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1) Sooley
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Language
English
Description
This time. John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court. In the summer of his seventeenth year, Samuel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basketball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on a airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true. Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed,...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has...
Author
Series
Maple Hills volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
"Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team. Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins. Nate's focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means...
5) LeBron James
Author
Series
Publisher
Kaleidocope Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to LeBron James, covering his early life, career, and life off the court. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
7) Home
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Series
Language
English
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Description
When one of two boys kidnapped from their wealthy families resurfaces a decade later, the young survivor is observed by Myron Bolitar and his friend Win, who endeavor to discover the fate of the other missing boy.
9) Champions
Publisher
Focus Features, Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
10) The soccer star
Author
Series
Publisher
Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
44 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Come along with Billie as she sets out to prove that girls can play soccer too.
11) Don't know tough
Author
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Trent Powers relocates his family from Anaheim to Arkansas to take over as head coach of the Denton Pirates, a high school football team powered by a volatile but talented running back named Billy Lowe. Billy comes from an extremely troubled home: a trailer park where he is terrorized by his unstable mother's abusive boyfriend. Billy takes out his anger on the field, and it's not long before he crosses a line. Instead of punishing him, though, Trent...
12) Home
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Series
Language
English
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A decade ago, kidnappers grabbed two boys from wealthy families and demanded ransom, then went silent. No trace of the boys ever surfaced. For ten years their families have been left with nothing but painful memories and a quiet desperation for the day that has finally, miraculously arrived: Myron Bolitar and his friend Win believe they have located one of the boys, now a teenager. Where has he been for ten years, and what does he know about the day,...
Author
Series
Stink volume 6
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Second-grader Stink's parents tell him he must play a sport after he gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.
14) Promise me
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
370 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Entertainment agent Myron Bolitar offers a ride home to a young girl to prevent her from accepting a ride from a drunk driver, but when the girl disappears, he is forced to rescue her to prove his innocence.
15) Long lost
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Contacted by a woman with whom he had an affair years earlier, Myron Bolitar learns how she has been wrongfully accused of murdering her ex-husband, a situation that is further complicated by a long-hidden family secret.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kaleidocope Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
This narrative sports series introduces readers to five major sport leagues covering important moments, rivalries, and the history of each sport. Each title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gymnast Simone Biles won four Olympic gold medals in 2016, and she plans to compete at the Olympics again in 2020. This carefully leveled text with engaging photos and critical thinking questions will be a hit with young gymnastics fans.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake. Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place...
20) Creed III
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian a fighter who has nothing to lose.