Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of basketball player Kobe Bryant.

"While e-cigarettes do not contain as many chemicals as regular cigarettes, using them is not safe. Traditional cigarettes contain more chemicals and are known to cause cancer. E-cigarettes expose the user to fewer chemicals, but using them isn't harmless. They bring dangerous chemicals into the body, including the addictive chemical nicotine, and their long-term effects have serious consequences"--

From touchdowns and interceptions to overtimes and championships this book presents stories and tables of statistics, current through the 2007 season, to describe great records of players and teams in the National Football League.

Discusses the personal life and baseball career of the young man from Michigan who plays shortstop for the New York Yankees.

Describes the life and career of the player who led the 1996 women's Olympic basketball team to win the gold medal for the United States in Atlanta.

Examines the life and basketball career of Shaquille O'Neal, a center for the Los Angeles Lakers.

A biography of one of the top female soccer players in the world, Mia Hamm, who helped the United States win a gold medal in soccer in the 1996 Olympics and the Women's World Cup in 1999.

Examines the life and baseball career of Ken Griffey, Jr., a center fielder for the Cincinatti Reds.

A biography of the Green Bay Packers' star quarterback who led the team to victory in the 1997 Super Bowl XXXI.

"There is no shortage of obligations, pressures, and chaos coming at teens. Homework, sports, after school clubs, youth groups, chores, a part time job, family, and friends are all vying for a teen's time. Teens need to make sure they get to places on time, have all their assignme nts turned in, and spend time with the people who play an important role in their lives. They need to take control of the mayhem and make sense of what's coming at them....