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Author
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Perhaps no sporting event has told more amazing stories than the Olympic Games. Great Moments in Olympic Snowboarding tells the stories of surprise and dominance, of inspiration and determination, of persistence and overcoming adversity. Title includes colorful descriptions of memorable moments old and new, a list of great Olympians in snowboarding, Great Moment sidebars, and frequent subheads. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...
4) Shaun White
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography on the life and accomplishments of snowboarder Shaun White, the first person to compete in both the Summer and Winter X Games.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When Matt Harper steps off the plane, he knows his life is about to change. For one thing, he'll be living with his uncle for a year. For another, compared to Chicago, Dragon Valley is tiny. But so long as Matt can hit the slopes with his snowboard, he figures he'll get along okay.
6) Cloud 9
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After Kayla Morgan, the Summit Valley queen of snowboarding, is kicked off her top-ranked team, she is forced to work at Hot Doggers Kennel after school. With the help of Will Cloud, former champion snowboarder who was injured in a humiliating wipeout that cost him his confidence, Kayla proves she's a serious competitor.
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Ryan wants to be a professional snowboarder, but when he has to choose between promoting his own career and saving his cousin's life, he does the right thing, despite the loss of a great opportunity.
Author
Publisher
Good Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In this first-person account, former Olympian Eric LeMarque recounts a harrowing tale of survival--of eight days in the frozen wilderness, of losing his legs to frostbite, and coming face-to-face with death. But Eric's ordeal on the mountain was only part of his struggle for survival--as he reveals, with startling candor, an even more harrowing and inspiring tale of fame and addiction, healing and triumph.--From publisher description.
Now an inspirational...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless, comes an extraordinary new book in the vein of Into the Wild, the story of the legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly and his death in the 2003 Durrand Glacier Avalanche-a devastating and controversial tragedy that claimed the lives of seven people. On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of snow barreled down the Northern Selkirk Mountains in British...
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