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She Got Game!: Books By and About Women Basketball Players
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items We playing basketball baby! This list includes books about some of the greatest centers, forwards, WNBA teams and history makers! Fun Fact: Did you know Atlanta, Georgia has had TWO WNBA teams? The first was the Atlanta Glory, founded in 1996 and cur...
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Children's Books
Embark on an inspiring journey in Hoopville with Girl Baller, a basketball player who proves that, with hard work and belief in yourself, girls can play basketball just as well as boys. In this beautifully illustrated children's book, readers will fo...
Girl Baller: A Basketball Story
The story follows Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir into adulthood and her heartbreaking decision to walk away from a professional basketball career when the rules once again won’t allow her to wear a hijab. Bilqis becomes an activist, fighting for years on the in...
Lion on the Inside: One Girl Changed Basketball
Young Adult
With in-depth writing from The Athletic and dozens of vivid photos, Caitlin Clark: Raising the Game traces this incredible rise, from Clark’s early days as a standout in Des Moines, to her dominance with the Iowa Hawkeyes that made her a household na...
Caitlin Clark: Raising the Game - 9781637277249
Hoops Muses is an homage to WNBA and women's basketball, bringing style and flair to all the details, moments, and people who have shaped the collective world of (women’s) hoops.
Hoop Muses: Insider's Guide to Pop Culture
Introduces readers to the development of womens basketball, as well as the sports star players from past to present. Colorful spreads, fascinating sidebars, and athlete bios make this a thrilling read for young sports fans.
Women in Basketball (She's Got Game): Buckey, A.W.
Bird is considered by many to be one of, if not the best point guard in WNBA history. In Sue Bird: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Greatest Point Guards, you'll learn the inspirational story of one of women's basketball's greatest point gu...
Sue Bird: Inspiring Story of a Basketball Legend
Lisa Leslie is also widely known as the first ever player to dunk in a WNBA game. For all her accomplishments, Leslie was inducted to both the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
Lisa Leslie: Inspiring Story of a Basketball Legend
Maya Moore entered the WNBA in 2011 as the first overall pick, selected by the Minnesota Lynx. During her first season, Moore won the Rookie of the Year award and won the WNBA championship that same year. She was the Lynx's star player for over eight...
Maya Moore: Inspiring Story of a Basketball Star
Candace Parker, known as a versatile player, played 13 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks before joining the Chicago Sky. Parker has been a key contributor to the Sparks' and Sky's championship teams over the last few years. Parker is one of the mos...
Candace Parker: Inspiring Basketball Story
From the pioneers of the early days of the sport to the superstars of today, Legends of Women's Basketball tells the stories of the women who have thrilled and inspired fans both on and off the basketball court.
Legends of Women's Basketball
The book introduces basketball fans to the extraordinary history of the WNBA's New York Liberty with a photo-laden narrative of the team's greatest successes. Beginning with the franchise's early years, readers get the highlights of the team's supers...
The Story of the New York Liberty
Despite gold medals, WNBA championships, and a list of accolades, A’ja Wilson knows how it feels to be swept under the rug―to not be heard, to not feel seen, to not be taken seriously.
Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You
The book introduces basketball fans to the extraordinary history of the WNBA's Indiana Fever with a photo-laden narrative of the team's greatest successes. Beginning with the franchise's early years, readers get the highlights of the team's superstar...
WNBA: History of Women's Hoops - Aces
In A'ja Wilson: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Star Power Forwards, you'll learn the incredible story of one of basketball's stars, A'ja Wilson. A'ja Wilson has already proven herself as one of the best players in the WNBA. The young star...
A'ja Wilson: Inspiring Story of a Basketball Star
Adult
Combining exhilarating sports writing and exceptional storytelling, Dust Bowl Girls takes readers on the Cardinals’ intense, improbable journey all the way to an epic showdown with the prevailing national champions, helmed by the legendary Babe Didri...
Dust Bowl Girls: Inspiring Team Story
Rare Gems is the story of the pioneers who shaped so much of the modern infrastructure for women's basketball, whose histories intersect and wind their way through the state of Minnesota. It is the story of forcing open doors—to ensure teams even exi...
Rare Gems: Four Generations of Women
Shattering the Glass offers a sweeping chronicle of women's basketball in the United States, from its invention in the late nineteenth century to its dominant position in sports today. Offering vivid portraits of forgotten heroes and contemporary sta...
Shattering The Glass: Women's History
She was the first player to sign a contract in the first women’s professional basketball league, paving the way for the WNBA. She set records for the most points in a season, in a game, and in a playoff game that still stand four decades later. Yet f...
The Legend of Molly Bolin: Pro Basketball