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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 16
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Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African American coach. How is it possible for a coach--especially a football coach--to win the respect of his players and lead them to the Super Bowl without the screaming histrionics, the profanities, the demand that the sport come before anything else? How is it possible for anyone to be successful without compromising...
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Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome - as both a football player and student. Mike works hard and, with...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
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"The Blindside meets Friday Night Lights in Keanon Lowe's [autobiography] when an NFL coach returns home after losing a friend to opiods to coach a team of struggling high school kids on a 23-game losing streak"-Publisher marketing.
5) AFC North
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the origins and basic statistics of the four teams--the Baltimore Ravens, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cleveland Browns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers--which make up the National Football League's AFC North grouping. Draw football fans away from the screen and onto the page, and keep the game alive during the off-season by providing in-depth histories of the eight NFL divisions and their teams. An engaging resource for reluctant readers, these...
6) Kneel
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
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When his best friend is unfairly arrested and kicked off the team, Russell Boudreaux kneels during the national anthem in an effort to fight for justice and, in an instant, falls from local stardom to become a target of hatred.
7) AFC West
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Photographs and text introduce children to the history of the AFC West division of the NFL, highlighting the teams in the league and key players, games, and coaches.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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This title examines the history of the Carolina Panthers, telling the story of the franchise and its top players, greatest games, and most thrilling moments. This book includes informative sidebars, high-energy photos, a timeline, a team file, and a glossary.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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This title examines the history of the Tennessee Titans, telling the story of the franchise and its top players, greatest games, and most thrilling moments. This book includes informative sidebars, high-energy photos, a timeline, a team file, and a glossary.
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"Louisiana. 1969. Colleen, a white northern teacher, enters into the unfamiliar culture of a small southern town and its unwritten rules as the town surrenders to mandated school integration. Frank, a black high school football player, protects his family with a secret. And Evelyn, an experienced teacher and prominent member of the local black community, must decide whether she is willing to place trust in her new white colleague. Told alternatively...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
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This title introduces Jim Brown who has had a great influence on his sport and in his society. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are discussed. Brown's legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos, and engaging text. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
13) Los Angeles Rams
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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This title examines the history of the Los Angeles Rams, telling the story of the franchise and its top players, greatest games, and most thrilling moments. This book includes informative sidebars, high-energy photos, a timeline, a team file, and a glossary.
14) Chasing space
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7
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When the former Detroit Lion's football career was cut short by an injury, Leland Marvin didn't waste time mourning his broken dream. Instead, he found a new one -- something completely out of this world. He joined NASA, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and traveled to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. He also found time to write songs with will.i.am, work with Serena Williams, and...
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[2001]
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A drama of forced high school integration in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. After leading his team to fifteen winning seasons, white football coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by African-American Herman Boone, tough, opinionated and as different from Yoast as could be. The two men overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions. A rousing celebration of how a town torn apart by resentment, friction and mistrust...
17) The Express
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Witness the inspirational true story of a real American hero, Ernie Davis. Rising from humblest of beginnings, Ernie Davis overcame impossible odds to become the first African-American to win college football's greatest honor-the Heisman Trophy.