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Athlete Biographies  Author: David A. Adler Number of Books in Series: 6 Age Group: 5 - 9 years
Book 1 Summary: Traces the life of the Yankees' star ballplayer, focusing on his character and his struggle with the terminal disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.       Athlete Biographies Book List:The books in this series are unrelated (different characters and setting) and can be read in any order.
List of Awards: 1997 Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Book 1997 National Parenting Publications Gold Award Winner 1997 Marion Vannett Ridgway Memorial Award Honor Book 1997 New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Best Books of the Year 1997 ALA Most Notable Book IRA Teachers Choice 2000 New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award/Non-Fiction Junior Library Guild List 2001 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2001 Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book 2000 Capital Choices 1999 Smithsonian Best Children's Book list 1999 Miami Herald Best Children's Books 1999 ABA Pick of the List 2000-2001 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner 2000 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award 2002–2003 California Young Reader medal Other Websites for Additional Information: Author Website for David A. Adler | |||||||||||||||||
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