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Cantrell, Rebecca. Hooper, Elise John, David Smith, Nikki Shannon Terrell, BrandonTerrell, Brandon
Summary: After he accidentally injures a teammate during relay race practice, thirteen-year-old Nate and his cousin Rachel travel back in time to meet Jesse Owens, and get a chance to see him run in the 1936 Olympics--and almost lose the Sports Illustrated magazine that is their ticket back to the present.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC TERSmith, Nikki Shannon
Summary: Matthew, a young African American with asthma who dreams of becoming an Olympic runner like his hero, Jesse Owens, accompanies his journalist father to the 1936 Olympics in Germany.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SMICantrell, Rebecca.
Summary: Posing as a travel reporter to collect Nazi secrets in a Berlin temporarily stripped of anti-Semitic propaganda for the 1936 Olympics, Hannah Vogel forges a romantic relationship with an alcoholic SS officer and is horrified when her mentor is poisoned.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CANJohn, David
Summary: "August 1936: The eyes of the world are on Berlin, where Adolf Hitler is using the Olympic Games to showcase his powerful new regime. Cynical British journalist Richard Denham knows that the carefully staged spectacle masks the Nazis' ruthless brutality, and he's determined to report the truth. Sparks fly when the seasoned newspaperman meets the beautiful and rebellious American socialite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOHHooper, Elise
Summary: This novel explores the real life history of female athletes, members of the first integrated women's Olympic team, and their journeys to the 1936 summer games in Berlin, Nazi Germany. It is a chronicle of three athletes who defied society's expectations of what women could achieve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HOOHooper, Elise
Summary: This novel explores the real life history of female athletes, members of the first integrated women's Olympic team, and their journeys to the 1936 summer games in Berlin, Nazi Germany. It is a chronicle of three athletes who defied society's expectations of what women could achieve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOO1 available in Adult Display, Call number: FIC HOO
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HOOSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010