Undefeated

This is a terrific read. I actually did not know anything about Jim Thorpe other than that he was a Native American athlete. This is a wonderful introduction (aimed at a YA audience) to his education at the Carlisle school and their heralded football team. Again, I'd never read anything about the Carlisle school but it definitely echos the terrible era of residential schooling in Canada. A large portion of the book centers around Jim Thorpe's relationship with Pop Warner, and the sad situation surrounding Thorpe surrendering his Olympic medals.

I'd recommend this if you or a younger reader is interested in the history of football or Native American life at the turn of the 20th century.