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Hetrick, Hans

Breaking Barriers

32 pp. | Capstone | January, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-5157-4434-4 $25.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-5157-4446-7 $7.19 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5157-4459-7
(4) 4-6 Sports Illustrated Kids: Real Heroes of Sports series. Barriers highlights ten individuals or teams who have "pushed the limits of their sport into new territory," from Roberto Clemente to the all-women's Toledo Troopers football team. Comebacks's ten chapters focus on "athletes who don't listen to those who doubt." The informative but adulatory texts stick to a rah-rah inspirational tone. Well-placed sidebars and photos appear throughout. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Sports Illustrated Kids: Real Heroes of Sports titles: Breaking Barriers and Heroic Comebacks.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

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