People in the news

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Oleksy, Walter G Dougherty, Terri Wukovits, John F Uschan, Michael V Sharp, Anne Wallace Stewart, Gail B Hillstrom, Laurie Collier George, Charles Sheen, Barbara Brown, Anne K Wyborny, Sheila Epstein, Dwayne Woog, Adam Edwards, Laurie J Friedman, Lauri S Nardo, Don Novak, Amy Wagner, Viqi Cartlidge, Cherese Grabowski, John Boaz, Claire Kreger Scherer, Laurie Algra, Sandy Gade Harris, Laurie Lanzen Cantor, George Currie-McGhee, L. K Boyd, Christie Brewer Gitlin, Marty Lynette, Rachel Hoover, Elizabeth Wilcox, Christine MacKay, Jennifer Watson, Stephanie Stewart, Gail MacKay, Jenny Pina, Andrew Kawa, Katie

1) Princess Diana

Author

Oleksy, Walter G

Series

People in the news

Pub. Date

[2000]

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IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4

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The life of the Princess of Wales including her childhood, royal courtship and marriage, public and private life, divorce, humanitarian efforts, and untimely death.

2) Prince William

Author

Dougherty, Terri

3) Tobey Maguire

Author

Wukovits, John F.

4) Tupac Shakur

Author

Uschan, Michael V.

5) 50 Cent

Author

Uschan, Michael V.

6) Condoleezza Rice

Author

Sharp, Anne Wallace

7) John McCain

Author

Stewart, Gail B

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People in the news

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Profiles the Arizona senator and former prisoner of war who has twice run for the presidency of the United States, once in 2000 and again in 2008.

8) Kelly Clarkson

Author

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier

9) Al Gore

Author

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier

10) Brett Favre

Author

Dougherty, Terri

Series

People in the news

Pub. Date

c1999

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IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1

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A biography of the Green Bay Packers' star quarterback who led the team to victory in the 1997 Super Bowl XXXI.

11) The Dalai Lama

Author

George, Charles

12) Dale Earnhardt, Jr

Author

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier

13) Danica Patrick

Author

Sheen, Barbara

14) Daniel Radcliffe

Author

Dougherty, Terri

15) Derek Jeter

Author

Sheen, Barbara

16) Fidel Castro

Author

Uschan, Michael V

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A concise biography of Fidel Castro that discusses his childhood, his revolution in Cuba, politics, and other related topics; and includes a list of important dates.

17) Gwen Stefani

Author

Brown, Anne K.

18) Jay-Z

Author

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier

19) Kanye West

Author

Sheen, Barbara

20) Kim Jong Il

Author

Wyborny, Sheila

21) Nancy Pelosi

Author

Epstein, Dwayne

22) Oprah Winfrey

Author

Woog, Adam

23) Rihanna

Author

Edwards, Laurie J.

24) Will Smith

Author

Uschan, Michael V.

25) Cesar Millan

Author

Stewart, Gail B.

26) Derrick Rose

Author

Woog, Adam

Series

People in the news

Pub. Date

c2010

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Examines the life and achievements of Derrick Rose, a professional basketball player with the Chicago Bulls

27) Eli Manning

Author

Wukovits, John F

Series

People in the news

Pub. Date

[2010]

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Provides an overview of the life and career of quarterback Eli Manning, discussing his family, college and professional achievements, Super Bowl performance, personal relationships, and other related topics

28) Joe Biden

Author

Uschan, Michael V

Series

People in the news

Pub. Date

c2010

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Examines the life and achievements of Joe Biden, a long-time senator elected as vice-president in 2008.

29) Michael Phelps

Author

Sheen, Barbara

30) Michelle Obama

Author

Uschan, Michael V.

31) Tina Fey

Author

Friedman, Lauri S.

32) Alex Rodriguez

Author

Uschan, Michael V.

33) Apolo Anton Ohno

Author

Uschan, Michael V

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Chronicles the life and career of the Olympic gold medalist in speed skating.

34) Bernie Madoff

Author

Nardo, Don

35) Glenn Beck

Author

Novak, Amy

36) Hamid Karzai

Author

Wagner, Viqi

37) Jeff Gordon

Author

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier

38) Jennifer Hudson

Author

Cartlidge, Cherese

39) Johnny Depp

Author

Grabowski, John

40) Katy Perry

Author

Brown, Anne K.

41) Kobe Bryant

Author

Wukovits, John F.

42) Lady Gaga

Author

Boaz, Claire Kreger

43) Leonardo DiCaprio

Author

Cartlidge, Cherese

44) Michelle Wie

Author

Scherer, Laurie

45) Robert Downey Jr

Author

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier

46) Sandra Bullock

Author

Algra, Sandy Gade

47) Serena Williams

Author

Uschan, Michael V.

48) Spike Lee

Author

Harris, Laurie Lanzen

49) Usain Bolt

Author

Cantor, George

50) Alicia Keys

Author

Currie-McGhee, L. K.

51) Beyonce

Author

Cartlidge, Cherese

52) Eminem

Author

Boyd, Christie Brewer

53) Jet Li

Author

Uschan, Michael V.

54) Lindsey Vonn: Olympic Ski Champion

Author

Gitlin, Marty

Series

People in the news
Living Legends of Sports

Pub. Date

2018.

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IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

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The perseverance of Lindsey Vonn is inspiring. This engrossing narrative describes how Vonn overcame the estrangement from her father, numerous debilitating injuries, and difficult personal relationships to blossom into arguably the greatest World Cup alpine skier of all time. Readers understand the importance of setting goals, as Vonn did at age eight when she wrote of her desire to win Olympic gold. They learn as well about the need to battle through...

55) Neil Patrick Harris

Author

Cartlidge, Cherese

56) Roger Federer

Author

Brown, Anne K.

57) Sarah Palin

Author

Uschan, Michael V.

58) Taylor Lautner

Author

Lynette, Rachel

59) Taylor Swift

Author

Cartlidge, Cherese

60) Wyclef Jean

Author

Hoover, Elizabeth

61) Nicki Minaj

Author

Boyd, Christie Brewer

62) Oscar Pistorius

Author

Wilcox, Christine

Series

People in the news

Pub. Date

[2014]

63) Shaun White

Author

Wilcox, Christine

Series

People in the news

Pub. Date

[2013]

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Shaun White has been riding boards since he was four years old...first a boogie board in the California surf, then a skateboard on his brother's ramp in the backyard, and finally a snowboard. He was so talented that, at seven years old, his parents entered him in his first amateur snowboarding contest, which he won. At thirteen he turned pro. Nicknamed "The Flying Tomato," by his mentor, skateboarder Tony Hawk, White went pro in skateboarding at fifteen....

64) Tim Tebow

Author

MacKay, Jennifer

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Tim Tebow rose to college football stardom as the Florida Gator's starting quarterback in 2007. The following year he became the youngest person to earn the Heisman Trophy. In 2010, he was drafted by the Denver Broncos and soon after traded to the New York Jets. In 2016, Tebow announced that he would be leaving professional football to pursue a career in major league baseball. This informative edition examines the life, accomplishments, and career...