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1-23 of 23 results for All Resources
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Losers Take All: A Novel

Written by David Klass
At Jack Logan's sports-crazy New Jersey high school, the new rule is that all kids must play on a...
7th - 9th
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The Mighty Dynamo

Written by Kieran Crowley

More than anything, Noah Murphy wants to be a professional soccer player―and participating in the...

4th - 8th
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The Crossover

Written by Kwame Alexander

Winner of 2014 Newbery and Coretta Scott King Awards for children's literature. Written in verse...

5th - 7th
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Skateboards (21st Century Skills Library: Global Products)

Written by Robert Green
Skateboards are not just popular in America, they are popular in England, China, and Japan as well...
4th - 8th
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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...
3rd - 8th
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Soccer (Real World Math: Sports)

Written by Cecilia Minden
Learn about the connection between math and soccer.
3rd - 8th
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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...
3rd - 8th
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Tennis (Real World Math: Sports)

Written by Katie Marsico and Cecilia Minden
Learn about the connection between math and tennis.
3rd - 8th
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All Heart

Written by Carliand Wayne Coffey Lloyd
In her own words, Carli Lloyd, the two-time recipient of the FIFA World Player of the Year award...
5th - 7th
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Booked

Written by Kwame Alexander
In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family, love, and friendship...
5th - 7th
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Night Hoops

Written by Carl Deuker
Nick Abbott and Trent Dawson have nothing in common but basketball. Or so it seems. But as the...
7th - 9th
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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...

3rd - 7th
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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...
3rd - 7th
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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...

3rd - 7th
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Tangerine

Written by Edward Bloor
Paul Fisher sees the world from behind glasses so thick he looks like a bug-eyed alien. But he’s not...
5th - 7th
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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...

3rd - 7th
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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...
3rd - 7th
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The Greatest: Muhammad Ali

Written by Walter Dean Myers
A riveting portrait of the world's greatest boxer chronicles his childhood, his rise as a champion...
7th - 10th
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Unbroken: A World War II Story Of Survival, Resilience, And Redemption

Written by Laura Hillenbrand
In boyhood, Louis Zamperini was an incorrigible delinquent. As a teenager, he channeled his defiance...
7th - 9th
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Undefeated: Jim Thorpe And The Carlisle Indian School Football Team

Written by Steve Sheinkin
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team is an astonishing underdog...
5th - 7th
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The Hero Two Doors Down

Written by Sharon Robinson
Based on the true story of a boy in Brooklyn who became neighbors and friends with his hero, Jackie...
4th - 7th
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Training Camp (The Wizenard Series, 1)

Written by Wesley King
Created from the mind of basketball legend and Academy Award-winning storyteller Kobe Bryant comes...
4th - 12th
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Wolfpack (Young Readers Edition)

In this young readers adaptation of her #1 New York Times bestselling book, two-time Olympic gold...

5th - 9th

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