SPORTS
Tougas, Joe

Heroic Comebacks

(4) 4-6 Sports Illustrated Kids: Real Heroes of Sports series. Barriers highlights ten individuals or teams who have "pushed the limits of their sport into new territory," from Roberto Clemente to the all-women's Toledo Troopers football team. Comebacks's ten chapters focus on "athletes who don't listen to those who doubt." The informative but adulatory texts stick to a rah-rah inspirational tone. Well-placed sidebars and photos appear throughout. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Sports Illustrated Kids: Real Heroes of Sports titles: Breaking Barriers and Heroic Comebacks.

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