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  • Connor McDavid: Hockey Superstar

    Brenda Haugen

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2018)
    Connor McDavid is no stranger to great hockey achievements. This focused center's time spent in junior leagues and later the Ontario Hockey League set him up for his big step to the NHL. Once he got there, Connor went on to become a leading season scorer and the youngest team captain in NHL history. Learn about Connor's path to stardom and the major highlights of his bright NHL career.
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  • Briana Scurry: Super Saver

    Mark Stewart

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2000)
    A biography of the Team USA soccer goalie from her childhood to the 1999 Women's World Cup championship.
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  • Ryne Sandberg: The Triple Threat

    Hal Lundgren

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1986)
    Looks at the brief career of the Cubs' star second baseman and describes how his exceptional hitting, fielding, and baserunning led to his selection as the 1984 Most Valuable Player of the National League
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  • Monica Seles: The Comeback Kid

    Mark Stewart

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1997)
    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 a match in Germany in 1993 to her comeback in 1995
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  • Simone Manuel: Swimming Star

    Heather E. Schwartz

    Library Binding (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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  • Jim Abbott: All American Pitcher

    Howard Reiser

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1993)
    Discusses the life and career of the first player in baseball history to have only one hand
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  • Kordell Stewart: Steelers Sensation

    Mark Stewart

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, )
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  • Ivan Rodriguez: Armed and Dangerous

    Mark Stewart

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Dec. 1, 1999)
    A biography of the catcher, Ivan Rodriguez, who joined the Texas Rangers when he was sixteen years old.
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  • Sports: Star Nadia Comaneci

    S. H. Burchard

    Library Binding (Harcourt Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 1977)
    A biography of the Romanian gymnast who received seven perfect scores and won four medals at the 1976 Olympics.
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  • Michael Jordan: The Bull's Air Power

    Michael Herbert

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1987)
    Examines the career of the Chicago Bulls basketball player who has been described as unstoppable on the court
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  • Magic Johnson, Court Magician

    Richard Levin

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1981)
    A brief biography of an outstanding basketball player who was instrumental in the Los Angeles Lakers' successful bid for the 1979-80 NBA title.
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  • Danny White: The Kicking Quarterback

    Ray Buck

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1983)
    A biography of the quarterback, punter, and team captain for the Dallas Cowboys, who was named 1982 Dallas Father of the Year
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