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3) Second shot
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Tells the life story of Olympic track-and-field champion Jesse Owens, covering his childhood in rural Alabama and Ohio, experiences and achievements at the 1936 Olympics, business ventures and government service, and views on race issues.
5) Race
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
The story of track and field legend Jesse Owens, and his record-breaking performance at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Description
Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler stormed out of the stadium. In 1936 Jesse Owens took a stand...
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