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Summary: "Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta. Ese era el rol de su hermana Olga. Olga no fue a la universidad, se quedó en casa para cuidar a sus padres, limpiar la casa y trabajar a medio tiempo. Julia tiene grandes sueños y no quiere formar parte del camino de su hermana mayor. Pero un solo error, que ocurre mientras enviaba un mensaje de texto al mismo tiempo que cruzaba la calle más concurrida de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español 2018
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: 468 SPANISH SANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA FOREIGN SPANISH SANSlade, Suzanne
Summary: Presents the history of the Harlem Globetrotters, from their inception as a Chicago basketball team and their development into the Globetrotters to their growth into an international phenomenon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.323 SLABildner, Phil
Summary: "An inspiring picture book biography about Glenn Burke, the first Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, and the story of how he created the high five, the world's most recognizable handshake. Playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Glenn Burke could do it all--hit, throw, run, field. He was the heart of the clubhouse who energized his teammates with his enthusiasm and love for the game....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Strauss Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BURFishman, Jon M
Summary: Provides a brief overview of the life and career of Stephen Curry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CURAnderson, Kirsten (Kirsten Stephanie)
Summary: Presents the life and accomplishments of the legendary basketball player, from his childhood and college career to his success in the NBA, his product endorsements, and his philanthropic efforts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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Summary: "An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROBMoore, Madison
Summary: "Today, the NBA is around 74% Black but, when basketball first started to catch on, it wasn't easy for Black people to play. They couldn't enter segregated YMCAs or attend privileged colleges. So Black Americans made their own spaces, playing in dance halls before the dancing started, and eventually forming teams called the Black Fives. More than Just a Game celebrates the history of basketball...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.323 MOOMara, Wil.
Summary: When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the fir st African American to play on a white Major League Baseball team. Read about how Robinson changed the face of baseball when he broke the color barrier and opened the door for the non-white players that followed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROBHolleran, Leslie
Summary: "After leading the Phoenix Suns to the 2021 NBA Finals, guard Devin Booker signed a contract with the team that will pay him more than 200 million dollars by 2028. Explore his life and career"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BOOZoboi, Ibi Aanu
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler expereinced an American childhood...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BUTMaraniss, Andrew
Summary: "The true story of Glenn Burke, a "hidden figure" in the history of sports: the inventor of the high five and the first openly gay MLB player"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 BURNorwich, Grace
Summary: Introduces the life, work, and accomplishments of LeBron James, the professional basketball star who has won two Most Valuable Player awards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 JAMPrince, April Jones
Summary: Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career as an MVP-award winning baseball player, and a hero of the civil rights movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PRICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PRICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR Purple Robinson 2008Johnson, Varian
Summary: Introduces the Negro Leagues of baseball, highlighting the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the leagues during the 1930s and 1940s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.357 JOHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Blk His What JohnsonHerman, Gail
Summary: A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player in major league baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, discussing his family, college and military years, athletic abilities, career in the Negro Leagues, move to the majors, and activism on behalf of African-Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2011
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Who RobinsonPearlman, Jeff
Summary: The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combined-and collided-to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouse.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 796.323 PEAPearlman, Jeff
Summary: Drawing on 720 original interviews, a New York Times best-selling sportswriter captures as never before the elusive truth about the greatest athlete of all time who took the world by storm from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s--and then, almost overnight, disappeared.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B JACKSON PEALeong, Sloane
Summary: Follows a year in the life of Ren, dealing with family troubles, her role on a struggling girls' basketball team, and the return of her old friend Luna, who hopes to rekindle their friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 LEOSmith, Elliott
Summary: "On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he stepped onto the baseball diamond as a Brooklyn Dodger. For the first time in more than 60 years, a Black player took the field in a professional baseball game. How did Robinson break through the racist barriers that had kept so many Black athletes out of professional sports? And what is the enduring legacy of his remarkable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROBDiep, Hayley
Summary: "This dynamic picture book biography introduces readers of all ages to Wataru Misaka, the first non-white athlete to play in the NBA. Wataru "Wat" Misaka, a Japanese American boy born to immigrant parents, liked to play basketball under the glow of stars and a small street lamp in Ogden, Utah. America was home to Wat, but with the onset of World War II, many people thought he didn't belong. "Go...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triumph Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MISSummary: In graphic novel format, presents the life and achievements of the baseball player who became the first African American to play in the major leagues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Saddleback Educational Pub. 2008
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Blk Hist Graph RobinsonYang, Gene Luen
Summary: Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches especially the high school's basketball team, the Dragons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 YANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC YANGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction YangCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC YANBuckley, James
Summary: "While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sac and Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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Summary: A biography of the first African American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference details his struggles against racism, persistence of will, and role as a civil rights trailblazer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017