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Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
276 pages, 36 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1957, inspired by what she is learning about civil rights and armed with knowledge of female ball players, ten-year-old Katy Gordon fights to be allowed to play Little League baseball.
63) Final season
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green comes a gripping, deeply personal standalone football novel about a star middle school quarterback faced with a life-changing decision after his dad is diagnosed with ALS. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica! With two all-star college football players for brothers and a former Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman for a father, it is only natural for sixth-grade quarterback Benjamin Redd...
Author
Series
Maybe Marisol volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"One of Marisol's least-favorite things is gym class--especially when Coach Decker announces that they will be playing kickball--so Marisol and her best friend Jada ask the best (and stinkiest) athlete they know--Marisol's big brother Oz--for help"--Provided by publisher.
65) Falling short
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Best friends Isaac and Marco face various challenges in sixth grade, such as Isaac getting better grades, Marco winning a spot on the basketball team, and both seeing their efforts make a change in their respective family lives. They hope their friendship and support for one another will be enough to help them from falling short.
66) Head on
Author
Series
Lock in novels volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent's head and carry it through the goalposts. With flesh and bone bodies, a sport like this would be impossible. But all the players are "threeps," robot-like bodies controlled by people with Haden's Syndrome, so anything goes. No one gets hurt, but the brutality is real and the crowds love it. Until a star...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When cousins Mike and Kate discover that the bat and ball that Hank Aaron used to hit his 715th home run have gone missing from the Atlanta Braves ballpark, apparently by someone who wants the Braves' manager fired--Mike and Kate are determined to solve the mystery and get the stolen artifacts back.
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...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
300 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother, and a David Beckham in training. He's also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of isolation and bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio. At Oakley, Spencer seems to have it all: more accepting classmates, a decent shot at a starting position on the boy's soccer team, great new friends, and maybe even...
70) Ready or not!
Author
Series
Abby in between volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
194 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Abby McAdams grapples with changes in her home life, her body, and her perspective on the world as she navigates fourth grade.
71) Strike zone
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
249, 14 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Nick García dreams of winning MVP of his summer baseball league, of finding a cure for his sister, of meeting his hero, Yankee pitcher Michael Arroyo, and of no longer living in fear of the government and ICE agents.
Author
Series
Here's Hank volume 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this winning addition to the easy-to-read bestselling series, Hank has to hustle to prove he can be his basketball team's secret weapon! For two years running, Hank's school has beaten their arch rivals at the annual second grade basketball game. When his friends try out, Hank is determined to play, too. There's just one problem: Hank is terrible at basketball. Luckily Dr. Dunk (AKA Hank's dad) and Hank's friends have his back. With a little help,...
73) Shot clock
Author
Series
Shot clock volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the death of his friend, Tony must work to make the basketball team, but when he gets the chance to join the squad as statistician, he must grapple with honoring the memory of his basketball-loving friend while also trying to fit in on the team.
74) Fast pitch
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Shenice Lockwood dreams of leading the Fulton Firebirds to the U12 softball regional championship. But Shenice's focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending-and family-name-ruining-crime may have been a setup. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family's past--and fast--before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever."--
Author
Series
Wizenard series volume 1
Publisher
Granity Studios
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 22
Physical Desc
567 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A struggling team of kids from a poor neighborhood is transformed by the appearance of a mysterious coach.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Claire can't wait to get out on the ice and skate, skate, skate! She's going to jump, leap, and twirl! Just you wait--pretty soon she'll be on TV and dazzling audiences everywhere. But when Claire and her mom arrive at the Ice Center for Claire's very first skating lesson, it's not everything Claire was dreaming it would be...In this humorous tale of expectation meets reality, Claire discovers beautiful performances require lots of skill, and it's...
79) Coming up short
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventh-grader Bea is the star short stop on her softball team, which is going to the league championship, but her world has just been turned upside down by the news that her father has been suspended from his law practice because he used some of his clients' money to pay bills; worse the news has been spread by another lawyer online, and that lawyer happens to be the father of Bea's almost boyfriend, Xander; now her fielding skills are slipping,...
80) Slugfest
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka "Slugfest," in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a summer he'll never forget"--
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