Defying Hitler : Jesse Owens' Olympic triumph [Graphic Library. Greatest Sports Moments]by Yomtov, Nelson 

BTSB Prebound(Capstone Press, 2019)

BTSB #: 973595 Available

Dewey: 796.4209/BAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.1 MG RC: 5.2 3-5 Lexile: 670 GN F&P: X

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Subjects: Owens, Jesse,|d1913-1980 Olympic Games|n(11th :|d1936 : - Berlin, Germany) African American track and field athletes Biographical comic books, strips, etc

Summary: Tells the story of Jesse Owens' achievements at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany in defiance of Adolf Hitler and his racists views of white supremacy. In graphic novel format.

Just like Jesse Owens by Young, Andrew 

BTSB Prebound(Orchard Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 974464 Available

Dewey: 323.1/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 4.2 LG

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Subjects: Young, Andrew,|d1932- - Childhood and youth Owens, Jesse,|d1913-1980 Family life African Americans - Biography Race relations African American track and field athletes New Orleans (La.)

Summary: As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s. Andrew's father told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism, "Don't get mad, get smart." To drive home the lesson, the family went to the local theater to see newsreels of Olympic track star Jesse Owens and how he competed in Nazi Germany with dignity.

Who was Jesse Owens? [Who was--? (Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Workshop)]by Buckley, James 

BTSB Prebound(Grosset & Dunlap, 2015)

BTSB #: 166476 Available

Dewey: 796.42/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.9 MG RC: 5.7 3-5 Lexile: 880 F&P: X

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Subjects: Owens, Jesse,|d1913-1980 African American track and field athletes - Biography

Summary: At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into international glory by winning four gold medals.

Who was Jesse Owens? [Who was--? (Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Workshop)]by Buckley, James 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2015)

BTSB #: 166489 Available

Dewey: 796.42/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.9 MG RC: 5.7 3-5 Lexile: 880 F&P: X

Genres:

Subjects: Owens, Jesse,|d1913-1980 African American track and field athletes - Biography

Summary: At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into international glory by winning four gold medals.