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3) Sunny
Author
Series
Track volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
4) Running for my life: one Lost Boy's journey from the killing fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
Author
Language
English
Description
Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track-and-field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible; it is about faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. It is the American dream come true and a stark reminder that saving one can help save thousands more.
In this heart-wrenching story, you'll learn about:
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jesse Owens' mother frequently told him, "Put your best foot forward." So Jesse followed her advice, worked hard, and made his dreams come true as one of the greatest Olympic champions of all time. But it wasn't easy, as Jesse had to overcome many obstacles. Even though World War II hadn't started yet, Adolf Hitler controlled Germany during the 1936 Olympics. He wanted to prove during the games that Germans were a superior "race" to other people of...
6) Lu
Author
Series
Track volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"A YA memoir about survival and strength by Elvira Gonzalez, a Mexican-American track star who found freedom from poverty and violence by training to become one of the top athletes in the U.S."-- Provided by publisher.
8) Long-armed Ludy and the first Women's Olympics: based on the true story of Lucile Ellerbe Godbold
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019].
Language
English
Description
"Lucile "Ludy" Godbold was six feet tall and skinnier than a Carolina pine and an exceptional athlete. In her final year on the track team at Winthrop College in South Carolina, Ludy tried the shot put and she made that iron ball sail with her long, skinny arms. But when Ludy qualified for the first Women's Olympics in 1922, Ludy had no money to go. Thanks to the help of her college and classmates, Ludy traveled to Paris and won the gold medal with...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Set against a sizzling-hot Greek summer filled with sunshine and souvlaki, Rufaro Faith Mazarura's Let the Games Begin is a page-turning debut rom-com about two strangers at the top of their game. Athens, 2024. Olivia Nkomo has always been ambitious, smart, and an overall go-getter. Now that she's graduated from university, she's willing to do whatever it takes to land her dream job at the Summer Games. The first step? Securing her new internship,...
10) Run, Mo, run!
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mo Jackson and his friends are competing in a track meet! Can Mo fun fast enough to win the race?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Katie Kazoo switcheroo volume 13
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When fourth-grade Katie turns into her unfair track coach, she gives all the members of the team a chance to compete, including the slowest runner in her class.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In We Share the Sun, Sarah Gearhart takes us inside this high-octane world of elites of which few are even aware of and even fewer have ever seen. We are immersed in Sang's remarkable story, from his college days in the US to winning an Olympic medal in the steeplechase, and his journey to become a man who redefines what coaching means"-- Provided by publisher
19) Ghost
Author
Series
Track volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"-- Provided by publisher.
20) Keeping pace
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Determined to regain her sense of accomplishment after losing her top-class ranking to Jonah, Grace decides to compete against him in a Labor Day half-marathon, but as they train together, she learns valuable lessons about what truly matters.
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