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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2017 | Middle to High School
Gr 4–7—This biography focuses on the youth and early career of Tamba Hali, a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs. Hali, born in Gbarnga, Liberia, grew up during a devastating civil war. After years of enduring desperation and displacement, Hali and his brothers had to leave their mother behind in order to join their father in Teaneck, NJ. Assimilating into a U.S. school wasn't easy, but it was there that Hali first encountered organized...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2018
These fast-paced, engrossing biographies each introduce its subject's gritty and spirited journey to professional sports: football linebacker Hali, whose fa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
