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Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
God brings hope and healing into the lives of young quarterback Aaron Hill; his teammate Derrick Anderson, a family man looking to keep a promise he made years earlier; Cory, an orphan in the foster care system who is convinced that Hill is his father; and Megan Gunn, the woman who wants to adopt Cory.
Author
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa--the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the oil business. In bad times, the unemployment rate barrels out of control; in good times,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphia
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
High school junior D.J. staggers under the weight of caring for her badly injured brother, her responsibilities on the dairy farm, a changing relationship with her friend Brian, and her own athletic aspirations.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Follows one young man from his impoverished childhood with a crack-addicted mother, through his discovery of the sport of football, to his rise to become one of the most successful, highly-paid players in the NFL.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Super Bowl-winning coach and #1 New York Times best selling author Tony Dungy reveals lessons on achieving significance that he has learned from his remarkable parents, his athletic and coaching career, his mentors, and his journey with God. A particular focus of the book: what it means to be a man of significance in a culture that is offering young men few positive role models.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
When a potentially career-ending shoulder injury left quarterback Drew Brees without a team and faced with the daunting task of having to learn to throw a football all over again, coaches around the NFL wondered, would he ever come back? After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, leaving 85% of the city under water, many wondered, would the city ever come back? And with their stadium transformed into a makeshift refugee camp, forcing the Saints...
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
2008 Retailer's Choice Award winner!Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African American coach. How is it possible for a coach-especially a football coach-to win the respect of his players and lead them to the Super Bowl without the screaming histrionics, the profanities, and the demand that the sport come before anything else? How is it possible for...
Author
Series
Publisher
Broadman & Holman Publishers
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
As college senior Chip plays in his last football game, a last-second decision proves the difference between losing the title and winning a trip to the Rose Bowl.
10) Deadline
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Given the medical diagnosis of one year to live, high school senior Ben Wolf decides to fulfill his greatest fantasies, ponders his life's purpose and legacy, and converses through dreams with a spiritual guide known as "Hey-Soos."
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