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Examines the life and accomplishments of the young, racially mixed golfer who destroyed his competition in his first major pro tournament, The Masters, and broke records that had stood for many years.

The Obama Family Tree traces the lives and times of the Obamas' ancestors, including early American colonists from Europe, African villagers, and South Carolina slaves.

Teenage America, a not-black, not-white, not-anything boy who has spent many years in institutions for disturbed, antisocial behavior, tries to piece his life together.

Eleven-year-old Isabella's parents are divorced, so she has to switch lives every week. More than switching houses: it's also about switching identities. Her dad is black, her mom is white, and strangers are always commenting. It seems like nothing can bring Isabella's family together again--until the worst happens. Isabella and Darren are stopped by the police. A cell phone is mistaken for a gun. And shots are fired.

When her world is turned upside down at her sister's death, a mentor is assigned to fourteen-year-old Cashay to help her through her anger and grief.

Examines the life of championship golfer Tiger Woods, discussing the personality traits, values, and other factors that led him to early success in the sport, and includes notes that identify Woods' skills in the areas of learning and innovation, life and career, and business and money.

A child in an interracial family wonders what his yet-to-be-born sibling will look like.

Describes the life and career of football player Arian Foster, and covers his start in the sport, his accomplishments with the Houston Texans, his interests off the football field, and other related topics.

A Step 3 Step into Reading Biography Reader about our forty-fourth president, Barack Obama-revised to include an account of his reelection and new photographs! With clear and accessible language, independent readers can learn how the lessons and love from Obama's mother and grandparents shaped him; how the places he lived influenced him; and how he turned his childhood feeling of being an outsider into a positive driving force that propelled him into...

Despite the confident, stylish, and easygoing attitude she portrays at school, Sophie is struggling at home as her mother's addiction worsens.