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21) Kickoff!
Author
Series
Barber twins volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Tiki and Ronde Barber tryout for the Hidden Valley Eagles football team when they enter junior high.
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, Kaepernick Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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. This touching graphic memoir explores the story of how a young change maker learned to find himself and never compromise. How the right decision...
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In the tradition of inspirational bestsellers by Glennon Doyle Melton and Brené Brown, Life Is Magic is Jon Dorenbos's extraordinary and empowering true story of resilience, forgiveness, and living a life of purpose in the face of unfathomable obstacles. " -- Publisher annotation.
Author
Publisher
Andscape
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Told through the people and moments that have shaped him, the first out active NFL player to identify as bisexual shares his story, showing the life-changing power of embracing who you are and fighting to make space so others can do the same.
31) Go long!
Author
Series
Barber twins volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When Coach Spangler leaves at the start of their second year of junior high school, thirteen-year-old twins Tiki and Ronde wonder if his replacement, history teacher Mr. Wheeler, can coach the Eagles to another winning football season.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what would be the bloodiest battle of the war - the invasion...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
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
Little A
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An award-winning narrative and documentary filmmaker and daughter of a football legend retraces her father's journey from the segregated South to Michigan State during the peak of the civil rights movement and his journey as an NFL pioneer after the 1967 draft.
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A memoir by the former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver traces his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars, examining the intersecting roles of community, perseverance, and grace that create opportunities for success.
39) Patrick Mahomes
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
""In 2018, Patrick Mahomes stepped onto the gridiron as the new, inexperienced quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Just twenty-two-years old at the time, football fans wondered if this young man could live up to lofty expectations. Little did they know, a star was about to be born."--Amazon.com.
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