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Basketball Heroes Making a Difference series.
These consistent titles begin with details of game-winning moments and continue on to introduce the athletes' childhoods, challenges overcome, and their successful NBA careers. Both entries conclude with the subject's charitable work: James's Wheels for Education cycling event and Griffin's fundraising for Oklahoma tornado victims. The attractive, clean book design complements the focused texts. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Basketball Heroes Making a Difference titles: Blake Griffin and LeBron James.