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2) Facing Ali
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Ten boxing champs pay tribute to Ali and discuss their encounters with him in and out of the ring.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the best-selling author behind My Weird School: a quirky new biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes he would bring a parachute? Or that he won the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Bet you didn't know that he had an official sweat-taster to determine how salty his sweat was after each match! Siblings Paige and Turner do-and they've collected...
Author
Publisher
Lawrence Hill Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Although Muhammad Ali's decision to assume a new name has often been portrayed as a sudden transformation, Cassius Clay's conversion to Islam was a process, not an event. For many months he received guidance from Malcolm X, who had traveled from Harlem to Miami to be his mentor as he studied for his entry into the deeply divided and fratricidal Nation of Islam.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Freshly adapted for young readers, this in-depth portrait showcases the complex bond between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, revealing how Malcolm aided in molding Cassius Clay into Muhammad Ali and helped him become an international symbol of Black pride and Black independence"--
9) Muhammad Ali
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Cassius Clay is a kid who rushes into boxing by accident, following the theft of his bike. Clay becomes Muhammad Ali, and his talent for the sport is proven when he wins an Olympic Gold Medal. The World Heavyweight Champion never takes a hit without fighting back. Civil Rights activist, contemporary of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, Ali is one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century"--
""An original graphic novel celebrating the life...
Author
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
Books You May Have Missed 2020: Combined
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
Books You May Have Missed 2020: Combined
Description
A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A biography of boxer Muhammad Ali.
"Muhammad Ali was the leading heavyweight boxer of the 20th century and a charismatic, beloved public figure. His objection to the military draft during the Vietnam War made him an icon for a generation, and his impact in sports and the Civil Rights movement is still felt today"--provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Killing volume 12
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than life-until their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted. In Killing the Legends, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A former medical sales manager traces his longtime friendship with the two-time heavyweight champion of the world, describing how they bonded over shared efforts on behalf of underprivileged kids and how the author witnessed Ali's countless acts of unpublicized generosity over the years,"--NoveList.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Following in the grand tradition of writers such as Gay Talese, Tom Wolfe, and Nick Hornby, Miller gives us both a new introduction to the human side of a boxing legend and a loving and beautifully written reclamation of Muhammad Ali's life after the ring.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"More words have been written about Muhammad Ali than almost anyone else. He was, without doubt, the world's most-loved sportsman. At the height of his celebrity he was the most famous person in the world. And yet, until now, the one voice missing belonged to the man who knew him best--his only sibling, and best friend, Rahaman Ali. No one was closer to Ali than Rahaman. Born Cassius and Rudolph Arnett Clay, the two brothers grew up together, lived...
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