Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Sheinkin, Steve
	List Price:   $14.99 Unit Price:   $11.99 You Save:   $3.00 (20%) ISBN-10:   1250294479 ISBN-13:   9781250294470 Publisher:   Square Fish Category:   Middle School Pub. Date:   January 2019 Pages:   288 Format:   Paperback Ages:   10 to 14
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AR Quiz # (Quiz Name): 186921(Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team) Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus Point Value: 9.0
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-United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.) -Football -Thorpe, Jim -Warner, Glenn S -United States -History -Off-reservation boarding schools -United States]xHistory]vJuvenile literature -Indians, Treatment of -20th century]vJuvenile literature A great American sport and Native American history come together in this true story for middle grade readers about how Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner created the legendary Carlisle Indians football team, from New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Award recipient Steve Sheinkin. "Sheinkin has made a career of finding extraordinary stories in American history." --The New York Times Book Review A Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book A New York Times Notable Children's Book A Washington Post Best Book Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team is an astonishing underdog sports story--and more. It's an unflinching look at the U.S. government's violent persecution of Native Americans and the school that was designed to erase Indian cultures. Expertly told by three-time National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin, it's the story of a group of young men who came together at that school, the overwhelming obstacles they faced both on and off the field, and their absolute refusal to accept defeat. Jim Thorpe: Super athlete, Olympic gold medalist, Native American Pop Warner: Indomitable coach, football mastermind, Ivy League grad Before these men became legends, they met in 1907 at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, where they forged one of the winningest teams in American football history. Called "the team that invented football," they took on the best opponents of their day, defeating much more privileged schools such as Harvard and the Army in a series of breathtakingly close calls, genius plays, and bone-crushing hard work. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.