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"The 1980 Winter Olympics were overshadowed by Cold War tensions running high between the United States and the Soviet Union. The young, underdog hockey team from America wasn't poised to win against the seemingly undefeatable USSR-until they did. Follow the exciting true story of one of the most amazing moments in sports in this thrilling graphic adventure. Then, learn more about the biggest game in world hockey and other amazing Olympic moments"--Provided by publisher.

"Exciting illustrations follow the events of the Miracle on Ice hockey game. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--.

Presents a graphic adventure that follows the exciting true story of one of the most amazing moments in sports.

Explores the victory of the U.S. hockey team at the Lake Placid Olympics in 1980 and the paths of the players and coaches since 1980.

Looks at the life of Mike Eruzione, the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States hockey team that defeated the Soviet Union.

Despite all expectations, the amateur U.S. hockey team beat the veteran Soviet team at the 1980 Winter Olympics. This documentary revisits the historic game, explaining how the upset victory and economic problems of the 1970s. Includes interviews with American and Soviet players and footage of the historic game.

Recounts the 1980 Olympic U.S. hockey team's victory over the Soviet team, who had dominated the sport for nearly thirty years, describing their hard work, pivotal games, the "miracle on ice" and legacy, in graphic novel format.

In the 1930's, as the world slid towards war, speed was all the rage. Bobsledding, the fastest, most thrilling sport of the era, was the must-see event at the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. The competition required exceptional skill and extraordinary courage because the course was so lethal. The American team was composed of a ragtag lot---Clifford Gray,a notorious playboy and ex-movie star; Eddie Eagan, a heavyweight boxing champion, scholar, and lawyer; Jay O'Brien, a handsome Gatsby-ish gambler and rogue; and Billy Fiske, a boy just barely out of his teens, who would quickly become the star of the sport. They faced fierce competition from the very same German athletes they would be fighting against in World War II only a few years later. Billy Fiske joined the British Royal Air Force and fought during the Battle of Britain and became the first American fighter pilot killed in the war.