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1) Final season
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From New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green comes a gripping, deeply personal standalone football novel about a star middle school quarterback faced with a life-changing decision after his dad is diagnosed with ALS. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica! With two all-star college football players for brothers and a former Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman for a father, it is only natural for sixth-grade quarterback Benjamin Redd...
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Cyrus was left on the steps of the Northfield firehouse when he was just a baby, but being taken in by brave firefighters and a football star dad hasn't made him brave. Instead, Cyrus is skittish and kind of scared of life, just like the stray dog Parker who parks his head on Cyrus's shoulder. Unfortunately, his dad has a strict no-pet rule, especially during football tryouts--but Cyrus doesn't want to try out for football. He would rather tap his...
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Charges of exploitation and a growing concern for head injury and brain trauma have put college football in the spotlight. Do college football programs-which rake in millions-take advantage of student athletes, or do they provide young men with educational and professional opportunities they might not otherwise have? Do football's inherent danger and violence have any place in institutions of higher learning?
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"Mason and Ty were once the very best of friends, like two nerdy sides of the same coin . . . until seventh grade, when Ava Petrakis came along. Now Mason can trace everything bad in his life to that terrible fight they had over the new girl. The one thing he'd give anything for is a do-over. But that can't happen in real life--can it? As a science kid, Mason knows do-overs are impossible, so he can't believe it when he wakes up from a freak accident...
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This documentary examines the money-driven machines of college football and basketball and the toll they take on the education of athletes and the integrity of the universities they attend. It examines this controversy in college sports and goes on-location to some of the Division I schools where debates over commercialization and academic success are most heated, including Southern Methodist University, the University of Louisville, Iowa State University...
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Find your seat and get ready to cheer as short, engaging text matched with oversized images lead young readers into the story of Tom Brady. They will learn about where he got his start, some of his most notable moments in the NFL, and how he gives back to the community and people who support him.
9) The good war
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There's a new after school club at Ironville Middle School. Ms. Peterson is starting a video game club where the students will playing The Good War, a new game based on World War II. They are divided into two teams: Axis and Allies, and they will be simulating a war they know nothing about yet. Only one team will win. But what starts out as friendly competition, takes an unexpected turn for the worst when an one player takes the game too far. Can...
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Scope and content:Compiled by Fred Russell during his time as a sports reporter and editor at the Nashville Banner newspaper, the Fred Russell Baseball Biography Files contain 693 black and white photographs of local minor league baseball players primarily from the Nashville Vols. Major league players are also represented. The collection is arranged alphabetically by the player's last name. The materials date from 1920-1998, with the bulk of the collection...