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Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The Queen of the Ring is the story of Mildred Burke, the longest reigning champion of female wrestling. In this in-depth account, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Jeff Leen pulls back the curtain on a forgotten era when a petite midwesterner used her beauty and brawn to dominate America's most masculine sport. At only five feet two, Mildred Burke was an unlikely candidate for the ring. A waitress barely scraping by on Depression-era tips, she saw...
5) Beth Phoenix
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and career of the wrestling star, from her early years to her success in the WWE.
Author
Series
Publisher
Fly! an imprint of Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This title focuses on Ronda Rousey and gives information related to her early life, her time in the WWE, and the legacy she leaves behind. This hi-lo title is complete with thrilling and colorful photographs showcasing some of Rousey's best moments in the ring, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.
9) Ronda Rousey
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Profiles the life and career of the professional wrestler, describing how she made her way from the world of mixed martial arts into sports entertainment and detailing her wrestling friendships and rivalries." --
10) Ronda Rousey
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus/Amicus Ink
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A photo-illustrated biography for early readers on UFC champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey. Describes her childhood, her early skill in judo and how she became the first woman to compete for and win the UFC title. Includes a fact sheet with highlighted accomplishments, glossary, books, and websites"--
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Ric Flair is a 16-time World Champion and two-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee. His four-decades long career is recognized as one of the greatest of all time, but with success comes a price ... His life away from the cameras includes personal struggles, controversy, and family tragedy. Through his bond with [his daughter] Charlotte, he's becoming the father he needs to be while rediscovering the legend he has always been"--Amazon.com.
12) Crazy is my superpower: how I triumphed by breaking bones, breaking hearts, and breaking the rules
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Everything I was told should be my greatest insecurities and weaknesses, everything that I've been labeledSHORT, NERDY, SKINNY, WEAK, IMPULSIVE, UGLY, TOMBOY, POOR, REBEL, LOUD, FREAK, CRAZYturned out to be my greatest strengths. I didn't become successful in spite of them. I became successful because of them. Growing up AJ was a quiet girl trying to act "normal" when she felt anything but. As her family struggled with drug addiction, poverty, and...