[ISLMA-Share] Inspirational Sports recommendation

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The running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen is outstanding. Our kids LOVE it!

*When Jessica is told she’ll never run again, she puts herself back
together—and learns to dream bigger than ever before. The acclaimed author
of Flippeddelivers a powerful and healing story.*

Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident.
She’s not comforted by the news that she’ll be able to walk with the help
of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run?

As she struggles to cope, Jessica feels that she’s both in the spotlight
and invisible. People who don’t know what to say act like she’s not there.
Jessica’s embarrassed to realize that she’s done the same to a girl with CP
named Rosa. A girl who is going to tutor her through all the math she’s
missed. A girl who sees right into the heart of her.

With the support of family, friends, a coach, and her track teammates,
Jessica may actually be able to run again. But that’s not enough for her
now. She doesn’t just want to cross finish lines herself—she wants to take
Rosa with her.

On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 9:13 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I loved Unstoppable.
>
> Unstoppable
> Tim Green.
>
> "If anyone understands the phrase 'tough luck,' it's Harrison. As a foster
> kid in a cruel home, he knows his dream of one day playing for the NFL is a
> long shot. Then Harrison's luck seems to change. He is brought into a new
> home with kind, loving parents--his new dad is even a football coach.
> Harrison's big build and his incredible determination quickly make him a
> star running back on the junior high school team. In no time, he's
> practically unstoppable. But Harrison's good luck can't last
> forever"--Jacket flap.
>
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 3:55 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Our athletic department is looking for an inspirational sports book for
>> teams to read together.  They are looking for something like Jon Gordon's *Training
>> Camp* or Joshua Medcalf's *Chop Wood, Carry Water*.  Can you recommend
>> something equally short (under 200 pages) and appealing?
>>
>> Thank you!
>> --
>> Dawn Ferencz
>> Head Librarian
>> Elk Grove High School | High School District 214
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=High+School+District+214+500+W.+Elk+Grove+Blvd.%C2%A0+%7C+%C2%A0+Elk+Grove+Village,+IL+60007&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>
>> 500 W. Elk Grove Blvd.
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=High+School+District+214+500+W.+Elk+Grove+Blvd.%C2%A0+%7C+%C2%A0+Elk+Grove+Village,+IL+60007&entry=gmail&source=g>
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>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=High+School+District+214+500+W.+Elk+Grove+Blvd.%C2%A0+%7C+%C2%A0+Elk+Grove+Village,+IL+60007&entry=gmail&source=g>
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>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=High+School+District+214+500+W.+Elk+Grove+Blvd.%C2%A0+%7C+%C2%A0+Elk+Grove+Village,+IL+60007&entry=gmail&source=g>Elk
>> Grove Village, IL 60007
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=High+School+District+214+500+W.+Elk+Grove+Blvd.%C2%A0+%7C+%C2%A0+Elk+Grove+Village,+IL+60007&entry=gmail&source=g>
>> (847) 718-4590
>> (847) 718-4480 (Library Line)
>> dawn.ferencz at d214.org
>> twitter: @dawn_ferencz
>>
>> Currently reading:
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=High+School+District+214+500+W.+Elk+Grove+Blvd.%C2%A0+%7C+%C2%A0+Elk+Grove+Village,+IL+60007&entry=gmail&source=g>*Under
>> the Lights and In the Dark: Untold Stories of Women"s Soccer* by
>> Gwendolyn Oxenham
>>
>> If this is a Freedom of Information Act request, please forward the
>> request to District 214's FOIA Officer Patrick Mogge at
>> patrick.mogge at d214.org
>>
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