Fred Bowen sports stories
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English
Description
Sam loves football. There's nothing better than the rush he gets when his team, the Cowboys, are working together-moving closer and closer to the end zone.
In a key game, the Cowboys beat their archrivals to remain undefeated, thanks to a major play by Sam. However, the celebration ends when he and his teammates make an unwelcome discovery: the winning play was illegal.Is the Cowboys' perfect season in jeopardy? Did they really deserve to win?Author...
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Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jake, who was one of his mediocre baseball team's best players the previous season, unexpectedly finds himself overshadowed when a new player shows up and the team starts winning.
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Throwing heat
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Quarterback season
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6) Real hoops
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Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
When Ben and Logan go to a recreation center to practice basketball with more experienced players in hopes of getting on the freshman team, they meet Hud, who could be the perfect point guard if he is willing to listen to the coach.
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Go for the goal!
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Perfect game
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Double reverse
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10) Out of Bounds
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English
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There's "plenty of soccer action" in this story of a middle schooler who has to figure out how to balance good sportsmanship with the goal of winning (Booklist). Eighth-grader Nate Osborne is a forward on his U-14 soccer team, the Strikers. He and the rest of his teammates are very competitive-especially when it comes to their rivals, the Monarchs. They want the Monarchs to lose so badly that they'll even root against them when they play other teams....
11) Outside shot
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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"Richie Mallon has always known he was a shooter. Now that he is facing basketball tryouts under a tough new coach, will his amazing shooting talent be enough to keep him on the team?"--
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Speed demon
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Soccer trophy mystery
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Off the bench
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