Abdul-Qaadir, Bilqis
Summary: "A powerful and inspiring true story about Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, a young Muslim-American woman who, at the top of her basketball career, must make a choice between wearing her hijab and playing the sport."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ABDGoggins, David
Summary: "For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare. Poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lioncrest Publishing 2018
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Summary: "The incredible story of Johnny Agar, born with cerebral palsy and who doctors thought would never walk, overcoming the odds to participate in long-distance endurance races with his dad pushing him, until the final mile when he walks across the finish line." - provided by publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dexterity 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AGAR, JOHNNY AGAClark, Zion
Summary: "Zion Clark has always had big dreams for himself despite the many hardships he faced growing up as a Black disabled child in the foster care system of Ohio. His childhood years were marked by instability as he moved from home to home, experiencing abuse and neglect. And yet his determination and grit pushed him to become an elite wrestler and wheelchair racer. His constant reinvention led him...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023