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Sports
The Greatest: Muhammed Ali -
Myers, Walter Dean
AGE: 13+
LOCATION: 796.83 MYE
GENRE: Sports/Biography
RATED: *** This book’s got game!
REVIEWER: Tonya, Banff Public Library staff
This introduction to Ali's life, from his childhood in the segregated South to the present day, focuses on his boxing career and the political controversies surrounding him. Ali was not only incredibly talented in the boxing ring; his media savvy earned him international fame, yet his refusal to accept the stereotypical role of a black athlete and his membership in the Nation of Islam earned him a mixed reputation. For some, Ali embodied an outspoken and exciting new hero, but for others he was obstinate and obnoxious. In the end, this is the story of a young black man of remarkable courage, and the kind of universal story that deserves to be retold in order to inspire a new generation.
Sick: a cultural history of snowboarding -
Howe, Susanna
AGE: 13+
LOCATION: 796.9 HOW
GENRE: Sports
RATED: ** A playful exercise
REVIEWER: Tonya, Banff Public Library staff
This book is as fast and rebellious as the sport of snowboarding itself. The author is a snowboarder so, when she explains how the sport helped shape popular culture, she can honestly prove that snowboarding is more than a sports trend. The book is even endorsed by Jake Burton himself.
Soul Surfer -
Hamilton, Bethany
AGE: 12-17
LOCATION: YA 797.32092 HAM
GENRE: Sports/Biography
RATED: *** This book’s got game!
REVIEWER: Tonya, Banff Public Library staff
Starting with the moment that 13 year old Bethany loses her arm to a great
white shark while surfing, this account of her determination to live is
a gripping story of girl power, faith, and grit. Anyone interested in
surfing, or in the consideration of life’s big questions, will want to
read this incredible true story.
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Vampire High
by Douglas Rees
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by Ellen Warwick
Harry Houdini
by Vicki Cobb
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