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We Got Game!: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World Hardcover – May 4, 2021

by Aileen Weintraub (Author), Sarah Green (Illustrator)
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A Mighty Girl's Best Book of the Year!

Inspire kids to be their best selves and get involved in social change with this stunning anthology about thirty-five amazing women in sports around the world and throughout history.

Do you play sports? Maybe you dream about scoring a goal on the soccer field or hitting a home run in baseball. Perhaps you're thinking about trying a new sport, but you're still not sure.

In We Got Game! you'll meet thirty-five female athletes who played hard, broke records, and inspired girls around the world. Some of these athletes have retired. Others are still competing. But they have one thing in common: they all got game! You'll read about the first woman horse jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby, the number one tennis player in the world, a surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, and a snow boarder who landed a death-defying jump, along with many others. These female athletes prove that girls can do anything!

Simone Biles * Gretchen Bleiler * Hannah Cockroft * Misty Copeland * Diane Crump * Sasha DiGiulian * Gabby Douglas * Grete Eliassen * Marlen Esparza * Lisa Fernandez * Althea Gibson * Bethany Hamilton * Mia Hamm * Jackie Joyner-Kersee * Billie Jean King * Phaidra Knight * Silken Laumann * Nancy Lopez * Tatyana McFadden * Ibtihaj Mohammad * Danica Patrick * Megan Rapinoe * Mary Lou Retton * Manon Rhéaume * Ronda Rousey * Wilma Rudolph * Junko Tabei * Dara Torres * Elana Myers Taylor * Marianne Vos * Abby Wambach * Maria Toorpakai Wazir * Jen Welter * Serena Williams * Kristi Yamaguchi
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  4. Grade level
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    Running Press Kids
  7. Publication date
    May 4, 2021
  8. ISBN-10
    0762497807
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0762497805
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We Got Game!: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World, Weintraub, Aileen

We Got Game!: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World, Weintraub, Aileen

We Got Game!: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World, Weintraub, Aileen

We Got Game!: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World, Weintraub, Aileen

We Got Game!: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World, Weintraub, Aileen

Record-breaking gymnast SIMONE BILES

Elite wheelchair racer HANNAH COCKROFT

Powerful Flyweight Boxer MARLEN ESPARZA

Adventurous mountain climber JUNKO TABEI

We Got Game!: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World, Weintraub, Aileen

They compete, they win, they all GOT GAME!

The female athletes in WE GOT GAME! aren’t just trailblazers on the field, the court, or the course. They are also activists and philanthropists who fight for gender equality, promote body positivity, protect the environment, and so much more.

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Gr 5–8—Weintraub's collection of biographies provides both quick overview and intriguing insight into the lives of 35 inspiring female athletes. Each spotlight begins with a color illustration and outstanding statistics. A one-page essay highlights early-to-late career accomplishments and lesser-known facts. Weintraub draws readers in with encouraging information such as Misty Copeland's late introduction to ballet lessons at age 13 and Lisa Fernandez's refusal to accept one coach's critique that her arms were too short for professional pitching. A theme carried through the book is that there is much work left to accomplish: Weintraub incorporates information such as the lack of female jockeys in the history of the Kentucky Derby and notes Grete Eliassen's work to bring attention to the difference in prize money for male and female winners of the X Games. Providing a more complete portrait of what it means to break barriers and engage the world in deeper dialogue about gender equality, Weintraub highlights each subject's efforts in the areas of activism, philanthropy, and advocacy. The collection spans a variety of sports from derby jockey to wheelchair racing to UFC fighting. Filled with vibrant illustrations by Green, the only caveat to this highly readable text is the disjointed layout. The odd-numbered, three-page format of illustration, facts, and essay often misalign with the next spotlighted athlete and may be confusing to some readers. VERDICT A thoughtful and inspiring purchase for upper elementary and middle grade readers that will foster curiosity, questions, and further memoir reading.—Monica Cabarcas, Sutherland M.S., Charlottesville, VA

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The biographies, inspirational messages, and mottos make this a good choice for young feminists and sports enthusiasts.―Booklist

"A thoughtful and inspiring purchase for upper elementary and middle grade readers that will foster curiosity, questions, and further memoir reading."―School Library Journal, starred review

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Running Press Kids (May 4, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0762497807
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0762497805
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 10 years, from customers
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.65 x 9.95 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 57 ratings

