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42) Wilma Rudolph
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
45) Jesse Owens
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens, from his childhood in Alabama and his family's move to Cleveland to his athletic career which culminated in his winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.
46) Long-armed Ludy and the first Women's Olympics: based on the true story of Lucile Ellerbe Godbold
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Lucille "Ludy" Godbold grew up skinny, tall, and athletic. When her coach took her to a meet in New York she qualified for the frst Women's Olympic Games in 1922. Except she had no money to go.
47) Never quit
Author
Publisher
Chosen Books
Pub. Date
c1981
Language
English
Description
Autobiography of the record-breaking track star of the 1930's, severely burned in a schoolhouse fire as a child, who later operated a youth ranch for homeless boys and girls.
48) Jesse Owens
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and challenged Hitler's notion of Aryan superiority.
50) One good punch
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Eigtheen-year-old Michael Kerrigan, writer of obituaries for the Scranton Observer and captain of the track team, is ready for the most important season of his life--until the police find four joints in his school locker, and he is faced with a choice that could change everything.
53) Boundless
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Everything seemed set against Chaunte Lowe. Growing up with a single mother in Paso Robles, California, where she experienced food insecurity, homelessness, and domestic abuse, Chaunte couldn't imagine a future that offered a different sort of life. But then, one day, she turned on the TV and there was Flo Jo, competing in the Olympics and shattering records in track and field. Almost immediately, Chaunte knew what she wanted to do. She started running....
54) Carl Lewis
Author
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
A biography of the American athlete who won medals in several track and field events in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympic games.
Author
Series
Run on your new legs volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The race in Shibuya has given Kikuzato a taste of what running and competing on a blade could be, but it will take more than a new leg for him to truly be a contender the next time he races. Kikuzato needs to learn how to run, and Usami is only too happy to give him some pointers after school at track and field club. Kikuzato thought his days of training with a team were behind him, but with the club members' help, the path to becoming a runner opens...
Author
Series
Run on your new legs volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Kikuzato is excited to continue training with his new custom running prosthesis, even though the worsening pandemic has forced schools to close. While the track and field club members need to find creative ways to train, Kikuzato also has to face being in close quarters with his father, who is now working from home.
60) The outcasts
Author
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"What was Marko thinking training for the track meet alone in the early hours of the morning? The suspicions and accusations began to fly around Tubman High when he was attacked with a baseball bat and left for dead. Kevin Walker made no secret about his hate. And Trevor Jenkins was spotted at the scene ..."--Page 4 of cover.