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4-6Sports Illustrated Kids: Sports Shockers! series.
Fourteen brief chapters discuss a variety of players and teams who have come from behind or otherwise defied expectations to succeed in their sport ("Fleury was one of the smallest players in the NHL"; "Few people thought New York could defeat the New England Patriots"). The pages are crowded with main texts, sidebars, photographs, captions, etc., but fans should enjoy the highlights. Reading list. Ind. Review covers these Sports Illustrated Kids: Sports Shockers! titles: Pro Football's Underdogs and Pro Hockey's Underdogs.