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Christian Mccaffrey

Bach, Greg.


Christian McCaffrey has emerged as one of the most dynamic and fun to watch players in the NFL today. The Carolina Panthers running back a dual threat as a runner and receiver is a unique game-changer with his speed, versatility, and passion for excellence. McCaffrey's name is already sprinkled throughout the NFL record books, including becoming just the third running back in league history to record 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season in 2019, and, as Christian McCaffrey reveals, he is poised to stack up more spectacular numbers in the coming years. Each book in the Gridiron Greats series takes a close-up look at some of the very best of today's pro football stars. Statistical leaders and championship winners go under the spotlight in a fun to read and visually interesting examination of the player's outstanding career.
Date Published:2021

Christian McCaffrey has emerged as one of the most dynamic and fun to watch players in the NFL today. The Carolina Panthers running back a dual threat as a runner and receiver is a unique game-changer with his speed, versatility, and passion for excellence. McCaffrey's name is already sprinkled throughout the NFL record books, including becoming just the third running back in league history to record 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season in 2019, and, as Christian McCaffrey reveals, he is poised to stack up more spectacular numbers in the coming years. Each book in the Gridiron Greats series takes a close-up look at some of the very best of today's pro football stars. Statistical leaders and championship winners go under the spotlight in a fun to read and visually interesting examination of the player's outstanding career.

Date Published:2021

Meet Shaun Alexander : football's top running back

Smithwick, John.


Includes index. Includes glossary. Wilson's Children, June 1998 Wilson's Junior High School, April 2001 Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1998 School Library Journal, February 1997 Booklist starred, February 1997 Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1998 Publisher's Weekly, January 1997 This book describes the life and career of Shaun Alexander, a top NFL running back.
Date Published:2007

Includes index. Includes glossary. Wilson's Children, June 1998 Wilson's Junior High School, April 2001 Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1998 School Library Journal, February 1997 Booklist starred, February 1997 Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1998 Publisher's Weekly, January 1997 This book describes the life and career of Shaun Alexander, a top NFL running back.

Date Published:2007

Experiments With Solids, Liquids, And Gases

Williams, Zella


Includes chronology. Includes glossary. What's the matter? -- Solids under pressure -- Solids take up space -- Making a solution -- A solid or a liquid? -- Water, water, everywhere -- Air all around -- A solid and a liquid make a gas -- Gas far apart, gas close together -- What in the world?. Wilson's Junior High School, April 2001. School Library Journal starred, July 1998. Booklist starred, September 1998. Publisher's Weekly, June 1998. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 1998. Book Report, January 1999. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 1998. Kirkus Review, June 1998. Christian Library, September 1998. Presents various experiments that help to learn about solids, liquids and gases.
Date Published:2017

Includes chronology. Includes glossary. What's the matter? -- Solids under pressure -- Solids take up space -- Making a solution -- A solid or a liquid? -- Water, water, everywhere -- Air all around -- A solid and a liquid make a gas -- Gas far apart, gas close together -- What in the world?. Wilson's Junior High School, April 2001. School Library Journal starred, July 1998. Booklist starred, September 1998. Publisher's Weekly, June 1998. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 1998. Book Report, January 1999. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 1998. Kirkus Review, June 1998. Christian Library, September 1998. Presents various experiments that help to learn about solids, liquids and gases.

Date Published:2017

Drew Brees

Portman, Michael, 1976-


"Must read!"--Cover. Traces for young readers the life and football career of Drew Brees. Includes color photographs, side-bars, and a time-line.
Date Published:2011

Cam Newton

DiPrimio, Pete,


Superman finds his Kryptonite -- Making a bigger shadow -- An NFL star is born -- Super Bowl lesson -- Beyond the field -- Statistics -- Chronology. Presents photos and information about the life and career of NFL player Cam Newton. Discusses his childhood and college career, rise to fame, and 2016 Super Bowl loss. Includes statistics, a timeline, glossary, index, and resources for further information.
Date Published:2017

Superman finds his Kryptonite -- Making a bigger shadow -- An NFL star is born -- Super Bowl lesson -- Beyond the field -- Statistics -- Chronology. Presents photos and information about the life and career of NFL player Cam Newton. Discusses his childhood and college career, rise to fame, and 2016 Super Bowl loss. Includes statistics, a timeline, glossary, index, and resources for further information.

Date Published:2017

Coach Prime : Deion Sanders and the making of men /

Taylor, Jean-Jacques,


"An exclusive insider account with unprecedented access to Deion Sanders and his athletes, over the course of one electrifying, near-perfect college football season"--
Date Published:2023

Ain't Burned All The Bright

Reynolds, Jason.


"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book.". Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is to be Black.
Date Published:2022

Augusta Savage : the shape of a sculptor's life /

Nelson, Marilyn.


Augusta Savage was arguably the most influential American artist of the 1930s. A gifted sculptor, Savage was commissioned to create a portrait bust of W.E.B. Du Bois for the New York Public Library. She flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, and became a teacher to an entire generation of African American artists, including Jacob Lawrence, and would go on to be nationally recognized as one of the featured artists at the 1939 World's Fair.
Date Published:2022

Augusta Savage was arguably the most influential American artist of the 1930s. A gifted sculptor, Savage was commissioned to create a portrait bust of W.E.B. Du Bois for the New York Public Library. She flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, and became a teacher to an entire generation of African American artists, including Jacob Lawrence, and would go on to be nationally recognized as one of the featured artists at the 1939 World's Fair.

