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Cover of Twist, Tumble, Triumph: The Story of Champion Gymnast Agnes Kelet
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Twist, Tum­ble, Tri­umph: The Sto­ry of Cham­pi­on Gym­nast Agnes Kelet
Deb­o­rah Bod­in Cohen
Ker­ry Olitzky
Essay

Bring­ing the Holo­caust to the Foreground

Arthur J. Magida
September 6, 2024
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A Boy from Baghdad
Miri­am Halahmy
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Chil­dren’s
Ping-Pong Shab­bat: The True Sto­ry of Cham­pi­on Estee Ackerman
Ann D. Koffsky; Abigail Rajunov, illus.
Cover of Perfect Match: The Story of Althea Gibson and Angela Buxton
Chil­dren’s
Per­fect Match: The Sto­ry of Althea Gib­son and Angela Buxton
Lori Dubbin; Amanda Quartey, illus.
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Wel­come Home, Car­o­line Kline
Court­ney Preiss
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She’s a Men­sch!: Ten Amaz­ing Jew­ish Women
Anne Dublin
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Non­fic­tion
Mar­ty Glick­man: The Life of an Amer­i­can Jew­ish Sports Legend
Jef­frey S. Gurock
Cover of 3...2...1...We're On The Air: A Network Producer's Inside Look at Sports, Television, Journalism, and Gender Equity
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3…2…1…We’re On The Air: A Net­work Pro­duc­er’s Inside Look at Sports, Tele­vi­sion, Jour­nal­ism, and Gen­der Equity
Robert Ste­in­feld
Cover of Tommy's Field: Love, Loss, and the Goal of a Lifetime
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Tom­my’s Field: Love, Loss, and the Goal of a Lifetime
Nik­ki Mark
Cover of Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments
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Why We Love Foot­ball: A His­to­ry in 100 Moments
Joe Pos­nan­s­ki
Cover of Hank on First!: How Hank Greenberg Became a Star On and Off the Field
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Hank on First!: How Hank Green­berg Became a Star On and Off the Field
Stephen Krensky; Alette Straathof, illus.
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Non­fic­tion
My Left Skate
Anna Ros­ner
Essay

Belong­ing: A Brief His­to­ry of Jews, Catholics, and Basketball

David Hol­lan­der
March 13, 2023
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Those Sum­mer Nights
Lau­ra Silverman
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Leav­ing East­ern Parkway
Matthew Daub
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