O God of Players

Author: Julie Byrne
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231127480
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
This is the remarkable story of the first stars of women's basketball. In the early 1970s, few women participated in organized athletics, but in Catholic Philadelphia, women's basketball was already a well-established, thirty-year tradition. In this vivid account of Immaculata basketball, Julie Byrne explores the unusual lives of these young women, the rare opportunities and pleasures they were allowed, their religious culture, and the broader ideas of womanhood that they inspired and helped redefine.

Lost in Spooky Forest

Author: Sean O'Reilly
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 1434234185
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
When they get lost in the Black Forest, the Mighty Mighty Monsters discover that even the scary Frankenstein can get spooked.

Mighty Mo

Author: Alison Brown
Publisher: Tiger Tales
ISBN: 9781589251663
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Mo the raccoon was bored. "There must be SOMETHING amazing I can do," he says. So he sets off to the zoo to find something to do. He tries serving ice-cream cones but ends up making a huge mess. He decides to give his friends new hairstyles, but that turns into a disaster. "Everything's gone wrong!" Mo sighs. Then he learns that someone has stolen a valuable statue from the zoo. It's up to Mo to save the day!

Mighty Robot

Author: Dav Pilkey
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
ISBN: 9780439826013
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Join Ricky and his Robot for some MIGHTY BIG fun in this collection of puzzles, games, jokes, and more. Perfect for kids who aren't quite ready for CU, this activity book is truly out of this world! Join Ricky and his Mighty Robot as they take a break from saving the solar system from certain destruction. With cool crossword puzzles, witty word finds, perplexing puzzles, and just-hilarious jokes, this activity book is a whole galaxy of fun. It will also include fun facts about the solar system and other super-duper space-related stuff. As an added bonus, it will also include a free bound-in sticker sheet featuring Ricky, his Robot, and the bad guys from each planet.

Science Fair Nightmare

Author: Sean O'Reilly
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1434246493
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
It's time for the Transylmania Science Fair! Each of the Mighty, Mighty Monsters have their eyes on the grand prize, but no one wants to share. With each monster hoping to snatch up the winnings for themselves, lines are drawn and friends become foes. Will the spirit of competition win out, or will the green-eyed monster break up the gang forever?

A Mission to the Mysore

Author: William Arthur
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hinduism
Languages : en
Pages : 588

Book Description

Emily and the Mighty Om

Author: Sarah Lolley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781897476352
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Emily has a new form of after-school entertainment when Albert moves in next door. Every afternoon he can be found on the front lawn, twisting his body into all kinds of crazy postures, then chanting 'om' - something he calls 'yoga'. Then one day something serious happens: Albert gets stuck, all twisted up like a pretzel. Albert knows what he needs and he tries to tell the grown-ups who race over to help him, but everyone keeps misunderstanding. The only person who hears Albert properly is Emily - but will she have the courage to speak up?

The Mighty Dynamo

Author: Kieran Crowley
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447299795
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Cheer on Noah and his team in Kieran Crowley's The Mighty Dynamo. Filled with footy, fun and friendship, it's an hilarious story perfect for young football fans. Noah longs to be a professional footballer – and playing in the Schools' World Cup qualifiers might be just what he needs to get scouted. But when he's banned from his school team for something he didn't do, all his dreams are in doubt. Determined to live up to his Mighty Dynamo nickname, Noah must find his own way to enter the contest – no matter what it takes! With best friend Stevie on tactics, and the skills of some unlikely new teammates, he's soon ready to take on the world – just as long as no one plays foul . . .

The Mighty Oak

Author: Jeff W. Bens
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
ISBN: 1982604158
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Tim O’Connor is paid to be violent. He plays for the El Paso Storm in the West Texas Hockey League. People call him Oak. He’s been an enforcer for longer than his hip or shoulder or back have been able to hold together. He is a broken machine of gristle and rage. And he has been away from home for too long. He’s called back to Boston by his mother’s death. There he confronts a life he failed to live, a daughter he doesn’t know, and a body that is quickly breaking down. Still, he can’t conceive of a future without hockey, even as he chews oxycodone and Adderall to numb his injuries and steady his brain. When a brutal encounter with the police places him in the path of Joan Linney, a haunted public defender, and Kip, a boy with a brave face, Oak and his chance companions roam cold streets from Castle Island to Quincy Point, struggling to believe in a different future. In spare, potent language, Jeff W. Bens builds a remarkable character from the skates up. The Mighty Oak is a visceral and emotional experience. The fact of Oak’s physical existence is powerfully rendered, and the bone-deep transformation of his character is one you will not soon forget.

Bloody Sixteen

Author: Peter Fey
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1640120076
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 534

Book Description
Strategy and reality collide in Peter Fey's gripping history of aircraft carrier USS Oriskany's three deployments to Vietnam with Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16). Its tours coincided with the most dangerous phases of Operation Rolling Thunder, the ill-fated bombing campaign against North Vietnam, and accounted for a quarter of all the naval aircraft lost during Rolling Thunder--the highest loss rate of any carrier air wing during Vietnam. The Johnson administration's policy of gradually applied force meant that Oriskany arrived on station just as previous restrictions were lifted and bombing raids increased. As a result CVW-16 pilots paid a heavy price as they ventured into areas previously designated "off limits" by Washington DC. Named after one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War, the Oriskany lived up to its name. After two years of suffering heavy losses, the ship caught fire--a devastating blow given the limited number of carriers deployed. With only three months allotted for repairs, Oriskany deployed a third and final time and ultimately lost more than half of its aircraft and more than a third of its pilots. The valor and battle accomplishments displayed by Oriskany's aviators are legendary, but the story of their service has been lost in the disastrous fray of the war itself. Fey portrays the Oriskany and its heroes in an indelible memorial to the fallen of CVW-16 in hopes that the lessons learned from such strategic disasters are not forgotten in today's sphere of war-bent politics.