March Madness: J and YA Sports Nonfiction | Forest Lakes Community Library

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1) All thirteen: the incredible cave rescue of the Thai boys' soccer team

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Soontornvat, Christina

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"On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth...

2) Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the basketball team that awakened a city

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Hoose, Phillip M

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Traces the inspirational story of the Crispus Attucks High School Tigers basketball team and how they broke the color barrier in segregated 1950s Indiana to become state champions.

3) Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City

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Attucks! is the true story of the all-black high school basketball team that broke the color barrier in segregated 1950s Indiana, masterfully told by National Book Award winner Phil Hoose. By winning the state high school basketball championship in 1955, ten teens from an Indianapolis school meant to be the centerpiece of racially segregated education in the state shattered the myth of their inferiority. Their brilliant coach had fashioned an unbeatable...

4) Basketball's record breakers

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Frederick, Shane

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Sports Illustrated kids. Record breakers

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The Golden State Warriors' pursuit of the Chicago Bulls' record for regular season wins captivated the basketball world, as did the Warriors' record-setting win streak to open the same season. Fans marveled, just as they had in earlier years as Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain set records that some fans consider unbreakable. Here are pro basketball's greatest records and the stories of the teams and players who have held,...

5) Basketball Greats

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Sports Illustrated Kids Ball

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How did pro basketball biggest stars become the greatest players of all time? By playing the game in ways, no one had ever done before! Discover the magic the propelled players like Julius "Dr. J" Irving, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Maya Moore, and others to superstardom.

6) Basketball Records Smashed!

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Sports Illustrated Kids Record Smashers

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Basketball is filled with great plays from strong players-like Russell Westbrook's record-breaking triple-doubles in 2021 and Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi's hard-to-beat Olympic gold medals. In this Sports Illustrated Kids book, young readers can experience these exciting moments and other record-breaking achievements in basketball. Fast-paced and fact-filled, this collection of record smashers will delight sports fans with thrilling feats in basketball....

7) Black gods of the asphalt: religion, hip-hop, and street basketball

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Woodbine, Onaje X. O

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J-Rod moves like a small battle tank on the court, his face mean, staring down his opponents. "I play just like my father," he says. "Before my father died, he was a problem on the court. I'm a problem." Playing basketball for him fuses past and present, conjuring his father's memory into a force that opponents can feel in every bone-breaking drive to the basket. On the street every ballplayer has a story. Onaje X. O. Woodbine, a former streetball...

8) Dragon hoops: From Small Steps to Great Leaps

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Yang, Gene Luen

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An introverted reader starts understanding local enthusiasm about sports in his school when he gets to know some of his talented athletic peers and discovers that their stories are just as thrilling as the comics he loves.

9) Games of deception: the true story of the first U.S. Olympic basketball team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany

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Maraniss, Andrew

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the remarkable true story of the birth of Olympic basketball at the 1936 Summer Games in Hitler's Germany. Perfect for fans of The Boys in the Boat and Unbroken. On a scorching hot day in July 1936, thousands of people cheered as the U.S. Olympic teams boarded the S.S. Manhattan, bound for Berlin. Among the athletes were the 14 players representing the first-ever U.S. Olympic basketball...

10) The Basketball Maniac's Almanac: The Absolutely, Positively, and Without Question Greatest Book of Fact, Figures, and Astonishing Lis

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Publishing, Editors of Sports

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Part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of basketball stats and facts ever assembled! Did you know that Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld are the only two players in basketball history to win both the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards in the same season? Or that Mark Jackson had more than 10,000 assists in his career, but is not in the Hall of Fame? How about that Kevin...

11) Tornado Dunks and Chalk Tosses: Basketball's Most Signature Moves, Celebrations, and More

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Sports Illustrated Kids Signature Celebrations Moves and Style

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Young sports fans will discover basketball's most signature moves and celebrations in this action-packed book from Sports Illustrated Kids. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook. LeBron James' chalk toss. Steph Curry's pull-up three-pointer. These are some of basketball's most signature moves and celebrations! In this high-interest book, discover the history behind these iconic moves and many more-from the athletes who made them famous to their history...

12) Athletes for Social Justice: Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, and More

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Andral, Dolores

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Sports Illustrated Kids Activist Athletes

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Taking a stand and being an activist means having the courage to speak up for an important cause. For football player Colin Kaepernick and basketball great LeBron James, fighting for social justice is their top priority. Learn how they and other players use their platform as celebrity athletes to bring attention and change to the cause of social justice.

13) On the field with... Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, and Mallory Pugh

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Peters, Stephanie True

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14) Phoenix Suns

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The NBA A History of Hoops

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"This high-interest title summarizes the history of the Phoenix Suns professional basketball team, highlighting memorable events and noteworthy players such as Steve Nash"--

15) She shoots, she scores

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Clarke, Catriona

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"Discover the incredible story of the BEST sport in the world, women's soccer--from the men who tried to ban it to the stars of today's beautiful game--and find out about... The girl who had to play soccer in secret but grew up to become a goal-scoring legend; The 13-year-old who shot to international fame but didn't get a mention in the school assembly; The greatest women's soccer player ever, who scored in FIVE World Cups. Read on to discover how...

16) The soccer encyclopedia

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"Be a part of the beautiful game. The Soccer encyclopedia brings you all the latest information, stats, and facts from the world of soccer. Read profiles of today's stars, as well as those of soccer legends of the past. Follow the teams of your choice around the world, and find out the latest news on international and national competitions and tournaments. The Soccer encyclopedia is an essential read and information source for every fan of the world's...

17) The soccer encyclopedia

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"Get ready to feast on a walth of soccer facts! Covering everything from the game's origins to a rundown of its most famous competitions and top international teams, The Soccer Encyclopedia is the essential young fan's guide to the most popular game on the planet!"--

18) The Olympics encyclopedia for kids

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McDougall, Chrös

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Sports Encyclopedias for Kids

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This encyclopedia highlights more than 40 Olympic sports. Alongside both historic and recent photographs, readers will learn about the basics of each competition, its origin, how it has changed throughout the years, and the icons in each sport. In addition, this book provides information about the Paralympics. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

19) Illustrated sports encyclopedia

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"The Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia is the ultimate illustrated guide to the diverse world of sport, from the best known ball-sports, athletics, and water sports to the most obscure racket sports and races (anyone for a game of pickleball?). The book showcases different sports by grouping them into categories including team sports, target sports, winter sports, wheels and motors, horse sports, and extreme sports"--

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My Weird School Fast Facts

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A treasury of sports facts includes entries about the NFL touchdown thrown by a quarterback to himself, the only sport ever played on the moon, and the metal that is really used to make Olympic gold medals.