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Perfect Match: The Story of Althea Gibson and Angela Buxton

Written by Lori Dubbin and Illustrated by Amanda Quartey

When Althea Gibson first dreamed of joining the big American tennis leagues, she was denied because...

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Dough Boys

Written by Paula Chase

Deontae “Simp” Wright has big plans for his future. Plans that involve basketball, his best friend...

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Going for Gold: Wilma Rudolph and the 1960 Olympics

Written by Chris Bowman and Illustrated by Eugene Smith

From a young age, Wilma Rudolph faced many challenges. A childhood polio survivor, she was unable to...

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The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World

Written and Illustrated by Katie Smith Milway

Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named...

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Michael Morpurgo

Written by Michael Morpurgo

Twelve-year-old Bonny has always wanted to be a world-champion cyclist, maybe even an Olympic...

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Baseball Saved Us

Written by Ken Mochizuki and Illustrated by Dom Lee

For a young Japanese-American boy sent to an internment camp during World War II, baseball becomes a...

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Dad, Jackie and Me

Written by Myron Uhlberg
In 1947, a boy and his deaf father forge bond by cheering on the Dodgers’ barrier-breaking first...
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I Am: Roberto Clemente

Written by Jim Gigliotti
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...
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Point Guard

Written by Mike Lupica

Gus and Cassie have always been on the same team off the field, but in this third novel in New York...

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Promises To Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America

Written by Sharon Robinson
A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique...
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Stealing Home: The Story Of Jackie Robinson

Written by Barry Denenberg

Jackie Robinson was a great athlete, but his destiny went far beyond the baseball diamond. As the...

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The Extra Yard

Written by Mike Lupica

Teddy, a young football player, learns that sometimes bridging the distance in your family can be...

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The Girl Who Threw Butterflies

Written by Mick Cochrane
Molly doesn’t want to be seen as “Miss Difficulty Overcome”; she wants to make herself known to the...
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Soccer (Innovation in Sports)

Written by K C Kelley
In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make...
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Soccer (Real World Math: Sports)

Written by Cecilia Minden
Learn about the connection between math and soccer.
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Sports Broadcasting (Innovation in Entertainment)

Written by Prof Michael Teitelbaum
In 1920, the first collegiate football game was broadcast on Radio. Today, many sports actually...
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Tennis (Real World Math: Sports)

Written by Katie Marsico and Cecilia Minden
Learn about the connection between math and tennis.
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A Whole New Ballgame (A Rip and Red Book)

Written by Phil Bildner and Illustrated by Tim Probert

Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have a...

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Rookie of the Year (Rip and Red)

Written by Phil Bildner and Illustrated by Tim Probert
Rip and Red find that fifth grade continues to challenge them, as Tiki, a new girl whose Egyptian...
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Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer

Written by Bill Wise and Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth

On a Maine summer day in 1884, twelve-year-old Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis first fell in love...

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Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Written by John Coy and Illustrated by Joe Morse
What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...
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