<p><b>A great American sport and Native American history come together in this true story for middle grade readers about how Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner created the legendary Carlisle Indians football team, from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author and Newbery Award recipient Steve Sheinkin.</b> <p/><b>"Sheinkin has made a career of finding extraordinary stories in American history." --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p/><b>A <i>Boston Globe</i>-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book<br>A <i>New York Times</i> Notable Children's Book<br>A <i>Washington Post</i> Best Book</b> <p/><i>Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team </i>is an astonishing underdog sports story--and more. It's an unflinching look at the U.S. government's violent persecution of Native Americans and the school that was designed to erase Indian cultures. Expertly told by three-time National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin, it's the story of a group of young men who came together at that school, the overwhelming obstacles they faced both on and off the field, and their absolute refusal to accept defeat. <p/>Jim Thorpe: Super athlete, Olympic gold medalist, Native American<br>Pop Warner: Indomitable coach, football mastermind, Ivy League grad <p/>Before these men became legends, they met in 1907 at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, where they forged one of the winningest teams in American football history. Called the team that invented football, they too