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Eli Manning

2009
Photographs and simple text provide an introduction to the life and career of NFL quarterback Eli Manning. Includes statistics, a chronology, and suggestions for further reading.

The good girl's guide to getting lost

a memoir of three continents, two friends, and one unexpected adventure
2011
The author relates the experiences she had after she bought a ticket to Ireland and met a free-spirited Australian girl who encouraged her to continue her travels for an entire year, during which time she found her passion for adventure and made discoveries about herself.

Eli Manning

2010
Presents a brief biography of Eli Manning a famous quarterback football player.

Hurry down sunshine

2009
The author describes his and his family's experiences after his fifteen-year-old daughter Sally had her first manic episode in 1996 and had to be committed to a New York psychiatric facility for treatment.

Teen angst? naaah--

a quasi-autobiography
2000
A collection of essays written by the author from age fifteen to seventeen in which he shares impressions of school, sports, cool people, boring people, friends, family, money, music, and obsessions.

Roger Federer

2012
A brief biography of Swiss professional tennis player Roger Federer, discussing his athletic training, professional accomplishments, and volunteer work.

Venus and Serena Williams

2005
Presents a short biography of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams and traces their lives from a poor community near Los Angeles to the professional tennis circuit and later to the 2000 Olympics where they won the gold medal in doubles tennis.

Venus & Serena Williams

sisters in arms
2000
Describes the lives of the two African-American sisters who stunned the professional tennis world with their rapid rise to the top.

Breathing for a living

a memoir
2003
Twenty-one-year-old Laura Rothenberg has spent her life knowing each breath might be her last and fighting a losing battle with cystic fibrosis, and she describes how her disease and life were affected by her decision to have a lung transplant.

Family huddle

2009
During a trip to visit both sets of grandparents in Mississippi, brothers Eli, Cooper, and Peyton, and their father, former NFL star Archie Manning, take advantage of every opportunity to play football, practice plays, or play sports trivia games.

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