Kimberly Gatto
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"Learn about international soccer star, Lionel Messi, and all that he has had to overcome to be where he is now. This sports biography goes into his successes, his struggles, and how he has proven that he is a sports star who cares"--Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Learn about Derek Jeter and how he knew when he was a child that he wanted to be where he is today. In this sports biography, follow Derek goes from becoming a great high school baseball player to an All-Star starting shortstop for the New York Yankees"--Provided by publisher.
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From their opening in 1740 through the 1955 closing, Belair Stud Farm became known as one of the most important stables in American racing. Although the high-profile murder of the farms final owner, Billy Woodward, eventually forced the farm to close, it did produce an extraordinary number of winning horses throughout its expansive history. The farm claims three Kentucky Derbies, three Preakness Stakes, and six Belmont Stakes, winning titles in several...
5) LeBron James
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Lebron "King" James is basketball's biggest breakout star, since Michael Jordan. A true media superstar, whose appeal transcends sports, his free-agent move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat rocked the news world in 2010. In addition to all of his accomplishments on the court, James has established the James Family Foundation to help children and single-parent families. Readers will love this narrative about this exceptional talent.
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Go the distance into the history of New York's Triple Crown racetrack and the legendary horses who made their marks there.
Belmont Park is best known for the annual Belmont Stakes, the challenging final leg of racing's Triple Crown. But Belmont is also renowned because nearly every American champion Thoroughbred has competed on its grounds. Named for the illustrious Belmont family, the track has seen many exciting races since it opened in 1905. In...
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Lebron "King" James is basketball's biggest breakout star since Michael Jordan. A true media superstar whose appeal transcends sports, his free-agent move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat rocked the news world in 2010. In addition to all of his accomplishments on the court, James has established the James Family Foundation to help children and single-parent families. Readers will love this narrative about this exceptional talent.
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The Thoroughbred horse Sandsablaze made history in the 1970s, achieving numerous victories with his young owner and rider, William "Buddy" Brown of New York. Despite being deemed awkward in his early years, Sandsablaze began his journey to the top of the sport with a win at the AHSA Medal Finals at Harrisburg, the pinnacle of success in the junior equitation ranks. In an accomplishment that has yet to be duplicated, Sandsablaze - with Brown in the...
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In the late eighteenth century, in the bustling city streets of Louisville, began a tradition of thoroughbred racing that has transcended centuries. Follow Kimberly Gatto as she chronicles the history of the world's most famous racing venue, which revolutionized the "Sport of Kings" and created the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and Clark Handicap races. Fans will enjoy the tales of various horses, from the early triumph of Ten Broeck over Mollie McCarthy...
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In the early 1800s, Saratoga Springs was a destination for its natural mineral waters and their healing powers. But that changed in 1863 with the opening of the Saratoga Race Course. From then on, summers in the Spa City came alive with the excitement of the "sport of kings." Since the victory of the great horse Kentucky in the introductory Travers Stakes, the racecourse has showcased the sport's greatest champions. Otherwise seemingly uncatchable...
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When Elvis Presley decided he wanted to buy a horse in 1966, he didn't want just any horse. "He wanted a Golden Palomino," Priscilla Presley remembers. "He would get up at 3:00 in the morning, go to certain farms and ranches and say, 'Do you have a Golden Palomino for sale?' People would say, 'That was Elvis Presley!"
Elvis's legendary love of horses drove him to find the Golden Palomino who would become his beloved companion Rising Sun, and to fill...
12) Emmitt Smith
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Kidhaven Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Discusses the childhood, education, family life, and football career of the Dallas Cowboys star running back of the 1990s, Emmitt Smith.