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2) Comeback kid
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The Denver Broncos quarterback, known for his come-from-behind victories, shares his triumphs and tribulations and offers advice on performing under pressure, winning and losing, and having a sense of humor.
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[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
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This title introduces Jim Brown who has had a great influence on his sport and in his society. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are discussed. Brown's legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos, and engaging text. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
9) Eli Manning
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[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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A brief look into the life and career of football player Eli Manning.
11) Nuff said
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2023.
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In this continuation of the best-selling book Just Tyrus, the author delivers a series of gut-wrenching, heart-rending and redemptive tales from his remarkable life while tackling issues of race and activism in America today and drawing parallels between current culture and his personal past.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 24
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Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In May 2002, Tillman walked away from his $3.6 million NFL contract to enlist in the United States Army. He was deeply troubled by 9/11, and he felt a strong moral obligation to join the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Two years later, he died on a desolate hillside in southeastern Afghanistan. Though...
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c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"Joe Montana, Dick Butkus, Walter Payton, Dan Marino. These football legends rule the record books. But who will fans still be talking about years from now? Find out which of your favorite players are legends in the making. Produced in partnership with Sports Illustrated KIDS"--From the publisher's web site.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 16
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An autobiography written in the last weeks of Walter Payton's life, in which the celebrated running back for the Chicago Bears discusses his childhood in Mississippi, his college years, his extraordinary football career, his business and charity endeavors, and his devotion to his family.
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"Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, the star of the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for John McGraw’s New York Giants. Even in a golden age of sports celebrities, he was one of a kind. But despite his colossal...
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