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Renaldo Nehemiah: The bionic hurdler
Don Pierson
Loose Leaf (Childrens Press, March 15, 1980)Examines the record-setting career in running hurdles of Renaldo Nehemiah.
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Lynette Woodard: The First Female Globetrotter
Bert Rosenthal
Paperback (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1986)Follows the life and career of the individual who made sports history by becoming the first woman to play basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters
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Drew Brees
Kevin Frederickson
Paperback (North Star Editions, Aug. 1, 2019)This title introduces readers to Drew Brees, covering his early life, career, and life off the field. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
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Stars of Pro Wrestling
Mandy R. Marx, Gail Saunders-Smith
Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)They perform big moves. They do body slams. Who are the brightest stars in pro wrestling?
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Auston Matthews: Hockey Dynamo
Shane Frederick
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2020)Auston Matthews felt at home on the ice as soon as he stepped onto a rink as a kid. Soon hockey scouts watched him closely as he broke records in the youth hockey. After signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs, he made an immediate impact by being the first player in the modern era to score four goals in his National Hockey League debut. Learn about the rise of a three-time NHL All-Star in this exciting, fast-paced biography.
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Deion Sanders, Prime Time
Miles Harvey
Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1996)Traces the life of the gifted athlete who has maintained careers in both Major League Baseball and the National Football League
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Dikembe Mutombo: Mount Mutombo
Philip Brooks
Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1995)A career biography of the Zairian basketball phenomenon, educated at Georgetown and a star player for the Denver Nuggets
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Simone Manuel: Swimming Star
Heather E. Schwartz
Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2018)Simone Manuel is one of the country's best female athletes. Learn about her childhood, the challenges she has overcome, and this swimmer's greatest accomplishments. Get the inside scoop on gold-medal-winning Olympic appearance.
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David Robinson: The Admiral
R. Conrad Stein
Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1994)Traces the life of the San Antonio Spurs center, who was voted Rookie of the Year in 1990 and a member of the Dream Team at the Barcelona Olympics
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Monica Seles: The Comeback Kid
Mark Stewart
Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1998)Follows the life of the tennis star who became the youngest winner of a Grand Slam title in over 100 years, from her childhood in Yugoslavia through the traumatic attack during at a match in Germany in 1993 to her comeback in 1995.
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Scottie Pippen: Prince of the Court
Howard Reiser
Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1993)A biography of the versatile basketball player who helped lead the Chicago Bulls to their second straight championship in 1992
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Super Sports Star Gary Payton
Judith J Mandell
Hardcover (Enslow Elementary, June 1, 2001)-- Elementary reading-level books about the lives and careers of sports stars.-- Full color photos with simple sentences make these books enjoyable to read.
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