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Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Idealist is a complete portrait of Jack Trice, an Iowa State football player who suffered a fatal injury during a game in 1923. Jack was the son of a former Buffalo Soldier who became a high school football standout in Ohio and embarked on his college career hoping to emulate fellow Iowa State University alum George Washington Carver. It is also the story of those who fought for his legacy across generations.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"The Blindside meets Friday Night Lights in Keanon Lowe's Hometown Victory when an NFL coach returns home after losing a friend to opioids to coach a team of struggling high school kids on a 23-game losing streak. Keanon Lowe was working as an offensive analyst for the San Francisco 49ers when his childhood friend and former high school teammate suddenly died from an opioid overdose. Keanon dropped everything--including the plum NFL job he had been...
3) The Express
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Witness the inspirational true story of a real American hero, Ernie Davis. Rising from humblest of beginnings, Ernie Davis overcame impossible odds to become the first African-American to win college football's greatest honor-the Heisman Trophy.
4) Kneel
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
When his best friend is unfairly arrested and kicked off the team, Russell Boudreaux kneels during the national anthem in an effort to fight for justice and, in an instant, falls from local stardom to become a target of hatred.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome-- as both a football player and student. Mike works hard and, with...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In Rocket Men, sportswriter John Eisenberg offers the definitive history of Black quarterbacks in the league-men who not only shaped the history of football, but made indelible contributions to the cause of civil rights in America. As Eisenberg recounts, white coaches, scouts, and team owners long perceived Black players as unfit for the quarterback position. Believing Black athletes could not play "in thinking roles," they relegated them to running...
8) Todd Gurley
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
""It takes truly special athletes to be superstars, whether they're catching touchdowns, scoring goals, or slamming home acrobatic dunks. The Sport Superstars series takes a look at some of these legendary athletes, their origin stories, and how they have influenced their sport."--Page 4 of cover
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"It takes truly special athletes to be superstars, whether they're catching touchdowns, scoring goals, or slamming home acrobatic dunks. The Sport Superstars series takes a look at some of these legendary athletes, their origin stories, and how they have influenced their sport."--Page 4 of cover
Author
Series
Berger and Mitry mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
""Series fans will have fun catching up with the latest twists in the always interesting relationship of this interracial couple."--Publishers Weekly on The Shimmering Blond Sister When a famously volatile and suspended NFL superstar linebacker and his entourage decide to spend his season in exile in bucolic Dorset--much to the dismay of his early-to-bed, ultra-white neighbors--Des Mitry is put on the spot. And when his 17-year-old sister-in-law washes...
11) Snapped
Author
Series
Playbook (Alexa Martin) volume 4
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The game gets more serious off the field in this new football romance in the Playbook series. Elliot Reed is living her best life. Well, that might be an exaggeration, but she's trying really hard. With her dad's passing, this year has not been the easiest. But now that she's landed her dream job as the Strategic Communications Manager for the Denver Mustangs, things are starting to look up. Or at least they were until Quinton Howard Jr. decides...
12) Blitzed
Author
Series
Playbook (Alexa Martin) volume 3
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"According to Brynn Larson, Maxwell Lewis is more trouble than he's worth. She doesn't care if he's a football god with a rock-hard body that brings most women to their knees. After an encounter that ends poorly, she's not interested in giving him a second chance. The last thing Brynn expects is for him to turn up at her bar months later, hat in hand. It doesn't matter if he brings more customers to her business - she's still not going on a date with...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
High school star athlete Colin Kaepernick is at a crossroads in life. Heavily scouted by colleges and MLB as a baseball pitcher, he has a bright future ahead of him as a highly touted prospect. Everyone from his parents to his teachers and coaches are in agreement on his future. Colin feels differently. Colin isn't excited about baseball. In the words of five-time all-star MLB player Adam Jones, "Baseball is a white man's game." Colin looks up to...
Author
Publisher
Atria Paperback
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The unforgettable and inspiring true story of Brian Banks, whose youth was shattered by a miscarriage of justice, yet who still found a way to achieve his dream of playing in the NFL."--Back cover.
"At age sixteen, Brian Banks was a happy, popular high school junior--and a nationally recruited All-American Football player, ranked eleventh in the nation as a linebacker. But before his seventeenth birthday, he was in jail, awaiting trial on charges...
16) Colin Kaepernick
Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This graphic biography traces Colin Kaepernick's road from young sports standout to athlete and activist. As Kaepernick protested violence against African Americans, he lost his career in football but gained a voice heard worldwide" --
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