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In the 1928 Olympics, Chicago's Betty Robinson competed as a member of the first-ever women's delegation in track and field, and was feted as America's Golden Girl-- until a nearly-fatal airplane crash threatens to end everything. Outside of Boston, Louise Stokes, one of the few black girls in her town, sees competing as an opportunity to overcome the limitations placed on her, and risks everything to join the Olympic team. From Missouri, tomboyish...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history. Includes bibliographical references.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianoplis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team. During the three years she played with the team, her...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Behold the power of women! These are the inspirational real-life stories of female superstar athletes Serena and Venus Williams, Simone Biles, Carli Lloyd, and more -- role models all. For sports fans, aspiring athletes and readers of sports biographies. Growing up in a crime-plagued, gang-infested neighborhood, Venus and Serena Williams were led to believe their environment was not a place where dreams could come true. It took a relentless determination,...
5) Simone Biles
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Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[20201]
Language
English
Description
SIMONE BILES: Explore fascinating facts about Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles! Her passion and drive for the sport pushed her to become the most decorated gymnast in the world. Let's get to know Simone Biles!
SPORTS BIOGRAPHY FOR MIDDLE GRADES: This photo-filled biography highlights the courage, dedication, and passion that drove Biles to excel in her career. Discover the accomplishments that make her one of the greatest women in sports!
INCLUDES:...
6) Simone Biles
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Series
Epic athletes ; 7
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...
7) Simone Biles
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Simone Biles in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a table of contents, author biography, timeline, glossary, index, and other informative backmatter"--
9) Althea
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Althea Gibson emerged as a most unlikely queen of the highly segregated tennis world of the 1950s. Her roots as a sharecropper's daughter, her family's migration to Harlem, her mentoring from Sugar Ray Robinson, David Dinkins and others, and her fame that thrust her unwillingly into the glare of the early Civil Rights movement, all bring the story into a much broader realm of African American history, transcending sports." --
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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Ibtihaj Muhammad's path to Olympic greatness has been marked with opposition and near-debilitating challenges because of her race, religion, and gender. As the only woman of color and the only religious minority on the U.S. women's saber team, she had to push past sterotypes, misconceptions, and negativity to find her own path to success and Olympic Glory. Her reflection provides an unflinching and honest portrayal of how she managed to stay true...
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English
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"In this inspiring memoir, Curry tells her story for the first time, beginning with her childhood in rural Virginia and moving through the peaks and valleys of an incredible life--from raising her immensely gifted but sometimes headstrong children, to becoming an educator and founding a Montessori school, to discovering a profound, life sustaining connection to God and faith"--
14) Inner circle
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Series
Publisher
Cash Money Content
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Against her mother's wishes and her own reservations, Eve Inez marries Los Angeles Leopard's superstar wide receiver, Chase Landon, and finds herself in a close-knit circle of friends who are also married to elite athletes. Each of the wives soon discover their lives aren't all glitz and glam, and that with wealth and fame there's always a price to pay. It's a regular battle of the sexes and Eve quickly realizes her circle needs protection against...
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Publisher
Edge of Sports c/o Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In 1968, Wyomia Tyus became the first person ever to win gold medals in the 100-meter sprint in two consecutive Olympic Games, a feat that would not be repeated for twenty years or exceeded for almost fifty. Tigerbelle chronicles Tyus's journey from her childhood as the daughter of a tenant dairy farmer through her Olympic triumphs to her post-competition struggles to make a way for herself and other female athletes. The Hidden Figures of sport,...
16) Boundless
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Everything seemed set against Chaunte Lowe. Growing up with a single mother in Paso Robles, California, where she experienced food insecurity, homelessness, and domestic abuse, Chaunte couldn't imagine a future that offered a different sort of life. But then, one day, she turned on the TV and there was Flo Jo, competing in the Olympics and shattering records in track and field. Almost immediately, Chaunte knew what she wanted to do. She started running....
17) Simone Biles
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Series
Publisher
Fly! An Imprint of Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A brief biography of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles."--
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English
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In the sports management world, Michael Morgan is a superstar. But his newest client may be his most lucrative catch yet. The record-breaking sprinter with the tight chocolate body has a talent and inner light Michael knows he can get the world to sit up and notice. But while Shayna Washington may be physically strong, she's also vulnerable. And when a frightening chapter from her past is reopened, Shayna needs someone to lean on.
