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84) Serena Williams
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Discover the amazing achievements of sports legend Serena Williams--on and off the tennis court--in this exciting new biography. Serena Williams has been ranked number one in the world for tennis singles, won twenty-two Grand Slam singles titles, and won four Olympic gold medals. She is a powerful player and a fierce competitor. Learn more about the record-breaking athlete in this comprehensive and action-packed biography, complete with stats and...
Author
Publisher
Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"What does Muhammad Ali, the greatest boxer of all time, have in common with Megan Rapinoe, the badass pink-haired female soccer player? They achieved perfection, won medals, and lived the glory. But it is above all their raised fists, when, at a time of their envied existence, they dared to sacrifice their privileges to defend a cause greater than their status of adulated champion. Rich in authentic anecdotes, this book tells the fate of those who...
Author
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Serena Williams began playing tennis when she was just a child, and is now an Olympic champion who's won more Grand Slam singles titles than anyone else. Throughout her life she's battled many things, from life-threatening illnesses and sports injuries to sexism and racism in the tennis world. Now she's an icon in sport, fashion and activism, an inspiration to every young person who has dared to dream big. Collect them all! Packed full of incredible...
89) Tennis ace
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown & Co
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Steve and Ginny are frustrated because their father ignores her talent as a tennis player while pushing him harder and harder to win at the sport.
91) Game on
Author
Series
The Academy (Monica Seles) volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old tennis star Maya's dreams come true when she earns a scholarship to the Academy, a sports training facility/boarding school for teenaged athletes, but can she survive the constant drama of her talented classmates?
93) Andre Agassi
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates how this tennis player won Grand Slam events only after realizing that talent alone was not enough and that he needed a new coach.
98) Wimbledon
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Peter Colt, formerly a high ranking pro-tennis player in England, meets his match and regains the will to win when he meets a fiesty American pro named Lizzie Bradbury.
99) Andy Roddick
Author
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Mystery Guild
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
In the firest of the series, Deal Breaker, Myro is poised on the edge of the big time with talented rookie quarterback Christian Steele. But when Christian gets a phone call from a former girlfriend--a woman who everyone, including the police, believes is dead-- the deal starts to turn sour. Suddenly Myron is plunged into a baffling mystery of sex and blackmail, as he tries to unravel the truth about a family's tragedy, a woman's secret, and a man's...
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