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Carl Edwards

NASCAR driver
Offers a brief overview of the life and career of NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, discussing his childhood, training, early years as a driver, career triumphs and troubles, and other related topics.

Carl Edwards

Introduces NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, discussing how he became involved in the sport, and following the progress of his career as a race car driver.

Markus "Notch" Persson, Minecraft mogul

2019
Looks at the life and career of Minecraft creator, Markus "Notch" Persson.
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This will only hurt a little

From the time she was two and "aced out in her nudes" to explore the neighborhood (as her mom famously described her toddler jailbreak), Busy Philipps has always been headstrong, defiant, and determined not to miss out on all the fun. These qualities led her to leave Scottsdale, Arizona, at the age of nineteen to pursue her passion for acting in Hollywood. But chasing her dreams wasn't always easy and sometimes hurt more than a little. In this candid memoir, Busy opens up about chafing against a sexist system rife with on-set bullying and body shaming, being there when friends face shattering loss, enduring devastating personal and professional betrayals from those she loved best, and struggling with postpartum anxiety and the challenges of motherhood. But Busy also brings to the page her sly sense of humor and the unshakeable sense that disappointment shouldn't stand in her way -- even when she's knocked down both figuratively and literally (from a knee injury at her seventh-grade dance to a violent encounter on the set of Freaks and Geeks). The rough patches in her life are tempered by times of hilarity and joy: leveraging a flawless impression of Cher from Clueless into her first paid acting gig, helping reinvent a genre with cult classic Freaks and Geeks, becoming fast friends with Dawson's Creek castmate Michelle Williams, staging her own surprise wedding, conquering natural childbirth with the help of a Mad Men-themed hallucination, and more.
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Falcons vs. Saints

Readers learn about the rivalry between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints.
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Adam Levine

2019
"Adam Levine is a powerful force in pop music. His road to musical success, however, began with a guitar when he was just a boy. In this introduction, young readers will learn all about Adam's childhood, as well as his incredible career and how he built it. Each 24-page book in this series of introductory biographies features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The narrative text, colorful design, and colorful photos will speak to even the most reluctant of readers"--Provided by the publisher.
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YouTube founders Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim

Discusses how Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim came together to create one of the most popular websites in the twenty-first century, YouTube.
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The Kardashians

an American drama
Discusses the life and careers of Kourtney Kim, and Khloe Kardashian.
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Drew Brees

football superstar
A photographic sports biography of football player Drew Brees, a quarterback with the New Orleans Saints, showcasing his career highlights and including a time line.
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Pink

A biography of American singer Pink that covers her childhood, the struggles she has faced, her music, her relationship with motocross champion Carey Hart, and her commitment to various social and political issues.
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