Diep, 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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MIS

Kramer, Sydelle.

Summary: Whose hands were so big he held the basketball like a grapefruit? Which center singlehandedly changed the way defense was played? From Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, young hoops fans can read about eleven legendary players in this exciting look at basketball's greatest slam-dunking, hoop-hanging superstars.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2015

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.323 KRA

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED KRA

Gagne, Tammy

Summary: "Includes biographical information as well as career challenges and successes for Kobe Bryant."--Page 4 of cover

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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA B BRYANT GAG