Whether he's soaring through the air for a powerful slam dunk, threading the ball to a teammate for a key shot, or launching a new pair of Nikes, the Miami Heat's LeBron James is one of the most exciting athletes in the world.
John Elway, the winningest quarterback in NFL history, shares his triumphs and tribulations with young readers and encourages them to remember that victory in any endeavor is just a comeback away.
In words, photos and entertaining illustrations, record-setting Miami Dolphin quarterback Dan Marino describes his early childhood in Pittsburgh, his successes and failures in high school and college sports, and his remarkable professional career.
2020 Red Maple Fiction Award - Shortlisted * 2021 Chocolate Lily Award - Winner"e;The fast-paced and suspenseful plot will keep readers rooting for Owen, Arturo, and the others.
2020 Red Maple Fiction Award - Shortlisted * 2021 Chocolate Lily Award - Winner"e;The fast-paced and suspenseful plot will keep readers rooting for Owen, Arturo, and the others.
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - Winner, Young Adult * High Plains Book Award - Winner, Young Adult * Red Maple Fiction Award - Shortlisted * Snow Willow Award - ShortlistedSadia wishes life in high school was as straightforward as a game of basketball.
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - Winner, Young Adult * High Plains Book Award - Winner, Young Adult * Red Maple Fiction Award - Shortlisted * Snow Willow Award - ShortlistedSadia wishes life in high school was as straightforward as a game of basketball.
Short-listed for the 1995 Silver Birch Award Eleven-year-old Josie Grun escapes from Communist East Germany with her mother and father one dark night in 1989 just months before the Berlin Wall comes tumbling down.
Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can't nobody stop you/can't nobody cop you.
There are poems about winning, and about taking part; poems about having all the right kit, but no talent; poems that show that it if you are at school being the best egg and spoon racer really is as important to your mum and dad as being an Olympic athlete; poems about being a team player and poems about being an individual hero.