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Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Step into the locker rooms and living rooms of NFL players and their families to see how a close relationship with God guides football's biggest stars. In a behind-the-scenes, off-the-field glimpse into one of America's most beloved sports, Men of Sunday reveals how Sunday's greatest rely on God to face issues such as drug abuse, family crisis, injuries, and temptations resulting from fame and fortune. Compiled from dozens of interviews, Men of Sunday...
63) Heaven, Texas
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Series
Chicago Stars volume 2
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It's Gracie Snow's job as a new motion picture production assistant to get the legendary ex-football player, Bobby Tom Denton, back to his Texas hometown to begin shooting his first movie. Good luck with that.--From publisher's description.
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Series
Christiansen family novels volume 7
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Owen Christiansen has been in a downward spiral since an injury ended his NHL career. But a job on an Alaskan crabbing boat offers a fresh start--and maybe even a shot at romance with Elise "Scotty" McFlynn, the captain's daughter.
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Series
Chicago Stars volume 5
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Molly Somerville knows she has a reputation for trouble. She did give away her fifteen million dollar inheritance, but, hey, nobody's perfect. Yes, Molly's happy about almost everything--except her long term crush on the daredevil quarterback for the Chicago Stars, that awful, gorgeous Kevin Tucker--a man who can't even remember her name! One night Molly's penchant for running into trouble runs her right into Kevin himself, turning her world upside...
66) Out of the blue
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Description
The wide receiver for the 2012 Super Bowl-winning New York Giants shares the story of his rise from an undrafted free agent to a record-setting athlete, describing his youth in Paterson, New Jersey, and the values he embraces.
67) Denver Broncos
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Learn about the key players and big wins that have made the Denver Broncos one of the most exciting and successful teams in the NFL.
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Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is one of the most successful players in NFL history. Chosen by the Indianapolis Colts with the first pick in the 1998 NFL draft, Peyton earned a reputation for being one of the league's smartest quarterbacks. He led the Colts to victory in the 2007 Super Bowl and was named Most Valuable Player of the NFL a record four times. After missing the 2011-2012 season due to an injury, Peyton left Indianapolis to...
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Recently, a number of Western stories have been discovered among Max Brand's unpublished works and the first story in this book, The White Streak, is one of them. Its protagonist is twenty-one-year-old Jimmy Babcock, a former football star, but now a worker at the local bank run by William Parker in the town of Dresser, which has changed from cattle country to one made up of oil and alfalfa fields. When Parker fires Jimmy, all Jimmy can think is how...
70) Peyton Manning
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Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Chronicles the life and accomplishments of the Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.
71) Final season
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"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 to follow in their footsteps. However, after his dad receives a heartbreaking ALS diagnosis--connected to all those hard hits and tackles he took on the field--Ben's mom becomes more determined than ever to get Ben to quit football. Ben isn't playing just for himself though....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 16
Description
An autobiography written in the last weeks of Walter Payton's life, in which the celebrated running back for the Chicago Bears discusses his childhood in Mississippi, his college years, his extraordinary football career, his business and charity endeavors, and his devotion to his family.
74) Draft day
Pub. Date
2014
Description
On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Cleveland when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL.
75) Priceless
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Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
When she meets charismatic playboy Mack Carlton who regularly visits her young patient, Dr. Beth Browning falls in love with this man, despite her own wariness to embark on a new relationship due to past betrayals.
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Pub. Date
20180626
Description
Get ready to defy the odds when everyone's counting you out. When the Philadelphia Eagles' starting quarterback went down with a torn ACL in week 14 of the 2017 NFL season, many fans-and commentators-assumed the Eagles' season was over. Instead, Nick Foles came off the bench and, against all odds, led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl victory in history. How did Nick get it done-winning MVP honors, silencing the critics, and shocking the world?...