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  • Stars of Football

    Mari Schuh

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2014)
    They throw long passes. They make tough catches. Who are the brightest stars in the game of football?
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  • Mia Hamm: Good As Gold

    Mark Stewart

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1999)
    A biography of one of the top female soccer players in the world, Mia Hamm, who helped the United States win a gold medal in soccer in the 1996 Olympics
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  • Derek Jeter: Shortstop Sensation

    Brendan January

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Discusses the personal life and baseball career of the young man from Michigan who achieved his dream to play shortstop for the New York Yankees.
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  • Kobe Bryant

    R. Miller

    Hardcover (KidHaven, March 26, 2003)
    Explores the life of the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard, who bypassed college after a stellar high school career to enter the NBA draft and lead the Lakers to three straight championships.
    R

  • Isiah Thomas: Pocket Magic

    Bert Rosenthal

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, June 1, 1983)
    A biography of the basketball player from Chicago who plays for the Detroit Pistons during the basketball season and during the summer attends Indiana University, where he is studying to be a lawyer
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  • Muggsy Bogues: Tall on Talent

    Howard Reiser

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Feb. 1, 1996)
    Traces the life and career of the diminutive Charlotte Hornets guard, and describes the reasons for his success in the NBA
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  • Jim Abbott: All-American Pitcher

    Howard Reiser

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Jan. 1, 1994)
    Discusses the life and career of the first player in baseball history to have only one hand.
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  • Jim McMahon: The Zany Quarterback

    Brian Hewitt

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1986)
    A sports biography of the Chicago Bear quarterback who has established a reputation for being zany
    R

  • Janet Guthrie, race car driver

    Nancy Robison

    Hardcover (Children's Press, Jan. 1, 1979)
    Traces the racing career of the first woman to complete the Indianapolis 500.

  • Carli Lloyd: Soccer Star

    Heather E. Schwartz

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2018)
    Carli Lloyd is one of the country's best female athletes. Learn about her childhood, the challenges she has overcome, and this soccer star's greatest accomplishments. Get the inside scoop on her Olympic and World Cup wins.
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  • Emmitt Smith: Finding Daylight

    Ted Cox

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1994)
    Traces the career of the Dallas Cowboys running back, who has led the league in rushing for three straight years and was named the MVP of Super Bowl XXVIII
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  • Simone Biles: Gymnastics Star

    Lori Mortensen

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2018)
    Simone Biles is one of the country's best female athletes. Learn about her childhood, the challenges she has overcome, and this gymnast's greatest accomplishments. Get the inside scoop on her gold-medal-winning Olympic appearance.
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