Olympic Fever

We're all cheering on Team USA as they compete in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics! Here are some titles for a deeper dive into some of the sports and athletes, past and present.

Updated August 1, 2024
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Just add water : my swimming life
Ledecky, Katie
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller A candid and inspiring memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and the most decorated US female Olympian in history: Katie Ledecky. Katie Ledecky has won more individual Olympic races than any female...
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Oxlade, Chris
Paper Book
Here is an original and exciting new guide to the heroic world of the Olympic games - from its ancient beginnings to the Sydney Games in 2000. Stunning full-color photographs of famous athletes, gold medals, colorful mascots and flaming torches provide a unique look at the greatest sports festival...
Kid Olympians, summer : true tales of childhood from champions and game changers
Stevenson, Robin
Paper Book
Featured in the New York Times Triumphant, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of international athletes who have captured the world's attention at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, like Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Naomi...
Games of deception : the true story of the first U.S. Olympic basketball team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany
Maraniss, Andrew
Paper Book
*"Rivaling the nonfiction works of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat....Even readers who don't appreciate sports will find this story a page-turner." --School Library Connection, starred review *"A must for all library collections." --...
The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936
Brown, Daniel, 1951-
Paper Book
Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany--from the author of Facing the Mountain. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the...
Chariots of fire
Hudson, Hugh.
DVD
Story of two English runners that were both driven by different means to win the Olympics. One used his faith in God, and the other his hatred of anti-Semitism. Special Edition features include: additional scenes, interviews, featurettes, and more.
The history of the Olympic Games : faster, higher, stronger
Paper Book
The glorious history of the summer Olympic Games comes to life in this official, updated edition of a classic book.   The Summer Olympic Games, held every four years, is the biggest festival of sport on the planet, creating instant heroes and gallant losers...
No limits : the will to succeed
Phelps, Michael
Paper Book
"When I'm focused, there is not one single thing, person, anything that can stand in the way of my doing something. There is not. If I want something bad enough, I feel I'm gonna get there."Michael Phelps is one of the greatest competitors the world has ever seen. From teen sensation in Sydney to...

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