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2) Sooley
Author
Language
English
Description
This time. John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court. In the summer of his seventeenth year, Samuel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basketball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on a airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true. Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed,...
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
62 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Samira has never been the best gymnast on her team, but she has always worked hard and loved what she was doing; but when a torn rotator cuff sidelines her and six months later her shoulder just does not seem to feel right--she discovers snowboarding, a whole new world of speed and excitement opens up before her"--Title verso page.
Author
Series
Mermaid tales volume 17
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
95 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shelly Siren loves playing on Trident Academy's Shell Wars team. But is she ready to complete in the Shell Wars Championships in the fintastically famous city of Atlantis? As part of their trip, the mergirls get a tour of Atlantis and swim through Poseidon's Temple where Shelly sees a spookfish, which according to legend, carries a horrible curse.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Feeling inept in the team sports scheduled for his school's Gymboree, Clyde the rabbit develops his own event, a freestyle tumbling routine with a dazzling move called the "twirly burly."
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In the second book of this new, highly illustrated middle grade series by the nationally syndicated cartoonist of "In the Bleachers," Steve reprises his role as perpetual bench-warmer. Perfect for fans of Timmy Failure and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, King of the Bench is an ode to teammates, underdogs, and bench-warmers everywhere.
Steve is King of the Bench. No brag. That's just a fact. And this season, Steve and his friends are ready to sit on the sidelines...
10) Home
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A decade ago, kidnappers grabbed two boys from wealthy families and demanded ransom, then went silent. No trace of the boys ever surfaced. For ten years their families have been left with nothing but painful memories and a quiet desperation for the day that has finally, miraculously arrived: Myron Bolitar and his friend Win believe they have located one of the boys, now a teenager. Where has he been for ten years, and what does he know about the day,...
11) Darkest fear
Author
Series
Bolitar volume 7
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
A friend's son is gravely ill and the potential bone-marrow donor who could save his life has disappeared, so detective Myron Bolitar has no choice but to investigate, even though his sports agency desperately needs his attention.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
143 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kitty is terribly out of shape and when Kitty's owner catches her wheezing, she is told that it is time to exercise, but it will take a lot of convincing and a bit of trickery to get Kitty into the competitive spirit.
13) Heavy hitters
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
219 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ben is just starting the season on the town's All-Star Baseball league when he gets hit by a pitch. The hit makes Ben nervous at the plate and his hitting suffers. Meanwhile, Ben's teammate Justin is struggling with problems at home that are affecting his performance on the field. Ben tries to help Justin with his problems, while Justin helps Ben face the next pitch.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
While everyone in Fairyland is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics, Jack Frost's goblins steal the Sports Fairies' magic objects, and Rachel and Kristy are determined to roll away with Zoe's magic shoelace.
15) The soccer star
Author
Series
Publisher
Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
44 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Come along with Billie as she sets out to prove that girls can play soccer too.
16) QB 1
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jake Cullen, fourteen, lives in the shadows of his father and older brother until he becomes the starting quarterback for the high school football team and finally has his chance to shine.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's an exciting time in Fairyland where everyone is preparing for the Fairy Olympics, but Jack Frost's goblins have stolen the Sports Fairies' magic objects and are threatening to take over the whole competition; Rachel and Kirsty's help is seriously needed to even the score!
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Eighth-grader Suzy has joined the high school gymnastics team, but faces pressures from her team, her coach, and her mother when an injury sidelines her.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
250 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
While playing in the championship softball game, star pitcher KT Sutton blacks out and awakes to a changed world where the roles of academics and sports at her middle school have flipped, making talented athletes, such as KT, outcasts and brainy nerds popular.