Author
Language
English
Description
Sportscaster and sports historian Jim Gray gives the reader a coveted all-access pass as he reviews the best interviews, the best athletes, and the best games in modern sports history. It's like a personal introduction to the characters and careers of these heroes and villains we've known since childhood. He examines how money, celebrity, the media, and power interact, and how sports...has led to...transformations in American society.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books/Jeter Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Trailblazing Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman Jr.-—the first deaf athlete to play offense in the NFL—-tells his inspirational journey of persevering through every obstacle, remaining dedicated to the hard work and a no-excuses attitude that ultimately earned him a Super Bowl victory. --Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, in the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for the New York Giants. But despite his colossal skills, Thorpe's life was a struggle against the odds. As a member of the Sac and Fox Nation,...
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