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Explores the life and accomplishments of NBA player Kevin Garnett, as well as his efforts to help communities while off th basketball court. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

An introduction to the life and career of Reese Witherspoon that discusses her childhood, acting roles, achievements, charity work, and more.

An introduction to the life and career of professional basketball player Tim Duncan that discusses his childhood in the Caribbean, recruitment by the San Antonio Spurs, championship wins, charitable work, and other related topics.

On March 17,2009, Laura Ling and her colleague, Euna Lee, were working on a documentary about North Korean defectors. While filming on the Chinese-North Korean border, they were apprehended by North Korean soldiers. They were charged with trespassing and hostile acts, imprisoned, put on trial, and sentenced to twelve years of hard labor in a North Korean prison camp. When all this news reached Laura's sister, journalist Lisa Ling, she immediately began a campaign to get her sister, along with Euna Lee, released. Eventually, with the help of high-ranking U.S. officials and others, she was successful.

Lauralee Summer tells the story of her life growing up as the child of a single, often homeless mother, and discusses how circumstances conspired to gain her entrance to Harvard where she majored in children's studies, finally came to know her father, and figured out her place in the world.

Examines the life and career of Tim Duncan, a rising star in the National Basketball Association, playing forward for the San Antonio Spurs.

Introduces children to the life and career of professional basketball star Tim Duncan.

Examines the life and basketball career of the man who joined the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995, when he was only nineteen.

Profiles the power forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves, discussing his childhood in South Carolina and high school years in Chicago, his decision to skip college, and his success with the Timberwolves.

Presents a brief biography of professional baseball player Vladimir Guerrero.