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1) 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
Language
English
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
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake. Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place...
4) Fast Company
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
119 p.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
Upset over her parents' divorce and her subsequent move to Minnesota, Maisie joins a curling team and begins to have a change of heart.
8) Soccer snub
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
Quincy has worked hard in order to move up to the A-level soccer team where he can play with his friend Will, but when he becomes a starter and Will is benched it seems like their friendship is suddenly on the rocks.
9) The grip
Author
Series
Marcus Stroman volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
199 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Marcus, a young baseball pitcher, learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts.
10) Surfing shake-up
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rosie loves surfing at her Aunt Hazel's surfing school in Byron Bay, Australia, but this summer she is tasked with teaching her cousin Flora to surf although the two have never liked each other--and Rosie is finding it difficult to overcome her dislike.
11) Baseball blowup
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Malcolm loves baseball and science, but his teammates are not always pleased with the ideas he comes up with--until he uses science to come up with a winning pitch, the knuckleball.
12) Big shot
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 16
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
Francis is spending a week at an esports camp, hoping to get even better at Red Car Racers, his favorite game; but finding himself surrounded by older and more experienced players he stuggles with his performance--and his confidence.
15) The crossover
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.