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Inspiration. Competition. Aspiration. Exhilaration. Overcoming odds and showing national pride. Read a book and share the excitement of the Olympic Games.

== Memoirs of Olympians ==
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?grace+gold+and+glory Grace, Gold, and Glory], by Gabrielle Douglas
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?running+for+my+life+lomong Running for My Life] by Lopez Lomong
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?age+is+just+a+number Age Is Just a Number] by Dara Torres
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?triumph+the+untold+story Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics] by Jeremy Schaap

==More Nonfiction about the Olympics and its Athletes==
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?run+the+world+wade Run The World] by Becky Wade
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?end+of+the+perfect+10 The End of the Perfect 10] by Dvora Meyers
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?boys+in+the+boat The Boys in the Boat] by Daniel James Brown
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?naked+olympics The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games] by Tony Perrottet
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?the+games+a+global+history The Games: A Global History of the Olympics] by David Goldblatt
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?brazil's+dance+with+the+devil Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy] by Dave Zirin
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?rome+1960 Rome, 1960: The Olympics that Changed the World] by David Maraniss
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?unbroken+a+world+war+II Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption] by Laura Hillenbrand

==Adult Fiction==
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?gold+cleave Gold] by Chris Cleave
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?dont+tell+me+youre+afraid Don't Tell Me You're Afraid] by Giuseppe Catozzella
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?once+a+runner Once a Runner] by John L. Parker Jr.

==YA Fiction==
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?tumbling+carter Tumbling] by Caela Carter
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?rush+for+the+gold Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics] by John Feinstein

==Movies==
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?race Race (2016)]
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?unbroken+film Unbroken (2014)]
*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?Jesse Owens (2012)]: An American Experience Film

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