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For Sera Wheeler, the Olympics is the reason for everything. It's why she trains thirty hours a week, starves herself to under 100 pounds, and pops Advil like Tic Tacs. For her mother, Charlene, hungry for glory she never had, it's why she rises before dawn to drive Sera to practice in a different state, and why the family scrimps, saves, and fractures. It's why, when Sera's best friend reports the gymnastics doctor to the authority who selects the...
82) The final detail
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Series
Language
English
Description
When Myron Bolitar's best friend and partner is arrested for the murder of a client--a fallen baseball star attempting a comeback--Myron and his sidekick Win plunge into their most difficult and bizarre case yet.
83) Furious finishes
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Experience over 90 unforgettable NBA finishes. Observe individuals who come through in the clutch to save a game, and sometimes, turn around an entire basketball season.
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mo is new to ice hockey and is having trouble staying upright on the ice, but his desire to help the team motivates him to keep getting better.
85) I am Ali
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
An intimate and heart-warming look at the man behind the legend as we've never seen Ali before. The documentary is told through exclusive, unprecedented access to Ali's personal archive of voice recordings combined with touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, including his daughters, son, ex-wife and brother, plus legends of the boxing community including Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Gene Kilroy.
86) Winning favor
Publisher
Jigsaw Entertainment (distributor)
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Based on the inspirational true story of a group of neighbourhood friends in a small town of 5,000 in rural Iowa. While growing up, the boys played basketball together in driveways and tournaments eventually going on to play basketball at different high schools. In an unusual event for a small town, both high schools simultaneously produce two state boys basketball championship teams. Despite the odds, the boys, their teammates and coaches are inspired...
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Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A biography of the legendary boxer, who began his career as Cassius Clay, discussing his prowess in the ring, his conversion to Islam and opposition to the Vietnam War, and his life after boxing.
88) Triple crown
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Jefferson Hinkley is back in the newest thriller in the Dick Francis tradition, this time on a special mission to the United States to investigate a conspiracy involving the biggest horse races in the country. Jeff Hinkley, investigator for the BritishHorseracing Authority, has been seconded to the US Federal Anti-Corruption in Sports Agency (FACSA) where he has been asked to find a mole in their organization--an informant who is passing on confidential...
Author
Publisher
FalconGuides
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
"Short, to-the-point, and humorously illustrated by famed outdoor illustrator Mike Clelland, this book presents everything hikers and backpackers need to be safe, comfortable, and well fed while carrying a very small and lightweight pack"--
93) Creed
Edition
Bluray Video : Blu-ray disc Visual material : English : [English/French/Spanish version
Language
English
Description
Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The inside-the-clubhouse story of two tumultuous years when the Los Angeles Dodgers were re-made from top to bottom, from the ownership of the team to management to the players on the field, becoming the most talked-about and most colorful team in baseball"--
Author
Series
Real (Katy Evans) volume 2
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
"Brooke and Remy's relationship is tested when he tries to claim back the Underground championship"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Describes what it is like to be a professional athlete or sports official, discussing the skills and requirements of this career and core qualities of good character and ethical decision-making in relation to working in this field.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A celebrated mountaineer and author searches for meaning in great adventuresand explorations, past and present. --Publisher.
Roberts, a celebrated mountaineer, has spent his career documenting voyages to the most extreme landscapes on earth. Reflecting on humanity's-- and his own-- relationship to extreme risk, he examines the motivations of explorers who have pushed the limits of the human body on their perilous journeys. Then he considers our future...
99) Champions
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When a court orders a former minor league basketball coach to manage a team of players with mental disabilities, he soon realizes their true potential.
100) The mighty Macs
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In the early '70s, Cathy Rush became the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college. Though her team had no gym or uniforms, and the school was in danger of being sold, Coach Rush steered her girls to their first national championship.
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