Recordbooks

Annaleise Carr describes her swim across Lake Ontario in 2012 which she undertook in order to raise money for Camp Trillium, a camp for kids with cancer.

Provides an account of the rivalry between Canadian hockey players Joe Hall and Newsy Lalonde, and discusses how their relationship changed after they were forced to quit playing in order to fight in World War I and when the Spanish influenza threatened to end the 1919 Stanley Cup.

Tells the story of the Thistles, a men's hockey team from northwestern Ontario, and their quest to win the Stanley Cup in the 1890s.

Chronicles the history of the Preston Rivulettes, an all-girls hockey team that formed during the Great Depression, describing the team's accomplishments and setbacks, and discussing how they overcame gender stereotypes to become inspirational athletes.

Chronicles the professional career of baseball player Fergie Jenkins, describing how he became the first African-Canadian to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Examines the life and career of hockey superstar Bobby Clarke, and discusses his determination to prove that his diabetes would not hinder his ability to succeed in the sport--an opportunity he got when he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1969.

Presents a biography of Fred "Cyclone" Taylor, a fast skater who became the first superstar in the early days of professional hockey and played for, among other teams, the Ottawa Senators and the Vancouver Millionaires.