Jake Maddox JV
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Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jasper quit his school football team after blowing a big play, which is giving him a lot of time to get into trouble with his friends--but when he is allowed to rejoin the team rather than face detention he finds that everybody is mad at him: his teammates because he quit, and his friends because he is avoiding punishment.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ninth-grader Kyle has always been the heavyweight on his junior high school wrestling team, but when a new kid shows up he loses the challenge and finds himself relegated to the B-team--until a girl on the squad suggests he move down a weight class.
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Alex really wants to make his middle school soccer team this year, but Jake, the class bully, keeps taunting him with his past failures--until Errol, a new student from Scotland, teaches him the importance of practice and teamwork.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
At his old school fourteen-year-old Simon Wahlberg was the best player on his hockey team, but when he tries out for the Edgewater High School's varsity team he discovers that the competition is pretty fierce--and not just on the ice.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Kaleb has always looked up to his older stepbrother, Luke, in snowboarding and everything else, so when Luke is wounded in Afghanistan Kaleb is devastated--and to honor his brother he is set on competing on the difficult slopestyle course.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mason Williams is on his junior high school swim team, and he has always been fast at the short distances, but if he wants to compete in the longer races he will need to work on his endurance--so his best friend suggests that he train in the nearby lake.
9) BMX bravery
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Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Cam loves riding BMX bikes, but he is also a careful rider--but when his new friend insists on trying out a particularly dangerous course and breaks his leg on a jump, Cam has to ride the treacherous Copper Devil trail alone in order to get help.
10) Skateboard idol
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Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
89 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When local skateboarding idol Scottie Devine announces a kind of treasure hunt in his home town in California, skating friends Griff and Annika are thrilled to participate--but soon the competition threatens to destroy their friendship.
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Block and rock
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12)
Free throw fail
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13) Paintball boss
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
89 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Quinton learns the real meaning of leadership when his tactics mean not only a loss for his team, but also the alienation of a teammate and a best friend.
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Physical Desc
89 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Alex Landry is determined to recruit the new boy at Wisconsin's Kingsford Middle School, Miles Vaughn, to the snowboard team, because his skill is awesome, but Miles is taking care of his younger siblings while his mother works two jobs, and finding the time to attend practice is difficult--so Alex sets out to show him being a part of a team means you always have someone to share the load.
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Soccer stand-off
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17)
Home safe home
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18) Rookie runner
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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Alvin's twin sister, Yasmin, lands the lead role in their middle school play, Alvin is faced with the need to find something to do after school while she is rehearsing, so he takes up cross-country running (it is either that or doing homework in the library)--he has always been a fast runner, but he soon learns that distance running is more about patience and pacing than pure speed and staying in the lead, and he will have to adapt or be left...
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Soccer sabotage
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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustration ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When wide receiver Ethan drops a touchdown pass and his team loses the game, he starts to doubt his own abilities, but as the next game approaches he realizes that he has to do what his father and coaches are telling him to do--stop obsessing about failure and get back to playing confident football.
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Climbing strong
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Kart rival
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23) Swim or sink
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
89 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Although only in eighth grade Baxter Reilly is an important member of the Edgeview High School in Tempe, Arizona, and lately the pool has been his place of refuge from the stress of his parents' separation--but now, between the pending divorce, his father's miserable apartment, his mother's new boyfriend, and the resentment and bullying from his older teammates, it is getting harder to focus on his role as the anchor of the 4 x 400 freestyle relay...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
62 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Now at different schools, Ricky and Anthony's friendship is tested when they find themselves on opposing basketball teams, leaving Ricky to decide whether he is willing to let his new team down if it means making his best friend happy.
25) Football fraud
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Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When DeSean Mitchell makes an embarrassing mistake while showboating in the end zone, he ends up costing his football team the game. In the final play, he's tackled and lies on the field in defeat. A teammate assumes he is hurt, and rather than face the shame of his mistake, DeSean fakes an injury. How long will DeSean let the deception go on?"--
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Lucky soccer save
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Snowboard balancing act
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Eight-wheel wonder
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ATV cheat
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