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Aileen Weintraub is an author, editor, and journalist. Her humorous book KNOCKED DOWN: A HIGH-RISK MEMOIR is about a Brooklyn girl who moves to the country, has a whirlwind romance, and ends up on pregnancy-related bedrest in a rickety old farmhouse due to unusually large fibroids. She is also the author of WE GOT GAME! 35 FEMALE ATHLETES WHO CHANGED THE WORLD, a Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year. Her previous bestselling book NEVER TOO YOUNG! 50 UNSTOPPABLE KIDS WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE won a 2018 Parent's Choice award. Aileen's work has been featured in The Washington Post, AARP, NBC, Glamour, Al Jazeera, and HuffPost, among others. She lives in New York. Find out more about her at www.aileenweintraub.com and follow her on Twitter @aileenweintraub

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Just got a copy for my husband’s classroom!! Super colorful illustrations with fun facts. This is an inspiring book about female athletes and their social justice work
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James Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars Very current for young girls!
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2021
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I just purchased this book for my brother’s granddaughter. Looking through it, I was very pleased to see that it has many current female athletes, not just ones from decades ago! So important as it has athletes she can currently see. And all the modern new sports, too.

The book is set up with vignettes and the drawings are great - fun to flip through. Love it and recommend it!
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Blair Glaser
5.0 out of 5 stars A gift to girls
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2021
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It’s so refreshing to see a collection of female athletes who are also good role models for girls. Wientraub’s collection of women from many different types of sports gives us just enough information to understand how far they’ve come, how hard they’ve had to work and the contribution they make the world. The illustrations are beautiful and make the book more artful than if they were photos. I bought two copies for girls in my life— a meaningful gift.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book whether you are into sports or not
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2021
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I wish I read this book when I was younger so I could have seen other females who overcame struggles to be great at what they do and inspire others. The book was so well done, covering women in not only famous sports but the more obscure ones as well. You don't even need to like sports to find this book inspiring. Well done!
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Llyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Inspiring!
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2021
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A great book to empower young girls! We Got Game! has wonderful illustrations and presents a fabulous range of female athletes. While my 9 year old daughter is an athlete, this book is great for all girls! She enjoyed reading about faves like Megan Rapinoe and Abby Wambach, but she was excited to learn about Hannah Cockroft and Ibtihaj Mohammad, among others. We highly recommend this book!
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Ilana Dubrow
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for anyone!!! Sports lovers or not!
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2021
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This age appropriately written book is full of informative, fun facts. The pictures are great and each athlete that's discussed has a large printed page with interesting information before the child reads about the person in greater detail. Highly recommended!!
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Diana Whitney
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring read for kids of all genders!
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2021
The association of weakness and slowness with femininity is a tired trope, but it’s still alive and well in our culture. Which is why I’ll be giving every kid I know a copy of WE GOT GAME. This book for middle grade readers is full of lively illustrations, inspiring stories, and cool facts. The athletes featured include some of my personal heroes: Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe, Serena Williams, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

I also loved learning the stories of athletes I didn’t know, like elite wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft, Kentucky Derby jockey Diane Krump, and flyweight boxer Marlen Esparza. I wish I could’ve read We Got Game to my teen daughters when they were younger.

But please don’t mistake this for a girls-only book. This collection is for kids of ALL genders, offering them a sense of possibility and awe, inspiring them to try new sports and discover new heroes.
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SparklyRainbowPrincess
5.0 out of 5 stars Great springboard book for kids to learn more about these inspiring female athletes
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2021
This book is wonderful for kids to learn about female athletes from various sports and the hardships they had to overcome to get to the top of their game. The author includes differently-abled women, as well as POC so there is something for everyone. Each athlete has a one-page bio of her achievements and early life. Also, there is a short summary of statistics for each athlete. The book has an illustration of each athlete, rather than photographs which makes the book appealing to the target audience (middle school). I think this book will whet the appetites of young women everywhere to know more about these trailblazers and be inspired by them. While this book is about female athletes, the writing style appeals to all genders and should be on all kid's bookshelf.
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AGW
5.0 out of 5 stars An Inspiring Celebration!
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2021
WE GOT GAME is simply a must-add for school, library, and home collections. With a fantastic cross-section of profiles--from famous, household names to some athletes I'd never known about before -- Weintraub's book is engaging, inspiring, beautiful to look at (those illustrations!!), and most of all a really fun read. I LOVED the inclusion of ballet dancer, Misty Copeland, for as anyone who has ever danced knows -- ballet is a sport! My only regret is that this book wasn't around when my kids were MG readers, but that hasn't stopped them from picking it up to read, learn and enjoy even as young adults. A wonderful read for all ages, I highly recommend!
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Charlene Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and informative!
Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2022
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This book has so many amazing athletes- several I’ve never heard of and some familiar favourites!
The illustrations are beautiful and there is a good amount of information on each athlete: a one-page write up plus a page with interesting facts.
I Love this book and it is great for anyone interested in women in sports.
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