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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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Girl on a Motorcycle

Written by Amy Novesky and Illustrated by Julie Morstad

A picture book biography by an award-winning team about the first woman to ride a motorcycle around...

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Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series

Written by Traci Sorell and Illustrated by Arigon Starr

The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American...

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Snowman Paul at the Winter Olympics

Written by Yossi Lapid and Illustrated by Joanna Pasek
Snowman Paul wants to win a gold medal at the Winter Games! He trains hard and has an amazing...
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Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters

Written by Suzanne Slade and Illustrated by Don Tate
In this book you will find one-finger ball-spinning, rapid-fire mini-dribbling, and a ricochet head...
Pre-K - 3rd
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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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My Weird School Daze: Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!

Written by Dan Gutman
Things are not as they should be in this School! Children will enjoy seeing the shoe on the other...
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Queen of the Track

Written by Heather Lang and Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
When Alice Coachman was a girl, most white people wouldn't even shake her hand. Yet when the King of...
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Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers—Sports: Let's Talk Baseball

Written by Janice Behrens
These early readers bring young athletes and fans face to face with their favorite sport!
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The Real Slam Dunk

Written by Charisse K. Richardson
Marcus puts basketball first, but when he hears that the winner of the math contest will meet a...
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A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

Written by David A. Adler and Illustrated by Robert Casilla
Before Usain Bolt or Tyson Gay, Bob Beamon or Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens was perhaps the greatest and...
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Elementary Bios: Roberto Clemente

Written by Joann Early Macken
These fascinating chapter books are packed with inspiring information about the lives and...
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Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers—Sports: Let's Talk Swimming

Written by Amanda Miller
These early readers bring young atheletes and fans face to face with their favorite sport!
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Little Rhino: My New Team

Written by Krystle Howard
Second grader Little Rhino loves baseball and can't wait to start playing on a team, but when he...
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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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