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"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two towns, Tralee and Tralah, compete in an annual St. Patrick's Day decorating contest which Tralah boastfully always wins, but when their hearts are put to the test by a little man with pointed ears, Tralee wins with no effort at all.
5) Scythe
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--
Author
Series
The diary of a wimpy kid volume 16
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
217 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look...
9) Click'd
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"After spending the summer at coding camp, Allie Navarro is excited to share the app she built with her friends, until it starts to cause problems between them"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
247 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The overweight and unathletic son of a famous former football star discovers that his equally fat and lazy dog is unexpectedly--and obsessively--interested in competing in dog agility contests.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents factual information about the anatomy, strength, and behavior of sixteen ocean creatures and describes the probable winner of a competition among them.
12) Racing Parker
Author
Series
Thoroughbred volume no. 33
Publisher
HarperEntertainment
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
170 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Christina meets Parker Townsend, who has advanced to training level, she becomes even more determined to prove that she and her horse Sterling are ready for training level, too.
13) The meltdown
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 13
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
217 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights.
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Heather is an attractive softball player, who is used to winning but tends to strike out with guys. Tyler is a charming baseball player, who has never kissed a girl. so what happens when Heather tries to get his first kiss, and Tyler tries to win her heart to help launch his baseball career? It results in a head-on competition where both competitive and romantic sparks fly. However, will their differing religious beliefs keep them apart?
Author
Series
Mr. Lemoncello volume 3
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2017
Physical Desc
6 sound discs (ca. 6.75 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Everyone's favorite game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, is testing out his new Fabulous Fact-Finding Frenzy game. If Kyle can make it through the first round, he and the other lucky finalists will race to find fascinating facts about famous Americans and win spectacular prizes.
16) Twist and shout
Author
Series
Mermaid tales volume 14
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
©2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
86 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Echo injures her tail, she cant compete in the Poseidon Tail Flippers team competition. Will Echo find a way to help her team win from the sidelines?
Author
Series
Gods' Games We Play volume 1
Publisher
Yen On
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Yen On edition.
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"When the gods grow bored, they decide to spice up their eternal existence by challenging all takers in an ultimate battle of wits! Of course, these deities are capricious, unfair, and incomprehensible at the best of times, so winning is virtually impossible for a mere mortal. Even so, things are bound to get interesting when a former goddess and a genius human boy team up in a bid to win the game to end all games!"--
Author
Series
Tuttle twins volume 4
Publisher
Libertas Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The oldest economic battle is repeating itself. Disruptive businesses must fight against their crony competitors-the ones with friends in government who try and protect them from innovative upstarts. Ethan and Emily Tuttle witness this battle firsthand with their food truck friends as they embark on a campaign to win public support and overturn the laws that shut them down.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
For having skipped the school field trip, Dee, Hector, and Terrence must join the mathletes team but as they are poised to beat the undefeated champions, secret crime fighter Lunch Lady discovers something strange about the opposing team.
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Attic Pr
Pub. Date
[c1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
66p col illus
Language
English
Description
Alison experiences her share of ups and downs when she runs for fifth-grade class president and travels through the magic attic's mirror to the Junior World Cup Skating Championship in Germany