Mike Lupica
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"PI Sunny Randall has often relied on the help of her best friend Spike in times of need. When Spike's restaurant is taken over under a predatory loan agreement, Sunny has a chance to return the favor. She begins digging into the life of the hedge fund manager who screwed Spike over - surely a guy that smarmy has a skeleton or two in his closet - and soon finds this new enemy may have the backing of even badder criminals. At the same time, Sunny's...
Author
Series
Sunny Randall volume 10
Language
English
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Description
Robert B. Parker's PI Sunny Randall's newest case hits close to home in ways she never expected in her latest thrilling investigation. Melanie Joan Hall is back in Boston, riding high, refusing to have Sunny and Rosie move out. She has a Netflix series about to start shooting in Boston, based on her wildly popular new series of books for girls. Then it turns out that most of her fortune is gone. And her manager, who was in charge of the money, turns...
Author
Series
Spenser volume 50
Language
English
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Description
When the beautiful wife of a brilliant scientist, whose groundbreaking work with lithium has made him a billionaire, asks him to look into her husband's past due to his recent paranoia and violent behavior, Spenser makes a discovery that causes him to question his own views on morality.
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Paradise is rocked by the mayor's untimely death in the latest novel starring police chief Jesse Stone"--
The town of Paradise receives a tragic shock when the mayor is discovered dead, his body lying in a shallow grave on a property on the lake. It's ostensibly suicide, but Jesse's has his doubts... especially because the piece of land where the man was found is the subject of a contentious and dodgy land deal. Two powerful moguls are fighting...
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Series
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English
Description
"When a body is discovered at the lake in Paradise, Police Chief Jesse Stone is surprised to find he recognizes the murder victim--the man had been at the same AA meeting as Jesse the evening before. But otherwise, Jesse has no clue as to the man's identity. He isn't a local, nor does he have ID on him, nor does any neighboring state have a reported missing person matching the man's description. Their single lead is from a taxi company that recalls...
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English
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"When two seemingly unconnected mysterious deaths occur on his watch, police chief Jesse Stone must pull out all the stops to unravel the truth and stop a killer from striking again. The small town of Paradise is devastated when a star high-school baseball player is found dead at the bottom of a bluff just a day after winning the team's biggest game. For Jesse, the loss is doubly difficult--the teen was the nephew of his colleague, Suitcase Simpson,...
Author
Series
A Sunny Randall novel volume 7
Language
English
Description
"Robert B. Parker's iconic and irresistible PI Sunny Randall is back, and the stakes are higher than ever as she races to protect her ex-husband--and his Mafia family--from the vengeful plan of a mysterious rival. Sunny Randall is "on" again with Richie, the ex-husband she never stopped loving and never seemed to be able to let go, despite her discomfort with his Mafia connections. When Richie is shot and nearly killed, Sunny is dragged into the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When the coach's son, Shawn O'Brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old Ben McBain is not surprised, but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent Shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position.
10) 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.
11) Play makers
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
201 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When basketball season starts up, point guard Ben McBain encounters competition in the form of new kid Chase Braggs, who also happens to be a point guard. When their rivalry ends up taking the fun out of the game, Ben has to find a way to step up his game while remembering to have a good time.
12) Two-minute drill
Author
Publisher
Walden Media
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
180 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Brainy Scott, a great kicker who otherwise struggles with football, and star quarterback Chris, who has dyslexia, team up to help each other succeed in both football and school.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
244 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eighth-grade star quarterback Nate Brodie's family is feeling the stress of the troubled economy, and Nate is frantic because his best friend Abby is going blind, so when he gets a chance to win a million dollars if he can complete a pass during the halftime of a New England Patriot's game, he is nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed.
15) The only game
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan would lead his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team, seems to understand.
16) Hot hand
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In the wake of his parents' separation, ten-year-old Billy seems to have continual conflicts with his father, who is also his basketball coach, but his quiet, younger brother Ben, a piano prodigy, is having even more trouble adjusting, and only Billy seems to notice.
17) Heat
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
220 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
18) Travel team
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
274 p.; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory.
19) The underdogs
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
280 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Small but fast twelve-year-old Will Tyler, an avid football player in the down-and-out town of Forbes, Pennsylvania, takes matters into his own hands to try and finance the city's football team, giving the whole community hope in the process.
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Large print.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"When Sunny's long-time gangster associate Tony Marcus comes to her for help, Sunny is surprised--after all, she double crossed him on a recent deal, and their relationship is on shakier ground than ever. But the way Tony figures it, Sunny owes him, and Sunny's willing to consider his case if it will clear the slate. Tony's trusted girlfriend and business partner has vanished, appears to have left in a hurry, and he has no idea why. He just wants...