Review Detail
Middle Grade Non-Fiction
421
Lots of biographies of little known sports stars!
(Updated: June 15, 2026)
Overall rating
5.0
Writing Style
5.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
5.0
Learning Value
5.0
Wow. This had SO MUCH basketball information, and gets bonus points for including a lot of players from marginalized populations. It's formatted in a way that readers who like the Guinness Book of World Records or Ripley's Believe It or Not books will love, with lots of colorful illustrations, bold fonts, and fun lists. I'm definitely buying a copy, in a Perma-Bound edition, and it will be constantly checked out. I'm also buying the baseball book, but what we really need is a similar one about football, since that is the second most popular sport for which my students ask.
Good Points
The formatting allows a lot of information to be packed into the pages, and it's easy to dip in and out of the stories. I can see readers finding their favorite entries and reading them again and again. The text is large, and the colors and illustrations will draw in readers.
Maybe someone will write that book, with more information about Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, and Spencer Haywood, but for now, I'll have to make do with this engaging nonfiction book that will never be back on the shelf!
Maybe someone will write that book, with more information about Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, and Spencer Haywood, but for now, I'll have to make do with this engaging nonfiction book that will never be back on the shelf!
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