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Author
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
"A richly hard-as-nails, largely African-American sports opera as only two legal-eagle insiders could write it." - Kirkus Reviews
"...a juicy tell-all, inside look at the National Basketball Association." - Baltimore Sun
"An outrageous . . . courtside seat on the fast-breaking NBA lifestyle." - Newsweek
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Ruth Devon starred for Georgetown Basketball back in college-until she injured her knee, married her coach, and found a new career calling games on the radio. Twenty years later, Ruth and her now-ex-husband, Lester, are two of the most famous faces in sports media. When Lester decides to retire from the announcers' booth, Ruth goes after his job. If she gets it, she will be the first woman to call NBA games on national television. For now, Ruth is...
6) Basketball
Author
Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Covers the history, rules, fundamentals and significant personalities of the sport of women's basketball. Topics include: techniques, strategies, competitive events, and equipment. Glossary, additional resources and index included"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"At the height of the Great Depression, Sam Babb, the charismatic basketball coach of tiny Oklahoma Presbyterian College, began dreaming. Like so many others, he wanted a reason to have hope. Traveling from farm to farm, he recruited talented, hardworking young women and offered them a chance at a better life: a free college education if they would come play for his basketball team, the Cardinals. Despite their fears of leaving home and the sacrifices...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Port Sabine, the air is thick with oil, superstition reigns, and dreams hang on making a winning play. All eyes are on Mercy Louis, the star of the championship girls{u2019} basketball team. Mercy seems destined for greatness, but the road out of town is riddled with obstacles. There is her grandmother, Evelia, a strict evangelical who has visions of an imminent Rapture and sees herself as the keeper of Mercy{u2019}s virtue. There are the cryptic...
14) Driving lessons
Author
Series
Publisher
Bold Strokes Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Abbey Brooks has recovered from her end-of-freshman-year heartbreak and has vowed that this year, her sophomore year at Gila High, will be different in every way. Her to-do list: get her driver's license, come out to her mom, get (and keep) a girlfriend), and survive another year of basketball. As always, though, nothing goes according to plan. Who will be there for her when things unravel? Who will bring her back to life after another round of heartache...
16) WNBA superstars
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Contains profiles of WNBA players."--
Author
Publisher
It Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"From the sports phenomenon - called by ESPN the world's most famous female basketball player - and youth role model comes an inspirational memoir exploring the highs and lows of her life, the bullying she endured, and the assumptions she has redefined, as well as her passion for the game, and empowering readers to be true to themselves and love who they are on the inside and out"--
18) Megastars
Author
Series
WNBA reader ; . 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"In this WNBA reader, you will meet star players like Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, and Stacey Dales-Schuman. Read all about their lives on and off the court. Find out how they became WNBA megastars!"
Author
Publisher
Andscape
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A journey for justice turned into a love story when Maya Moore, one of the WNBA's brightest stars, married the man she helped free from prison, Jonathan Irons. Jonathan was only sixteen when he was arrested for a crime he did not commit. Maya Moore's family met Jonathan through a prison ministry program in 1999 and over time developed a close bond with him. Maya met Jonathan in 2007, shortly before her freshman year at the University of Connecticut,...
