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Dropping the Ball

The Worst Fails in Sports

by Thomas Kingsley Troupe
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Game-ending errors, on-the-court meltdowns, and more! In this Sports Illustrated Kids book, discover the all-time worst fails in sports history. Karl Malone's missed free throws in the 1997 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls. Catcher Hank Gowdy of the New York Giant's tripping on his own mask and dropping the ball in 1924. Pete Sampras smashing the ball out of bounds and losing Wimbledon to George Bastl. Read about game-ending errors, on-the-court meltdowns, and more in this epic book of fails. Missing this book—jam-packed with eye-popping photos and heart-pounding text—would be an epic failure for any sports fan.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Sports Illustrated Kids: Heroes and Heartbreakers

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 1, 2023

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781669011194

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781669011187
      • File size: 4206 KB
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.4
    • Lexile® Measure: 750
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      July 1, 2023
      Grades 3-5 A gripping, sports-writing style pulses through the Sports Illustrated Kids: Heroes and Heartbreaks series (4 titles), which gives exciting play-by-play accounts of unexpected victories and unfathomable failures in the world of sports. One of the series' biggest strengths is the sheer variety of sports represented in its pages. Yes, football, basketball, baseball, and soccer are there, but so are hockey, tennis, boxing, golf, swimming, and gymnastics. Short passages in the second-person present bookend each title's main text, helping to reel in readers, and scattered fact boxes add historical context throughout. Tears will be shed during Dropping the Ball, as readers witness athletes at career lows, such as when hockey player Steve Smith scored on his own goal during the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs. There's never a dull moment in these books, which showcase the value of perseverance, hard work, joy, and humility.

      COPYRIGHT(2023) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.4
  • Lexile® Measure:750
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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