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English
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Early in the Great War, men left Britain's factories in droves to enlist. Struggling to keep up production, arsenals hired women to build the weapons the military urgently needed. "Be the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun," the recruitment posters beckoned. Thousands of women-cooks, maids, shopgirls, and housewives-answered their nation's call. These "munitionettes" worked grueling shifts often seven days a week, handling TNT and other explosives...
2) Rez ball
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team--even though he can't help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident. When Jaxon's former teammates on the varsity team offer to take Tre under their wing, he sees this as his shot to represent his Ojibwe rez all the way to their first state championship. This is the first step toward his...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"College exes break all the rules when they reunite years later in this enemies to lovers, second chance romance, the highly anticipated companion novel to the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet-from the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect. Nora Mackenzie's entire career lies in the hands of famous NFL tight end Derek Pender who also happens to be her extremely hot college ex-boyfriend. Nora didn't end things as gracefully as...
Author
Series
Star Striker volume 3
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
231 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Albert, Star Striker for the Zeenods, and his alien teammates face the final game of the interplanetary soccer tournament and confront the empire that wants to defeat them once and for all.
Author
Series
Big shots volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Wells Whitaker was once golf's hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his "promising" career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles. But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home, he knows he made the greatest mistake of his life. Josephine...
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Series
Soccer diaries volume 1
Publisher
Rebellion Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Rocky Race is not your average fourteen year old. She's determined, ambitious and the best football player you've ever seen. So, when she gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend a prestigious soccer camp in California, USA, she takes it. But far from home, Rocky suddenly finds herself out of her comfort zone. Fake friends, her own anxieties and a brand new world with strange rules all threaten to derail her new life before it's even started--does...
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Series
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
125 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mike's passion for baseball clashes with his father's concerns about his responsibilities, so Mike must find a balance between his passion for the game and his after-school work.
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Every athlete knows what it takes to win. But for teen female players, the stakes are so much higher. In this anthology, the voices of these athletes come alive, highlighting the ferocity of those who are often shunted to the side. From navigating rampant misogyny to forging a sisterhood through sweat or just reveling in the love of the game, these stories address the phenomenal physical and emotional power of teenage athletes as they compete, persevere,...
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Language
English
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"In this 1950s coming-of-age story, two sisters are left reeling when their father is accused of being a member of the Communist party. Bertha finds a haven with the All-American Girls Baseball League. Flossie finds herself in an unexpected friendship. Both are about to discover how much good there is in the world-even in the hardest of circumstances"--
1952, Detroit, Michigan. Bertha Harding dreams of baseball. She reads every story in the sports...
Author
Series
Squirlish volume 1
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Margaret K. McElderry Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cordelia, a young girl raised by squirrels, tries to branch out from her squirrel family and make a human friend, but after stumbling into a gymnastics class she finds social skills are a tough nut to crack.
13) Puppy love
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Language
English
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After saving a drowning puppy while dealing with a huge crush on his classmate Sierra, thirteen-year-old Jordan Mendoza nurses the abandoned puppy back to health and wonders who threw her into the canal and if there are more puppies needing rescue.
Author
Series
The long game volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A disgraced soccer executive reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children's team"--
"Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake up at dawn, drive to the Miami Flames FC offices, try her hardest to leave a mark, go home, and repeat. But her routine is disrupted when a video of her in an altercation with the team's mascot goes viral. Rather than fire her, the team's owner--who happens to be her...
16) Collided
Author
Series
Dirty air volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Sophie
Liam is Formula 1's golden boy. But he's nothing but a fraud. Charming. Devious. Seductive. And someone who promises to fulfill all my naughty bucket list items. I force him behind the safe lines of the friend zone. Instead of accepting our friendship, he strikes a deal. One season. One list. One dirty secret.
Liam
Sophie is my greatest fantasy brought to life. And a major threat to my contract renewal. She's a part of the rival team and...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
New to Cincinnati, where her father is now coach of the University basketball team, eighth-grader Aurora (called Rory) finds herself isolated by the heated team rivalries--especially when it turns out her new friend Abby's father has a mysterious feud with Rory's father that threatens her new friendship.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Will is generally miserable but finds solace at dance school, and then Will's seventeen-year-old hockey-star cousin, Alex, moves in, and Will and Alex learn a lot about each other and their relationships with their fathers"--Provided by publisher.
Thirteen-year-old Will is generally miserable at the middle school where his father is principal, but after his father refuses to let him attend dance school, Will finds common ground...
19) Dances: a novel
Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Promoted to principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, Cece Cordell, a young black woman, still feels like she doesn't belong, and, despite her dream achievement, is faced with a choice that may derail her career, sending her on a pilgrimage to find her missing older brother and reclaim the parts of herself lost in the pursuit of her art.
At twenty-two years old, Cece Cordell reaches the pinnacle of her career as a ballet dancer when she's promoted...
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Udoka Clendon is a first-year university student and a product of basketball systems that have produced professional players. He's been pushed relentlessly by the obsessive mentorship of his older brother, which has been tolerated by his hard-working single mother. For years his brother has taken him to tournaments and pushed him to succeed on the outdoor courts of the west end. Burdened by expectations and self-doubt, Udoka tries to reignite his...
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