In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Jesse Owens, the great track and field star. The youngest of ten children, Jesse grew up working in the cotton fields of Alabama. Discovered by his high school track and field coach, Jesse quickly rose to fame as an athlete. He went on the challenge racism on the world stage at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and made new world...

Learn about Jesse Owens, the African American Olympic runner who was the first person to ever win four gold medals in track-and-field olympic events.

Eric sits and watches as others participate in track and field day activities at camp.

When an athletic competition with the school's super-villains gets way out of hand, young Wonder Woman, Supergirl, and Batgirl team up with a few of their fellow superpowered students to save the day after the school bell rings.

A sports journalist relates the story of Ivy League freshman and track star Maddy Holleran, who seemingly had it all and succeeded at everything she tried, but who secretly grappled with mental illness before taking her own life during the spring semester. "From noted ESPN commentator and journalist Kate Fagan, the heartbreaking and vital story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose death by suicide rocked the University of Pennsylvania campus...

Presents the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens, an African American track and field star who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, and dashed Hitler's hopes for an Aryan domination of the Games.

Read about gold medal winner Jesse Owens and how his success proved Adolf Hitler wrong in his beliefs.

Asks the reader to choose the path of the plot in a story about a student athlete and track star who has a critical decision to make which involves outside pressures on the outcome of the race.

"A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans....

"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--