Monte, Maureen Electa
Summary: Win Like a Girl is more than an inspirational, how-to book about leadership and coaching confidence in female athletes; it’s a movement. And you’re invited! Do you know a female athlete struggling with confidence? This fast, fun story solves the self-belief crisis once and for all. Win Like a Girl provides a crucial framework for feeding confidence through strong connections, controlling the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 0000
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.082 MONAllred, Alexandra Powe
Summary: "When Women Stood is an unapologetically new sport and social history that unveils the often-overlooked chronicle of women and their fight for equality. From early Amazons and suffragists to modern-day athletes and social influencers, this is an eye-opening history of women told through the always-influential world of sports"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.082 ALLSteidinger, Joan
Summary: "This book explores three crucial areas in sport that remain huge concerns for women: leadership, money, and media. It examines topics such as the #MeToo movement, pay equity, and the experiences of women of color and LGBTQ athletes. Interviews with prominent female athletes are interwoven throughout to add personal perspectives to the conversation"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.082 STEBuckey, A. W.
Summary: "Female athletes are objectified, underrepresented in mainstream sports coverage, and often struggle for the same professional opportunities as male athletes. Women in Sports explores the history behind these issues, the effects of these issues on women and society, and ongoing efforts toward gender equality." -- Amazon.com.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 796.082 BUCMacy, Sue
Summary: "Macy offers a rare and fascinating glimpse into the journey of women's rights through the lens of women in sports during the pivotal decade of the 1920s. With elegant prose, poignant wit, and fascinating primary sources, Macy explores the many hurdles presented to female athletes as they stormed the field, stepped up to bat, and won the right to compete in sports. Featuring bold and talented...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.082 MACBarnes, Katie
Summary: "A richly reported and provocative look at the history of women's sports and the controversy surrounding trans athletes by a leading LGBTQ+ sports journalist. For decades women have been playing competitive sports thanks in large part to the protective cover of Title IX. Since passage of that law, the number of women participating in sports and the level of competition in high school, college,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.082 BARTobin, Paul
Summary: Lydia Riverthane has always dreamed of being a professional wrassler, the greatest of all fighters in the kingdom of Grimslade. Growing up in the shadow of Wrassle Castle, where her older brother routinely racks up championship belts, has only fueled her competitive fire. But when her brother is mysteriously arrested for treason, Lydia and her friends must find a way into the year-end...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wonderbound 2021
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TOBSummary: "In a series of thirteen original narratives, each on a particular sport and focusing on the top female athletes who were the foremost figures in their arena, Nike Is a Goddess captures the profound changes women's sports have undergone and pays tribute to the remarkable athletes who led the way." "Written by top female sportswriters from such prestigious publications as The Miami Herald, The...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 1998
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.082 NIKSokolove, Michael Y.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.083 SOKSteele, Katie
Summary: Two experts in mental health and sport lift the veil on the crisis in women's athletics, offering parents and coaches urgently needed advice and support and showing how female athletes can find joy in whatever sport they choose, at whatever level they compete. No matter the sport, the message to girls and women is the same: Be aggressive, but not too aggressive. Win at all costs, but be polite...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.082 STEDiCaro, Julie
Summary: "Shrill meets Brotopia in this personal and researched look at women's rights and issues through the lens of sports, from an award-winning sports journalist and women's advocate"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.082 DICValosik, Vicki
Summary: Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of synchronized swimming's elevation to Olympic status, this breathtaking book, tracing a century of aquatic performance, from vaudeville and dime museums to the Olympic arena, honors the grit, glamor and sheer athleticism of an utterly unique sport that forever changed women's relationships with water.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.2 VALLaflin, Bonnie-Jill
Summary: "In A League of Her Own shares the inspiring stories of nineteen groundbreaking women in the world of sports. Using exclusive interviews and her own unique lens, former NBA scout and NFL cheerleader Bonnie-Jill Laflin captures the remarkable life journeys of these iconic women whose bravery and hard work have changed the face of sports and culture"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.092 LAFSteidinger, Joan
Summary: "Sisterhood in Sports: How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete tells the stories of all kinds of female athletes in a variety of sports. Their natural tendency to use talking as a primary form of communication is essential to their experiences and successes in sports. Women and girls tend to have BFFs, collaborate during periods of stress, express empathy for one another, worry about...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796 STEGonzales, Debbie
Summary: "A celebration of the strength, endurance, and athleticism of women and girls throughout the ages, Girls With Guts! keeps score with examples of women athletes from the late 1800s up through the 1970s, sharing how women refused to take no for an answer, and how finally, they pushed for a law to protect their right to play, compete, and be athletes."--Amazon.com.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.082 GONSummary: Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by tennis legend and activist Billie Jean King, the film weaves together stories of eight icons to discuss how their own struggles and achievements shaped women's sports.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GROKeefe, Jess
Summary: "Thirty-Thousand Steps is a powerful and transformative memoir that interweaves the author's obsessive training to becoming a distance runner, along with her singular, focused research into the science of addiction in the shadow of grief after the death of her brother"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KEEFE, JESS KEESummary: Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women's boxing, the pair form a touching bond in the process.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MILCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MILCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie MillionVan Camp, Richard
Summary: "No one knows how a suit of samurai armour ended up in the Fort Smith museum. When a mysterious stranger turns up to claim it, Sonny, a young Tłı̨chǫ Dene boy, is eager to help. Shinobu has travelled to Fort Smith, NWT, to reclaim his grandfather's samurai sword and armour. But when he discovers that the sword was lost in a poker game, he must confront the man known as Benny the Bank. Along the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HighWater Press 2022
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 VANFleshman, Lauren
Summary: "Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes. Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running: one of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, she was a major face of women's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Anthony, David
Summary: The heroes' baseball team, the Traverse City Salmon, are playing the Garden City Sprouts in the little league championship game. The Sprouts throw a curve ball and turn into pinch-hitting plant monsters.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sigil Pub. 2009