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2) Running for my life: one Lost Boy's journey from the killing fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track-and-field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible; it is about faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. It is the American dream come true and a stark reminder that saving one can help save thousands more.
In this heart-wrenching story, you'll learn about
3) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Ring Lake Middle School decides to host an Olympic Fest, Kyle is assigned to compete in the track and field throwing events--will practice make him good, or will he embarrass himself in front of everyone?
7) Patina
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--
9) Sunny
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 3
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.
11) Second shot
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When fourteen-year-old Leggie LaGrande, star runner on the Bricklin Middle School track team, suffers a hamstring injury at the very start of the season, he figures his shot at the Junior Olympics is over--but his coach insists that even if he cannot run he can still compete in some other track and field event, so he finds himself working out at the shot put, competing with a new student whom he dislikes.
13) Lu
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means"--
14) Mendel
Author
Publisher
The Story Plant
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"To honor his deceased mother, BJ joins Mendel High's track team and excels, but before he can cash in on any scholarship offers, his father's thuggish past catches up with them and an old enemy comes seeking revenge"--
15) Race
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The story of track and field legend Jesse Owens, and his record-breaking performance at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.
16) Jesse Owens
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Despite Jesse Owens's remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the athlete struggled to find a place for himself in a United States that was still wrestling to overcome its own deeply entrenched bias.
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