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Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Presents the inspirational stories of noteworthy players and teams who rebounded from the brink of defeat, including Frank Reich and the Buffalo Bills during the 1993 NFL playoffs and the St. Louis Cardinals during the 2011 World Series.
8) Drop Shot
Author
Series
Myron Bolitar mysteries volume 2
Language
English
Description
Investigating the killing of a burned-out tennis star, sports agent Myron Bolitar uncovers a connection between the victim and a rising star from the wrong side of the tracks, while a corrupt senator and organized crime watch his every move.
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A classic of wood lore, this guide to making and setting traps offers timeless instruction for reconnecting with age-old hunting techniques. The author, a noted naturalist and skilled artist, provides well-illustrated directions for constructing traps for large, small, and feathered game as well as a wealth of information on animals and their habitats, camping, building simple shelters and canoes, and recipes for preparing game meat"--
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Christopher Clarey, one of the top international sportswriters working today, has covered Federer since the beginning of his professional career. Here, Clarey focuses on the pivotal people, places, and moments in Federer's long and rich career. It has been a journey like no other player's, rife with victories and a few crushing defeats, one that has redefined enduring excellence and made Federer a sentimental favorite worldwide. The Master tells the...
11) Home
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When one of two boys kidnapped from their wealthy families resurfaces a decade later, the young survivor is observed by Myron Bolitar and his friend Win, who endeavor to discover the fate of the other missing boy.
14) Big George Foreman: the miraculous story of the once and future heavyweight champion of the world
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channels his anger into becoming the World Heavyweight Champion, and later survives a near-death experience that takes him from the ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggle, he reclaims his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable heavyweight champion ever.
Publisher
Pure Flix Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
An avid runner finds her promising future interrupted by an unplanned pregnancy, but summons the courage to pursue her dreams despite the fact that the odds seem stacked against her in this inspirational drama inspired by actual events, and officially endorsed by The Dove Foundation.
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Every summer in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Nick Baumgartner went to work pouring concrete, taking on the harsh physical conditions of the construction trade in order to support his professional snowboarding dreams come winter. And in 2022, after 17 years of failure-all the crashes, injuries, and personal setbacks-he won Olympic gold at 40 years old, becoming the oldest Olympic snowboard medalist in history. Baumgartner details his journey from a...
18) Soar
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach.
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. A windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong could point the way home, and they still do--if you know how to look. With The Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley invited us to notice the directional clues hidden all around: in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, growing plants, and habits of wildlife....
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