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    Tap Danc­ing on Ever­est: A Young Doc­tor’s Unlike­ly Adventure
    Mimi Zie­man
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    Becom­ing Caitlin Clark: The Unknown Ori­gin Sto­ry of a Mod­ern Bas­ket­ball Superstar
    Howard Meg­dal
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    Per­fect Match: The Sto­ry of Althea Gib­son and Angela Buxton
    Lori Dubbin; Amanda Quartey, illus.
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    Tali and the Toucan
    Mira Z. Amiras
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    Tom­my’s Field: Love, Loss, and the Goal of a Lifetime
    Nik­ki Mark
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    Why We Love Foot­ball: A His­to­ry in 100 Moments
    Joe Pos­nan­s­ki
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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
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    Base­ball and Belonging
    Ryan Lavarn­way
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    The Bas­ket­ball Game: A Graph­ic Novel
    Hart Snider
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    Why We Love Base­ball: A His­to­ry in 50 Moments
    Joseph Pos­nan­s­ki
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    Tough Luck: Sid Luck­man, Mur­der, Inc., and the Rise of the Mod­ern NFL
    R. D. Rosen
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    Ilan Sta­vans
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    The Fal­con­er
    Dana Czap­nik
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    Laura Shovan
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    Sharon K. Solomon
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