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Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought)
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Kathleen Krull
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HMH Books 1997
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Babe Ruth was the greatest slugger ever—and off the field snacked on pickled eels and chocolate ice cream. Johnny Weissmuller swam to Olympic fame—and on land practiced the Tarzan yell. "Krull hits another home run."—American Bookseller

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Street Date:
02/01/1997
Language:
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ISBN:
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ASIN:
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Reading Level:
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Level 7.9, 3 Points
Lexile measure:
1220
Subjects
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APA Citation (style guide)

Kathleen Krull. (1997). Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought). HMH Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Kathleen Krull. 1997. Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought). HMH Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Kathleen Krull, Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought). HMH Books, 1997.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Kathleen Krull. Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought). HMH Books, 1997. Web.

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