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Series
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Why is Tom Brady the G.O.A.T. in football? This entertaining book lays out the facts: he's already led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl victories, received three league MVP awards, bested any previous quarterback in helping his team win division titles, and set records in passes and touchdowns. And Brady's still in the game at age 41! Young fans will love debating Brady's place in football history.
2) Josh Allen
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Engaging images accompany information about Josh Allen. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7.
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
By the time Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was 24 years old, he'd already shown the world how to play and lead like a superstar. After achieving early success playing college football and baseball, Mahomes has become an NFL trendsetter and record breaker, as only one of four African American quarterbacks to win an All-Pro Most Valuable Player Award. Includes photographs, timelines, and narrative that tell the story of how he became...
Author
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Presents a young readers adaptation of the book that uses humor to discuss racism and violence, denounce the NFL's abuses, and encourage black athletes in the NCAA and NFL to speak out against injustice both on and off the field.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"On August 14, 2016, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a protest when he refused to stand for the national anthem. He wanted to make a statement about the oppression of people of color in the United States after he had spent a summer speaking out against police brutality. After playing professional football for six seasons, that would become Colin Kaepernick's last season in the NFL, but he would go on to become one of the most prominent activists...
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 sixteen Banks was a nationally recruited All-American Football player; by his seventeenth birthday he was in jail awaiting trial for a crime he did not commit. As a young black man accused of rape, he was advised to take a plea deal-- and was sentenced...
Author
Publisher
Amistad Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When the former Detroit Lion's football career was cut short by an injury, Leland Marvin didn't waste time mourning his broken dream. Instead, he found a new one -- something completely out of this world. He joined NASA, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and traveled to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. He also found time to write songs with will.i.am, work with Serena Williams, and...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The beloved host of the NBC hit show American Ninja Warrior draws inspiration from both the fierce competitors on his show and his own unlikely path to success to outline the essential steps to achieving your goals and becoming a modern-day ninja. Akbar Gbajabiamila, the host of NBC's hit Emmy-nominated show, American Ninja Warrior, did not have an easy path to success. One of seven children by Nigerian immigrant parents, he grew up in the Crenshaw...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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 opiods 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...
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