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Eli Manning, 2nd Edition
Jeff Savage · 2012
95/100
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Jeff Savage's 32-page biography of Eli Manning traces his career from the 2004 NFL Draft through his second Super Bowl MVP win in 2012, fitting the Amazing Athletes series format cleanly. The prose is accessible for early independent readers, the photographs add visual context, and the narrative thread — stepping out of Peyton's shadow to become a champion in his own right — gives young sports fans something to root for. Lerner is a trusted educational publisher and the series is a library staple for good reason. The honest caveats are two: the brief format limits how deep any single chapter goes, and the content stops in 2012, well before Manning's 2020 retirement. Still a fine sports literacy pick for its age group. Fully family-safe.
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