Beyond the Game: Maya Moore
Andrew Maraniss
mar. 2024 · Penguin Random House Audio · Carte narată de Ozzie Jacobs
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Beyond the Game is a new nonfiction chapter book series about athletes who have stepped up beyond sports to make a difference in the world, from acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss. This is the story of WNBA star Maya Moore and her social justice work.
Before she became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before she began speaking out for prison reform, Maya Moore was just a kid.
In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss, listeners learn more about the life and work of Maya Moore—from growing up with a single mother in Jefferson City, Missouri, to her journey to becoming a star player at UCONN and the WNBA, to her social justice fighting for prison reform and speaking up for Black Lives Matter.
While known as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Maya Moore has changed the world beyond sports.
Complete with resources and ways for kids to make a difference on their own, Beyond the Game is an inspirational series for every listener.
Before she became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before she began speaking out for prison reform, Maya Moore was just a kid.
In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss, listeners learn more about the life and work of Maya Moore—from growing up with a single mother in Jefferson City, Missouri, to her journey to becoming a star player at UCONN and the WNBA, to her social justice fighting for prison reform and speaking up for Black Lives Matter.
While known as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Maya Moore has changed the world beyond sports.
Complete with resources and ways for kids to make a difference on their own, Beyond the Game is an inspirational series for every listener.
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New York Times bestselling author Andrew Maraniss writes sports and history-related nonfiction, telling stories with a larger social message. His first book, Strong Inside, received the Lillian Smith Book Award for civil rights and the RFK Book Awards' Special Recognition Prize for social justice, becoming the first sports-related book ever to win either award. His young readers adaptation of Strong Inside was named one of the Top Biographies for Youth by the American Library Association and was named a Notable Social Studies Book by the Children's Book Council. His acclaimed second book for kids Games of Deception was a Sydney Taylor Book Award Middle Grade Honor Recipient, a Junior Library Guild selection, and was praised by authors Steve Sheinkin and Susan Campbell Bartoletti. He is also the author of Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke. Andrew is a contributor to ESPN's sports and race website, TheUndefeated.com, and is a visiting author at the Vanderbilt University Athletic Department.
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