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Books in Sports All-Stars series

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Stephen Curry

    Eric Braun

    Library Binding (Lerner Publications TM, Jan. 1, 2017)
    Stephen Curry is considered to be the greatest shooter in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. He's set the record for the most three-pointers made in a regular season. He's also been named league MVP for multiple seasons. Stephen Curry is an impressive athlete, but his life off the court is just as fascinating. Learn about his rise to stardom, his intense training drills, how he works hard to be a mentor to kids, and much more.
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  • Khalil Mack: Football Dominator

    Matt Chandler

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2020)
    As a kid Khalil Mack loved basketball, not football. He didn't even start playing football until his senior year of high school. That season he racked up 140 tackles, an amazing total. From then on, football became Mack's focus, and he proved to be a force on the gridiron. In the National Football League, he was named defensive player of the year in 2016, and today he is widely recognized as one of the most dominant players in the pro game. It's easy to see why in this engaging, hard-hitting biography.
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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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  • Odell Beckham Jr.

    Anthony K. Hewson

    Library Binding (Lerner Publications TM, Aug. 1, 2019)
    Odell Beckham Jr. is a star wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Beckham made a name for himself in the NFL with an amazing one-handed catch in his rookie season, and he continues to be one of the most talented receivers in the NFL. A three-time Pro Bowl player, Beckham is the fastest player to reach 5,000 receiving yards and trains hard to make his signature one-handed catches. Learn how Beckham prepares for games, what he does off the field, and more.
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  • Ezekiel Elliott

    Jon M. Fishman

    Library Binding (Lerner Publications TM, Jan. 1, 2018)
    Ezekiel Elliott―the star running back for the Dallas Cowboys―spent his 2016 rookie season running past, and sometimes over, his opponents. He led the National Football League (NFL) in rushing yards, helping his team enter the playoffs with the second-best regular season record in the NFL. With his impressive speed and strength, it looks like Elliott will continue to dominate the NFL for many years to come. Learn all about Elliott's path to the NFL, how he stays fit, how he developed his personal sense of style, and much more.
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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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  • Aaron Rodgers

    Jon M. Fishman

    Library Binding (Lerner Publications TM, Aug. 1, 2018)
    Aaron Rodgers is the star quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, and he has the stats to prove it. He reached 300 touchdown passes faster than any other quarterback in NFL history. Even though he spent the first few years of his NFL career on the bench, he led his team to victory in Super Bowl XLV and won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award―all by the age of 27. He may have cemented his status as a sports megastar, but his goal is to go back the Super Bowl a few more times. Read about Rodgers's football career, how he stays fit, and more.
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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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