A biography of the Seattle Mariners hitting and fielding star who won the MVP and Rookie of the Year Award in 2001 and became the first successful Japanese player in the Major Leagues.
A biography of the Swedish skater who scored the gold medal-winning goal in the 1994 Olympics and went on to play in the NHL for the Quebec Nordiques, later the Colorado Avalanche.
Combines text, quotes, and full-color photographs to provide an overview of the life and football career of Terrell Owens; and includes information on relevant trends, events, people, and places, a chronology, a glossary, and a list of resources.
Relates how the author's discovery of a photograph of her mother wearing a wedding veil and with a man she had never seen before revealed her family's true origins in Iran, her mother's history of abuse and neglect, and a sister that the author never knew she had.
Provides biographical profiles of three of the greatest shortstops in baseball history, and includes information about other notable men who have played the position.
Bella Swan learns the truth about her mysterious classmate, Edward Cullen, and embraces her feelings for him, but when a rival clan of vampires arrives in Forks, Bella is in even greater danger and only a great sacrifice will allow her to protect those she cares for most.
A graphic novel adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" in which seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, where she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not completely human.
Jessica Weiner chronicles her struggles to overcome low self esteem, depression, and an eating disorder, and shares how she finally began to accept her body and begin appreciating and enjoying life.