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Booked
Kwame Alexander - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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National Book Award Long ListNew York Times Bestseller Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can't nobody stop you/can't nobody cop you ... In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel... |
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The Crossover
Kwame Alexander - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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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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The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life
Kwame Alexander - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller! You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what... |
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Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance
Simone Biles - Zondervan
Format: Print book
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Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, passion, and perseverance have made her one of the top gymnasts in the world, as well as a four-time winner of Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro.... |
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Tangerine
Edward Bloor - HMH Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover
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Paul Fisher sees the world from behind glasses so thick he looks like a bug-eyed alien. But he’s not so blind that he can’t see there are some very unusual things about his family’s new home in Tangerine County, Florida. Where else does a sinkhole swallow the local school,... |
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Tumbling
Caela Carter - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Make It Or Break It, a novel about the road to Olympics for the world's most elite gymnasts.Work harder than anyone. Be the most talented. Sacrifice everything. And if you're lucky, maybe you will go to the Olympics. Grace lives and breathes... |
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The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestseller about the Greatest Generation freshly adapted for the next generation. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics... |
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Leverage
Joshua C. Cohen - Dutton Juvenile
Format: Hardcover
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A Top Ten Best Fiction Book for Young Adults as Selected by the American Library Association The football field is a battlefield Theres an extraordinary price for victory at Oregrove High It is paid on-and off-the football field And it claims its victims without mercy-including the most... |
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Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina Young Readers Edition
Misty Copeland - Aladdin
Format: Print book
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Determination meets dance in this middle grade adaptation of the New York Times bestselling memoir by the first African-American principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre history, Misty Copeland.As the first African-American principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, Misty... |
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Deadline
Chris Crutcher - Greenwillow Books; First Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Ben Wolf has big things planned for his senior year. Had big things planned. Now what he has is some very bad news and only one year left to make his mark on the world.How can a pint-sized, smart-ass seventeen-year-old do anything significant in the nowheresville of Trout, Idaho? First,... |
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Whale Talk
Chris Crutcher - Greenwillow Books
Format: Paperback
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A varsity letter jacket: it's exclusive, nearly unattainable, revered . . . and everything that's screwed up about Cutter High, as far as T. J. Jones is concerned. That's why T. J. is determined to have the Cutter All Night Mermen - the unlikeliest swim team a high school has ever seen... |
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Gutless
Carl Deuker - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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With good speed and good hands, wide receiver Brock Ripley should be a natural for the varsity team, but he shies away from physical contact. He also avoids provoking the star quarterback, Hunter Gates, well known for his bullying tactics. Hunter struggles on the field, causing him to act even... |
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Beanball
Gene Fehler - Graphia
Format: Paperback
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It’s the worst sound I’ve ever heard in all my years of umping.Oh, I’ve heard plenty of pitches hit a helmet.But this . . . this fastball, up and in.This one hit bone, right in the face.Not even a scream or grunt from the kid.He went down like he was shot. In the bottom... |
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Mystery at the Final Four
John Feinstein - Yearling
Format: Paperback
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After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. |
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A strong right arm : the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
Michelle Y Green - Puffin Books
Format: Book
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Motivated by her love for the game and inspired by the legendary Jackie Robinson, Mamie Johnson is determined to be a professional baseball pitcher. But in a sport that's determined by white men, there is no place for a black woman. Mamie doesn't give up-from the time she insists... |
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Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board
Bethany Hamilton - MTV Books; Reprint edition
Format: Print book
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She lost her arm in a shark attack and nearly died, but she never lost her faith. In her #1 New York Times bestseller, Bethany Hamilton tells the moving story of her triumphant return to competitive surfing, which continues to inspire all who hear it. They say Bethany Hamilton has salt... |
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Stupid Fast
Geoff Herbach - Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Book
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Praise for Stupid Fast A rare mix of raw honesty and hilarity. Stupid Fast is Stupid Good! -Peter Bognanni, author of The House of TomorrowI AM NOT STUPID FUNNY.I AM STUPID FAST.My name is Felton Reinstein, which is not a fast name. But last November, my voice finally dropped and I grew... |