Date Published:2022

Black Girl You Are Atlas

Watson, Renee.


In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renee Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls to step into their power.
Date Published:2024

And We Rise : the Civil Rights Movement in poems /

Martin, Erica.


In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin's debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement--from the well-documented events that shaped the nation's treatment of Black people, beginning with the "Separate but Equal" ruling--and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were just as crucial to the Movement and our nation's centuries-long fight for justice and equality.
Date Published:2022

In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin's debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement--from the well-documented events that shaped the nation's treatment of Black people, beginning with the "Separate but Equal" ruling--and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were just as crucial to the Movement and our nation's centuries-long fight for justice and equality.

Date Published:2022

Coping With Racial Inequality

Orr, Tamra.


One of the most pressing issues of the last few years has been the rise of activism and other efforts that aim to combat discrimination and racial inequality. This book provides an overview of the problem as well as a starting point for young readers mitigating the effects of racial intolerance on their own lives and will enable them to deal with the often overwhelming stress of being an ethnic minority, whatever their background. With an approach both sensitive and assertive, it aims to assist youth in navigating interpersonal slights and abuse, as well as systemic racism.
Date Published:2018

One of the most pressing issues of the last few years has been the rise of activism and other efforts that aim to combat discrimination and racial inequality. This book provides an overview of the problem as well as a starting point for young readers mitigating the effects of racial intolerance on their own lives and will enable them to deal with the often overwhelming stress of being an ethnic minority, whatever their background. With an approach both sensitive and assertive, it aims to assist youth in navigating interpersonal slights and abuse, as well as systemic racism.

Date Published:2018

The Wicked King

Black, Holly,


Sequel to: The cruel prince. Junior Library Guild As seneschal to High King Cardan, Jude must fight to keep control of the Faerie throne while her younger brother, Oak, enjoys the childhood she never knew.
Date Published:2019

Ashes Of Gold

Elle, J.


Rue has no memory of how she ended up locked in a basement prison without her magic or her allies. But she's a girl from the East Row. And girls from the East Row don't give up. But reuniting with her friends is only half the battle. When she finds them again, Rue makes a vow: she will find a way to return the magic that the Chancellor has stolen from her father's people.
Date Published:2022

I Remember : poems and pictures of heritage /


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Illustrations and poems that depict childhood experiences and memories of a diverse group of writers and artists, including Janet Yolen, G. Neri, and Margarita Engle. Features a picture gallery of the artists and writers featured in the book accompanied by short biographies.
Date Published:2020

Dak Prescott

Mattern, Joanne, 1963-,


Earning the job -- Growing up -- Joy and sadness -- Injured -- Football and fun. Presents a biography of Dak Prescott, chronicling his sports career and detailing his accomplishments as the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Includes full-color photographs, a chronology, a glossary, and further reading sources.
Date Published:2018

Anything But Fine

Madden, Tobias.


After a decade of dedicated ballet practice, one missed step on a flight of stairs lands Luca in the hospital with a titanium plate screwed into his foot. Without ballet, he loses his friends, his school, and his perfect future. As Luca settles into his new life, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with the least popular (and nicest) girl in his new school, Amina, and the gorgeous, popular, and (allegedly) straight, Jordan Tanaka-Jones.
Date Published:2022

After a decade of dedicated ballet practice, one missed step on a flight of stairs lands Luca in the hospital with a titanium plate screwed into his foot. Without ballet, he loses his friends, his school, and his perfect future. As Luca settles into his new life, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with the least popular (and nicest) girl in his new school, Amina, and the gorgeous, popular, and (allegedly) straight, Jordan Tanaka-Jones.

Date Published:2022

Beast : a tale of love and revenge /

Jensen, Lisa.


They say Chateau Beaumont is cursed. But servant-girl Lucie can t believe such foolishness about handsome Jean-Loup Christian Henri LeNoir, Chevalier de Beaumont, master of the estate. But when the chevalier s cruelty is revealed, Lucie vows to see him suffer.
Date Published:2018

The Color Purple

Walker, Alice.


The lives of two sisters--Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a southern woman married to a man she hates--are revealed in a series of letters exchanged over thirty years.
Date Published:2019

Lanterns : a memoir of mentors

Edelman, Marian Wright.


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Describes the author's work in civil rights and child advocacy and pays tribute to her mentors including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Fannie Lou Hamer.
Date Published:2000

Akeelah And The Bee

DVD


Special features: "making of" featurette; Two peas in a pod; Inside the mind of Akeelah; Keke Palmer "All my girlz"; music video; gag reel; deleted scenes. Akeelah Anderson, an 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles, has a love for words and enters a number of spelling contests. Tutored by many and opposed by some, Akeelah unwittingly unites a neighborhood in her daring quest to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Date Published:2006

Special features: "making of" featurette; Two peas in a pod; Inside the mind of Akeelah; Keke Palmer "All my girlz"; music video; gag reel; deleted scenes. Akeelah Anderson, an 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles, has a love for words and enters a number of spelling contests. Tutored by many and opposed by some, Akeelah unwittingly unites a neighborhood in her daring quest to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Date Published:2006