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2) Patina
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 2
Language
English
Description
"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--
3) Fast break
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Since his mother's death, Jayson, twelve, has focused on basketball and surviving but he is found out and placed with an affluent foster family of a different race, and must learn to accept many changes, including facing his former teammates in a championship game.
4) Rebound
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
Author
Series
Derby daredevils volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When they get lost in a strange city during roller derby camp, the Daredevils lose their confidence and their ability to work as a team, but shy Tomoko's wilderness skills and navigational know-how help them escape the urban jungle.
6) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Language
English
Description
Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.
8) The grip
Author
Series
Marcus stroman volume 1
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
199 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Marcus, a young baseball pitcher, learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts.
9) Team players
Author
Series
Home team novels volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A girl with Asperger's joins Cassie's softball team but not everyone on the team welcomes her, creating a rift between Cassie and her teammates"--
10) It wasn't me
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Theo's photography project is vandalized, the five students nearby all claim it was not them, so Theo's favorite teacher suggests they all spend vacation week together and get to the truth.
11) In your shoes
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
323 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Miles is an anxious boy who loves his family's bowling center. Amy is the new girl at school, who tries to write her way to her own happily-ever-after and does not want to live above her uncles funeral home. Then Miles and Amy meetin the most unexpected way ... and it is the beginning of everything." --
12) John's turn
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Every Friday at school there's an assembly with announcements and maybe a guest. Then one of the kids gets to do something for the whole school. A performance. Today it's John's turn; what will he do?
13) Lu
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 4
Language
English
Description
"Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means"--
14) Sunny
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 3
Language
English
Description
Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.
15) Flip the bird
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A teenage falconer in training runs up against trouble when he finds himself falling for a girl who is part of a radical animal rights group"--
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 15
Language
English
Description
On their a cross-country camping trip, Greg Heffley and his family find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise and when the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation--or if they're already in too deep.
17) Fly
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Africa asks her friends to teach her to double-dutch so she can enter a double-dutch competition, but none of her friends know how.
18) Play ball!
Author
Series
Little league volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eleven-year-old cousins who are closer than most brothers, catcher Liam McCarthy and pitcher Carter Jones grew up playing baseball together. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball World Series. To reach the title match, however, they must first beat their number one rivals from Southern California. Little do they know that the game will prove to be just the first challenge they'll face...
19) Strike zone
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Nick GarcĂa 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.
20) The crossover
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Basketball star Josh Bell and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court. When Jordan meets the new girl in school, the brothers' bond is tested. Basketball and brotherhood intertwine to show them that life doesn't come with a playbook.
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