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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Raised on a cattle ranch, Agnes Morley was sent to Stanford University to learn to be a lady. Yet in no time she exchanged her breeches and spurs for bloomers and a basketball; and in April 1896 she made history. In a heart-pounding game against the University of California at Berkeley, Agnes led her team to victory in the first-ever intercollegiate women's basketball game, earning national attention and putting women's basketball on the map.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"When Candace Parker beat out all the boys at the McDonald's All-American slam dunk contest in 2004, she became the first female player to win the event. In the years that followed, Parker's list of achievements became long and ever-growing. She was WNBA rookie of the year, a two-time WNBA most valuable player, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and more. Parker is also a mother, broadcaster, and role model. Discover more about Parker's amazing life...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"Elena Delle Donne made her WNBA debut in 2013 and earned the Rookie of the Year award. It was just a glimpse of what was to come. Delle Donne has been an All-Star six times, and she led the Washington Mystics to a championship win in 2019."--
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Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Highlights the lives and careers of ten women's basketball stars: Cynthia Cooper, Anne Donovan, Chamique Holdsclaw, Lisa Leslie, Nancy Lieberman-Cline, Rebecca Lobo, Ann Meyers, Cheryl Miller, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes.
10) Maya Moore
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Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This title explores the life of Maya Moore, from her early days playing basketball to her triumphs at the highest level. The title also features informative sidebars, fun facts and quotes, a glossary, and further resources."--Publisher's website.
11) Sylvia Fowles
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"A photo-illustrated biography for early readers on Minnesota Lynx basketball star Sylvia Fowles. Describes her life growing up, where she went to college, and how she helped her team win three WNBA titles. Includes a fact sheet with highlighted accomplishments, glossary, books, and websites"--
12) Coming home
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Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist--a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. On February 17, 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow ready to spend the WNBA offseason playing for the Russian women's basketball team where she had been the centerpiece of previous championship seasons. Instead, a security checkpoint became her gateway to hell when she was arrested...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"Hoop Muses will take us through time - literally. We begin in the future, in 2072, on the night of the WNBA's 75th Anniversary, as New York Liberty phenom Jacklyn Jones is paid a visit by one of basketball's long-ago (wink, wink) greats. This unlikely duo then goes on a sweeping, roundtrip adventure through basketball history, starting at the very beginning: Springfield, 1891. As the years pass, they learn the roots of the game (think: the first-ever...