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African Americans Biography African Americans Fiction Germany History 1933-1945 Fiction Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany) Fiction Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany) Juvenile fiction Olympic Games. Owens, Jesse 1913-1980 Owens, Jesse 1913-1980 Fiction Racism Fiction Track and field FictionSummary: Presents the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens, an African American track star who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, and dashed Hitler's hopes for an Aryan domination of the Games.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB OWENS ISRBuckley, James
Summary: Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 OWETerrell, 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