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Dixie—I Can Read: Dixie Wins the Race

Written by Grace Gilman
These charming early readers feature Emma and her exuberant dog Dixie on their many adventures at...
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Long Shot: Never Too Small to Dream Big

Written by Chris Paul and Illustrated by Frank Morrison
Everybody told Chris that he was too small to play basketball. But he ignored them all...because he...
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Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer

Written by Bill Wise and Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth

On a Maine summer day in 1884, twelve-year-old Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis first fell in love...

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Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Written by John Coy and Illustrated by Joe Morse
What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...
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Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol (English & Spanish Edition)

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by Randy Gutierrez

Pelé goes from playing soccer for fun with his father and friends to being the King of Soccer. He...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

Written by Crystal Hubbard and Illustrated by Robert McGuire
This book tells the true story of Jimmy Winkfield, the last black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby...
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