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Beartown volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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A "poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team that might just change everything ... Fredrik Backman knows that we are forever shaped by the places we call home, and ... explores what can happen when we carry the heavy weight of other people's dreams on our shoulders"--
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Language
English
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Eight year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of sixteen, she's competing for the U.S. Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and...
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Language
English
Description
Just when we need some magic in our lives, bestselling author James Patterson brings us a stirring tale of life, love, and the power of Christmas miracles.
Travis McKinley's life has drifted sideways. His job, his marriage, even his children all feel disconnected and distant. Has he really accomplished nothing of consequence in his life? One Christmas Day, Travis plays a round of golf and finds himself for the first time in the zone-playing...
Travis McKinley's life has drifted sideways. His job, his marriage, even his children all feel disconnected and distant. Has he really accomplished nothing of consequence in his life? One Christmas Day, Travis plays a round of golf and finds himself for the first time in the zone-playing...
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Language
English
Description
"A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don't expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they've always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it's a cruel blow when they hear that Beartown ice hockey might soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in the neighboring...
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
282 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the events of the 2001 Bellagio Hotel and Casino poker game in an account that describes the strategies employed by game newcomer Andy Beal and his challenge to some of the world's top players.
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Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Describes the NCAA Final Four tournament, including some of the greatest teams, players, and moments from Final Four history"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
itbooks
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When Molly Bloom was a little girl growing up in a small Colorado town, she watched her brothers win medals, ace tests, and receive high praise from everyone they met. Molly wanted nothing more than to bask in that glow a little herself, so she pushed herself too--as a student, as an athlete. She was successful but felt like she was always coming from behind. She wanted to break free, to find a life without rules and limits, a life where she didn't...
10) The final goal
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.
11) LIV and let die
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The New York Times best-selling author of Phil-and one of the most trusted correspondents on the front lines of golf-delivers a no-holds-barred account of LIV Golf's bid to usurp the PGA Tour--one of the most chaotic moments in golf history.
Over the past two years, professional golf has been at war, and Alan Shipnuck has been our most trusted correspondent on the front lines. Following closely on the heels of his bestselling sensation Phil, Shipnuck...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Art and poetry combine to tell the story of boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion in the early part of the twentieth century.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton volume 44
Publisher
Sweet Cherry Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
101 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Geronimo Stilton isn't much of a sportsmouse, so why would he be competing in a golf trounament? Well, his grandfather needs a partner of course! Soon there is trouble...someone is planning to steal the solid gold Super Mouse Cup with the world-famouse giant diamond. Can Geronimo stop the thief in time?!"--
Author
Series
Legends volume 3
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
xii, 356 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From Magic Johnson to Michael Jordan to LeBron James to Steph Curry, ESPN's Howard Bryant presents the best from the hardwood--a collection of NBA champions and superstars for young sports fans! Fast-paced, adrenaline-filled, and brimming with out-of-this-world athleticism, basketball has won the hearts of fans all across America--yet it is particularly popular among kids and teens. Giants of the game like Steph Curry, LeBron, and Michael Jordan...
15) Murder on ice
Author
Series
Figure skating mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Wheeler Pub
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
360 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
16) The tournament
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Series
Language
English
Description
When the feared sultan of the mid-16th-century Ottoman Empire issues a chess tournament challenge to European royals, a young Elizabeth I accompanies England's champion, only to witness a brutal murder amid dangerous court machinations.
18) Run, Mo, run!
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mo Jackson and his friends are competing in a track meet! Can Mo fun fast enough to win the race?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
311 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Coming into 2016, the Americans had lost an astounding six out of the last seven Ryder Cup matches, and tensions were running high for the showdown that took place in October, 2016 in Hazeltine, Minnesota, just days after American legend Arnold Palmer had died. What resulted was one of the most raucous and heated three days in the Cup's long history. Award-winning author John Feinstein takes readers behind the scenes, providing an inside view of the...
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