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Football Champ

Tim Green - HarperCollins; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

When Troy White proved his remarkable "football genius" to the Atlanta Falcons, they brought him on board as a team consultant. Now, thanks to Troy's ability to predict winning plays, the Falcons are pulling in victories. Troy loves his starring role behind the scenes and the thrill...
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Caught Stealing

Jake Maddox - Stone Arch Books
Format: Print book

Seventh grader Ian Shin loves his baseball team they're like a family. So when Ian's dad's valuable signed baseball goes missing after a team sleepover, he can't believe it. The culprit could only be the pitcher, Hunter Yates. Not only is he new, but he has a brand new glove...
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The League

Thatcher Heldring - Yearling; Dgs edition
Format: Print book

"This book is a solid choice for reluctant readers who also happen to love football."--School Library Journal "Will keep sports fans reading.” —Kirkus ReviewsTwo teams. One summer. No rules. Wyatt Parker is tired of getting picked on by bullies and ignored by girls....
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Soccer Shootout: 0

Jake Maddox - Stone Arch Books
Format: Book

Berk always plays goalie for his soccer team But when a new kid Ryan moves to town Berk has to play an unfamiliar position Ryan may have incredible talent but hes also wildly unpredictable Can the team survive the season
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Say It Ain't So

Josh Berk - Random House Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Lenny, Mike, and Other Mike are back in school for the glory that is seventh grade, and this year, Mike is determined to make catcher on the middle-school team. When Mike's hard work pays off and he wins the coveted postition, Lenny is a little jealous, but he'll settle for being...
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Race the Wild #1: Rain Forest Relay

Kristin Earhart - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

When Russell entered the race, he knew it was going to be a wild ride. Especially the first race course! He'd been studying up on the Amazon's animals and culture forever. But nothing could prepare him or his teammates for what they'd find in the rain forest: raging rapids,...
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Checkered Flag Cheater: A Motor Novel

Will Weaver - Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Format: Print book

Trace Bonham is living large as the teen driver for a pro Super Stock racing team. He's on billboards and on the road instead of stuck in school. And he's blowing away the competition wherever he races. But Trace is worried that those who think his crew is illegally "juicing"...
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Arctic Freeze

Kristin Earhart - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Print book

The air might be freezing, but the race is heating up! Dev cant stop thinking about how much hed disappointed his dad by signing up for The Wild Life. But to win a race through the frozen Arctic tundra, where animals are ferocious and nature is extreme, the red team needs everyone to give...
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Savanna Showdown

Kristin Earhart - Scholastic Inc., 2015.
Format: Print book

This amazing race is getting wild!When the teams take on the African savanna, the competition heats up, and Mari starts to feel the pressure. She's never been the strongest or the fastest racer. Sure, she knows almost everything about lions and rhinos and zebras. But facts can only...
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Outback All-stars

Kristin Earhart - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Print book

Adventures animal lovers will adore! Does Team Red have what it takes to beat the best of the best? G'day mate! It's an all-star race through the Australian Outback. But each team is a champion. So Sage knows the red team is going to have to be smarter and tougher than the competition...
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The Walk On

John Feinstein - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein kicks off a new series for middle grade featuring Alex Myers, a student athlete who tries to take on the sports establishment in his new town. Alex Myers is a quarterback, but from the first day of football practice, it's clear that that position...
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Confessions of a Wannabe Cheerleader

Zoe Evans - Simon Spotlight
Format: Print book

Sunday, September 5:Afternoon, my crib    Spirit Level: Cheered Out OK, so this was supposed to be the first day of my new, totally fantastic life as a Port Angeles School Titan Cheerleader. BUT instead, it’s the day that I, Madison Jane Hays, got rejected from the Titans...
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Best of the Best: A Baseball Great Novel

Tim Green - HarperCollins; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Josh is still flying high from his teams tournament win at Cooperstown when his parents start talking about a divorce. Now his dad is challenging him to play the best of the best at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. But does he just want to get Josh out of the way Two things...
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Unstoppable

Tim Green - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Inspired by interviews with real-life cancer survivors and insider sports experience, this unforgettable New York Times bestseller shows a brave boy who learns what it truly means to be unstoppable. As National Ambassador for Young People's Literature emeritus Jon Scieszka said, Unstoppable...
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Force Out

Tim Green - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

In New York Times bestselling author Tim Green’s baseball novel, when two friends compete, one of them will be forced out. In this tense, action-packed story that takes an increasingly common dilemma in competitive sports to new heights, former NFL defensive end Tim Green perfectly...
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Harry Miller's Run

David Almond - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

From the masterful David Almond comes a joyful, wistful story of boyhood, running, and tales of days gone by, in a beautiful gift edition illustrated in full color.Liam just wants to go out running with his mates - the Junior Great North Run is not far away, and there's training to be done....
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Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics

John Feinstein - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein dives headfirst into a scandal of Olympic proportions in this exciting sports mystery. Teen sports reporter Susan Carol is competing as a swimmer at her first-ever Olympic games. It's the opportunity of a lifetime, and her best...
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Soar

Joan Bauer - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Newbery Honor-winner Joan Bauer's newest protagonist always sees the positive side of any situation - and readers will cheer him on!Jeremiah is the world's biggest baseball fan. He really loves baseball and he knows just about everything there is to know about his favorite sport....
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Go Girl! #10: Basketball Blues

Thalia Kalkipsakis - Feiwel & Friends; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

When Angie is told that she plays basketball like a boy she is heart-broken. She quits her favorite basketball team and dreams of cheerleading instead. But can cheerleading make Angie happy, or is basketball her real love? It's lucky Angie is more than just a pretty face!  
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Toni #4

LJ ALONGE - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Mass Market Paperback

A street-smart, action-packed basketball series with action on and off the court.Toni isn't Coach Wise's favorite player on Team Blacktop. Honestly, she's not even in his top five. And if she's being real, her own teammates keep siding with him during practice.But this isn't...
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Brittany the Basketball Fairy

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

The Sports Fairies' magical items are missing, and now the Fairy Olympics are going all wrong! This is our ninth group of Rainbow Magic fairies; all seven books will be released at once.It's an exciting time in Fairyland. Everyone is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics! But Jack...
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The Crossover

Kwame Alexander - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

2015 Newbery Medal Winner2015 Coretta Scott King Honor Award WinnerNew York Times Bestseller "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year...
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Slam Dunk Shoes (Jake Maddox Sports Stories)

Jake Maddox - Capstone Press
Format: Paperback

Jamals been asked to try out for the super-elite youth basketball team. His dad makes him a deal: If Jamal makes the team, he gets new shoes. But will the fancy new shoes really improve Jamals game?
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