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Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After tryouts for the school basketball team, eighth graders Zeke, Eli, Ryan, and Miles find their friendship tested when two of them make the team and two of them do not. Includes facts about Michael Jordan and BIll Russell.
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
With help from a new student and inspiration from an old magazine article, the players on Michael's seventh-grade basketball team hope to overcome their shortness and win their game against the eighth graders. Includes facts about the UCLA Bruins and their use of the full-court press.
3) On the line
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Worried that his inability to make free throws is making his junior high basketball team lose games, Marcus learns an unconventional underhand shooting method from a friendly custodian but is not sure he wants to use it. Includes a history chapter discussing great basketball players who have used the underhand toss.
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When they lose their coach, Scott and his teammates decide that he should try his hand at coaching, but it takes teamwork and the efforts of a player they call "Brain" to produce a winning season. Includes historical facts about player coaches.
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Kyle fakes a catch, his baseball team goes on to win the league championship but Kyle doesn't feel good about winning by cheating. Includes a section on the sportsmanship of Christy Mathewson, a pitcher who played professional baseball in the early 1900s.
Author
Language
English
Description
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....
10) Outside shot
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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?"--
11) Lucky Enough
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A baseball star's luck is tested in this action-packed story-perfect for fans of Mike Lupica and Tim Green-from the author of The Kid Coach.
Like many athletes, Trey is superstitious. How could he not be when he just made the Ravens travel baseball team thanks to his lucky charm, a piece of rare sea glass he found on his grandmother's beach?
This stroke of good fortune reinforces Trey's superstitions, and his rituals only become more important to...
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