Biography

Go Long

Go Long

Book by Jerry Rice

Go Long tells the whole story of Hall of Fame football player Jerry Rice Jerry Rice grew up in Mississippi in the 1970’s. Here he expirienced hard work and reward in the deep south. As a kid, he grew up helping his father lay bricks for houses day in and day out. This was extremely [...]

This book received a 5 scoop rating by author Clay L.

Legends in Sports: Michael Jordan

Legends in Sports: Michael Jordan

Book by Matt Christopher

Legends in Sports: MIchael Jordan tells the story about one of the greatest basketball players ever to live. This book tells about him playing the game that he loves on his own basketball court at home, which he called “The Rack”, to his High School, college, and his professional career. Find out all about Michael [...]

This book received a 4 scoop rating by author Clay L.

Skeleton Key

Book by Anthony Horowitz

Skeleton Key is the third book in one of my favorite series.  It’s part of the Alex Rider series.  This book is about a 14-yr old  spy who is once again saving the world.  This time he is on his way to an island called Skeleton Key.  He is pretending that he is on a [...]

This book received a 5 scoop rating by author Clay L.

Point Break

Book by Anthony Horowitz

Point Blank is the second book in the Alex Rider series. It follows Stormbreaker. In this story, 14 year old Alex Rider is once again a spy.  This time, his mission is to pretend that he is a trouble maker who has been expelled from many schools.  He ends up getting sent to live at a school in [...]

This book received a 5 scoop rating by author Clay L.

Hoop Dreams

Book by Ben Joravsky

Hoop Dreams is an excellent book about the hardships that two teenage boys suffer through while living on Cabrini Grreen, which is on Chicago’s west side. Cabrini Green is not the safest place to live. There are gangs and drug dealers all over the streets and you can rarely go to sleep at night without [...]

This book received a 5 scoop rating by author Clay L.

Tiki Barber and Ronde Barber/ Peyton Manning and Eli Manning

Book by Richard J. Brenner

This is one of those fun flip over books where half of the book is written upside down and you have to flip the book over to read it. The book is about two sets of brothers who are all pro football players. One set is the Barber twins. They are Tiki and Ronde. Tiki [...]

This book received a 4 scoop rating by author Clay L.

Steve Young Complete Quarterback

Book by Terri Morgan and Shmuel Thaler

This is a good biography about Steve Young. Steve was a really good player on a couple of pretty bad teams, such as the Los Angles Express, which is part of the United States Football League. When the USFL went out of business, Steve was drafted into the National Football League. A few years later [...]

This book received a 3 scoop rating by author Clay L.

Tiger Woods: Golf’s Young Master

Book by S. A. Kramer

“It’s up and… it’s in the hole! A hole in one for six year old Tiger Woods!”
Did you know that Tiger Woods was the first African American to win the Masters? Learn a lot of interesting facts about Tiger Woods in this book. Do you know how many U.S. Amateurs he has won? Or, how [...]

This book received a 4 scoop rating by author Kenny L.

Sports Heroes and Legends… Shaquille O’Neal

Book by Charlie Christian

This is about Shaquille O’Neal’s life story. It tells about when he was an extremely tall kid who had to adjust to his changing height very frequently. It goes on to tell about him becoming a star basketball player for three different teams. It also tells about his other careers. To find about them, you’ll [...]

This book received a 4 scoop rating by author Clay L.

Sports Hereos and Legends… Lou Gehrig

Book by Kevin Viola

This is a biography about Lou Gehrig, from the early days of his baseball life in the shadow of Babe Ruth to later becoming the star of the Yankees. Lou set many records for the Yankees, including being the first Yankee ever to have his number retired (4). Find out his other records once you [...]

This book received a 5 scoop rating by author Clay L.