{"product_id":"inaugural-ballers-the-true-story-of-the-first-us-womens-olympic-basketball-team-9780593351260","title":"Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First Us Women's Olympic Basketball Team","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStrong Inside\u003c\/i\u003e comes the inspirational true story of the birth of women's Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put US women's basketball on the map. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA League of Their Own\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMiracle\u003c\/i\u003e in the inspirational true story of the first US Women's Olympic Basketball team and their unlikely rise to the top. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years before women's soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the '76 US women's basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women's sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of the '76 Olympics, the American team included a roster of players who would go on to become some of the most legendary figures in the history of basketball. From Pat Head, Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers, Lusia Harris, coach Billie Moore, and beyond--these women took on the world and proved everyone wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacked with black-and-white photos and thoroughly researched details about the beginnings of US women's basketball, \u003ci\u003eInaugural Ballers\u003c\/i\u003e is the fascinating story of the women who paved the way for girls everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cb\u003eAndrew Maraniss\u003c\/b\u003e writes sports and history-related nonfiction, telling stories with a larger social message. His first book, \u003ci\u003eStrong Inside\u003c\/i\u003e, received the Lillian Smith Book Award for civil rights and the RFK Book Awards' Special Recognition Prize for social justice, becoming the first sports-related book ever to win either award. His young readers adaptation of \u003ci\u003eStrong Inside\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of the Top Biographies for Youth by the American Library Association and was named a Notable Social Studies Book by the Children's Book Council. His acclaimed second book for kids \u003ci\u003eGames of Deception\u003c\/i\u003e was a Sydney Taylor Book Award Middle Grade Honor Recipient, a Junior Library Guild selection, and was praised by authors Steve Sheinkin and Susan Campbell Bartoletti. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSingled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke.\u003c\/i\u003e Andrew is a contributor to ESPN's sports and race website, TheUndefeated.com, and is a visiting author at the Vanderbilt University Athletic Department.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viking Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620617425170,"sku":"9780593351260","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d21c821f-6529-48ef-951f-4b87cb6487d6.jpg?v=1765971878","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/inaugural-ballers-the-true-story-of-the-first-us-womens-olympic-basketball-team-9780593351260","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}