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Rodgers, Sugar, 1989- author.
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Rodgers, Sugar, 1989- -- Juvenile literature.
Women's National Basketball Association -- Juvenile literature.
African American women basketball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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They better call me ...
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They better call me Sugar : my journey from the hood to the hardwood / Sugar Rodgers.
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Rodgers, Sugar, 1989- author.
Brooklyn, New York : Black Sheep, [2021]
Subjects
Rodgers, Sugar, 1989- -- Juvenile literature.
Women's National Basketball Association -- Juvenile literature.
African American women basketball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781617759291 (paperback)
1617759295 (paperback)
9781636140131 (hardcover)
Description:
190 pages ; 21 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Williamstown -- Tomboy -- Second grade -- Golf -- Tiger Woods and California -- My first jail visit -- Football -- Toe-to-toe with a drug dealer -- My first basketball team -- City league basketball -- The bust -- The tournament -- The funeral -- DD bug -- Life at Coach Betty's house -- Aunt Linda -- Boo Williams -- Getting recruited -- Powder puff -- Senior prom -- Georgetown Hoyas -- Scooter -- Freshman year -- Dad -- Senior year -- Preparing for the pros -- Draft day -- Minnesota Lynx -- Living the dream -- Dream big -- Self-talk and positivity.
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Sugar Rodgers's road to a successful WNBA career was fraught with hardship and tragedy. Left essentially homeless at fourteen, she clung to basketball as a way to keep herself focused and sane. Here Rodgers delivers a powerful message of discipline, perseverance, and self-determination for anyone growing up in economically challenging conditions. -- adapted from back cover
Audience:
Grades 7-9.
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Aina Haina Public Library
YA -- Biography
B Rodgers Ro
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Hawaii State Library
YA -- Nonfiction
796.32309 Rodgers Ro
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Kalihi-Palama Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
796.32309 Rodgers Ro
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