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Sudden champion

the Sarah Hughes story
2002
Looks at the life of Sarah Hughes, the 2002 Olympic Gold Medal winner in figure skating, following her achievements on the ice from the age of three to her upset victory at the Olympics.

Alex Ovechkin

NHL superstar
2011
Introduces readers to the life and hockey career of Alex Ovechkin, detailing his personal and professional accomplishments. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

How to train with a t. rex and win 8 gold medals

2009
Presents statistical analogies pertaining to the training and competition achievements of American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, with illustrations.

Michael Phelps

anything is possible!
2009
Photographs and text provide a brief biography on Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps that describes his experiences at the 2008 Olympic games, his early swimming career, and other related topics.

Keira Knightley

2007
A brief biography of British actress Keira Knightley, discussing her childhood, schooling, and acting career.

Michael Phelps

2005
A biography of swimmer Michael Phelps, who won six gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Double take

a memoir
2009
A memoir in which photographer, skier, and skateboarder Kevin Connolly tells what it was like to grow up without legs, discussing his loving parents, his dad's continuing efforts to invent devices to make his life easier, his participation in sports, and his habit of taking pictures of people who stare at him--a project that became a traveling exhibit.

Michael Phelps

2009
A biography of swimmer Michael Phelps, who won six gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and eight at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Left for dead

a young man's search for justice for the USS Indianapolis
2003
Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the Navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight fifty-five years later.

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