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Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand - Delacorte
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestseller, which is also a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie, has now been adapted by the author for young adults. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this riveting biography includes more than 100 black-and-white photos, as well as exclusive content,... |
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Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability, and Basketball
Juette, Melvin
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Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was "both the worst and best thing that happened" to him. The incident, he believes, surely spared the then sixteen year-old African American from prison and/or an early death. It transformed hi |
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Pop
Gordon Korman - Balzer Bray
Format: Print book
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When Marcus moves to a new town in the dead of summer, he doesn't know a soul. While practicing football for impending tryouts, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with an older man. Charlie is a charismatic prankster - and the best football player Marcus has ever seen. He can't... |
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Hit Count
Chris Lynch - Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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"I hit him so hard, the clash of helmets and pads sounded like a gunshot across the field. I crushed him with the hit, held on to him and crushed him again when I slammed him into the ground . . . I had arrived." Arlo Brodie loves being at the heart of the action on the football... |
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Boost
Kathy Mackel - Dial
Format: Print book
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Thirteen-year-old Savvy is six two and full of raw basketball talent; her three-point shot is deadly. But she’s also skinny and gets pushed around on the court. Her older sister, Callie, is a freshman on varsity cheerleading, but she’s not quite light enough to be a flier—her... |
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The Game of My Life: A True Story Of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic
Jason McElwain - New American Library
Format: Print book
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The incredible true story of one high school student's determination to triumph against the challenges of autism-and his opponents on the basketball court... On February 15, 2006, the Greece Athena Trojans high school basketball team took the court for the final game of the regular... |
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Dairy Queen
Catherine Gilbert Murdock - Houghton Mifflin Books for Children; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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When you dont talk, theres a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.Harsh words indeed, from Brian Nelson of all people. But, D. J. cant help admitting, maybe hes right. When you dont talk, theres a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.Stuff like why her best friend, Amber, isnt... |
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Hoops
Walter Dean Myers - Ember; Reprint edition
Format: Print book
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An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young AdultsNew Bonus Content:-Q&A with Walter Dean Myers-Q&A with screenwriter John Ballard-Teaser chapter from On a Clear Day-Excerpt from 145th StreetAll eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide... |
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Boy21
Matthew Quick - Little
Format: Print book
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You can lose yourself in repetition--quiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age.Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in broken-down Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, his dad works... |
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Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
ALY RAISMAN - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Discover Aly Raisman's inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, and learning to think positive even in the toughest times on her path to gold medal success in two Olympic Games--and beyond. Aly Raisman first stepped onto a gymnastics mat as a toddler in a "mommy & me"... |
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Amazing Grace
Megan Shull
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Gorgeous teen superstar Grace Kincaid has it all--an electric smile, million-dollar endorsement deals, and blond cover-girl looks. But what happens when America's "It" girl doesn't want "It" anymore? With the paparazzi stalking her every move, Grace quietly sli |
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Peak
Roland Smith - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below. - Peak Marcello After fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello is arrested for scaling a New York City skyscraper, he's left with two choices: wither away in Juvenile... |
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Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town
Warren St. John - Delacorte Books for Young Readers; 8.12.2012 edition
Format: Hardcover
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For readers who followed Enrique's Journey, Outcasts United is another equally moving account of refugees finding a new life in the U.S.Based on the adult bestseller, Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference, this young people's... |
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Game Seven
Paul Volponi - Speak
Format: Hardcover
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A fastball of a book by Paul Volponi - an author who knows sports and suspense!
Julio Ramirez Jr. lives in the shadow of his famous father. Not just because Julio Senior is a pitcher for the Miami Marlins and famous for his scorching fastball, but because he defected from Cuba, leaving... |
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The Final Four
Paul Volponi - Speak
Format: eBook
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March Madness is in full swing, and there are only four teams let in the NCAA basketball championship. The heavily favored Michigan Spartans and the underdog Troy Trojans meet in the first game in the seminfinals, and it's there that the fates of Malcolm, Roko, Crispin, and M.J. intertwine.... |
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