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1) Running for my life: one lost boy's journey from the killing fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
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This is a story about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. Lomong chronicles his inspiring ascent from a barefoot lost boy of the Sudanese Civil War to a Nike sponsored athlete on the US Olympic Team. He shares his commitment to keep moving forward and find God in each step.
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"Imagine denying your core and soul. Then add to it the most impossible expectations that people have for you because you are the personification of The American Male Athlete." Bruce Jenner, the celebrated Olympic icon and later the patriarch of one of the most famous families in the world, seemed to be living a dream life of success, fame, and prosperity. But the all-American image and million-dollar smile belied a lifelong struggle with gender dysphoria,...
5) Sunny
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Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 3
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English
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Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.
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"Champion. Survivor. Hero. Legend. Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini's death at age 97, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from one of America's most inspiring lives. Zamperini's story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand's biography Unbroken, soon to be a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. Now, in his own words, Louis Zamperini reveals, with warmth and great charm, the...
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"A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans....
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A look at the accomplishments of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games draws on interviews, family sources, and archival research to provide a portrait of a remarkable man in relation to the intrigues, controversies, and political machinations that took place.
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[2004]
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197 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
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English
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Izumi, Nakatsu and Misuzki are hired to work at a beach chalet run by Dr. Umeda's family. But when Kagurasaka shows up with his two sisters in tow, things get personal because Tamami has a crush on Izumi too and plagues Mizuki with questions about Izumi. Then someone figures out that Mizuki is a girl ...
11) Jesse Owens
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[2017]
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler stormed out of the stadium. In 1936 Jesse Owens took a stand...
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Hana-kimi volume 1
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[2006]
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172 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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To get close to her favorite athlete, Izumi Sano, Japanese-American Mizuki Ashiya moved to Japan and enrolled in an all-male high school! Now Mizuki and Sano are roommates, but can Mizuki keep up her pretense of being a boy? Unable to forget her near-kiss experience, Mizuki finds herself drawing ever closer to Sano, and not in a "roommates" way, either. The tension builds when Nakatsu asks Sano point-blank: Do you like Mizuki? Can Nakatsu and Sano's...
14) Track star
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Choose your own adventure volume 31
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[2009]
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133 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
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English
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Talent and skill have made you a high school track star, but when it comes to breaking the rules of the game, will you do anything to win?
15) Jesse Owens
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2020.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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English
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The youngest of ten children, Jesse grew up working in the cotton fields of Alabama. Discovered by his high school track and field coach, Jesse quickly rose to fame as an athlete. He went on to challenge racism on the world stage at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and made new world records. This inspiring story of the athlete and activist's life features a fact and photos section at the back.
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[1997]
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72 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Is the beautiful track coach with the long hair a mermaid? There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the beautiful singing track coach with long hair really be a magical mermaid?
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[2022]
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216 pages ; 19 cm
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English
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"Over the course of a week, thirteen-year-old track & field runner, Josie Tomaselli, confronts multiple challenges with humour, confusion, fear, "lady balls," and the support of her pre-race music playlist. As the big race approaches she's missing the support of her father, who is dying of cancer. While at first she refuses to acknowledge the possibility of losing him, in the end she decides to face the situation and find a way to say goodbye to her...
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