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Author
Publisher
Yellow Jacket, an imprint of Little Bee Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Seventh grader and math wiz Trish plans to play on the baseball team, but fellow math wiz Ben thinks baseball is a torture he would like to avoid--but now the two, who competed against each other in a math tournament, find themselves on the same baseball team. Includes recipes and math facts.
102) Frozen peaches
Author
Series
Great Peach experiment volume 3
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
After ten-year-old Freddy Peach wins his family a trip to the Ice Hotel in Sweden, the family pack their bags to learn how to run a successful hotel and participate in the Ice Hotel's Frozen Olympics.
103) Control freak
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
910L
Physical Desc
211 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Steve is King of the Bench. No brag. That's just a fact. And this season, Steve and his friends are ready to sit on the sidelines of the Spiro T. Agnew Middle school football field. But then they stumble upon an old-school video game controller, and they become convinced it can control sports plays. With it, Steve might become King of Football too!
104) Batting order
Author
Series
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
On or off the field, Ben and Matt couldn't be more different. Ben Roberson is an all-or-nothing player: he's big, he's bold, and he's brash. Ben's swing can hit a ball right out of the park--but that's if he can get a hit at all. Matt Baker is small, and shy, and his stutter has him avoiding the spotlight--even if he's the best all-rounder on the team. But while Matt knows he's got the chops, a part of him has always envied "Big Ben" and his attention-grabbing...
105) Dev tries his best
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
BR 90L
Physical Desc
16 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's fitness day in gym class. Dev works hard and tries his best to jump, climb, run, and more" --
Author
Series
Lexile measure
GN 490L
Language
English
Description
"Will Kitty find her perfect sport? Kitty is terribly out of shape--she can barely torment Puppy without need a break to huff and puff! When Kitty's owner catches her wheezing, Kitty is told it's time to exercise! It takes some serious convincing, a high-stakes competition, and a little bit of trickery, but eventually Kitty gets into the competitive spirit...albeit reluctantly. Well, what did you expect?" -- Page [4] cover.
107) Taking up space
Author
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
"Sarah loves basketball more than anything. Crushing it on the court makes her feel like she matters. And it's the only thing that helps her ignore how much it hurts when her mom forgets to feed her. But lately Sarah can't even play basketball right. She's slower now and missing shots she should be able to make. Her body doesn't feel like it's her own anymore. She's worried that changing herself back to how she used to be is the only way she can take...
108) Benchwarmers
Author
Series
Benchwarmers volume 1
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jeff Michaels, son of a Philadelphia TV sports reporter, is just learning to play soccer on the new sixth-grade team at his middle school. Andrea Carillo has fought her way onto the squad, but the coach doesn't think girls should play with boys, so she's riding the bench with Jeff--even though she's one of the best players. With Jeff's help, the Philly media gets a hold of the story, and suddenly Andi is all over the news as she shows...
Author
Series
Wizenard volume 2
Publisher
Granity Studios
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
188 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The next book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Wizenard series
Reggie has never felt destined for greatness. He dreams about basketball brilliance all day and night, but the hard truth is that he's a benchwarmer for the West Bottom Badgers, the worst team in the league. Even their mysterious new coach, Rolabi Wizenard, can't seem to help them end their losing streak.
Reggie is willing to train tirelessly to improve his game, but the gym itself...
110) Barely floating
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Natalia De La Cruz Rivera y Santiago, also known as Nat, was swimming neighborhood kids out of their money at the local Inglewood pool when her life changed. The LA Mermaids performed, emerging out of the water with matching sequined swimsuits, and it was then that synchronized swimming stole her heart. The problem? Her activist mom and professor dad think it's a sport with too much emphasis on looks--on being thin and white. Nat grew up the youngest...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Facing down a mighty opponent on the football field, the reader's choices can mean the difference between a triumphant victory and a heartbreaking loss.
112) Double play
Author
Series
Baseball genius volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
780L
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When New York Yankee James "JY" Yager tries to show that he can still hit in the majors without the help of twelve-year-old Jalen's baseball genius, Jalen focuses on his own baseball career as he tries to carve out a spot with the Rockton Rockets.
Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Hes playing for his summer travel team and trying to win a regular spot in the rotation. But Jalens got more then talent on the field. Hes a baseball genius who can analyze...
Author
Publisher
Soho
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Xavier "Scarecrow" Wallace, a mixed-race MMA fighter on the wrong side of thirty, is facing the fight of his life. Xavier is losing his battle with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), or pugilistic dementia-a struggle he can no longer deny. Through the fog of memory loss, migraines, and paranoia, Xavier does his best to keep in shape while he waits for the call that will reinstate him after a year-long suspension. Until then, he watches his diet...
114) Touch the sky
Author
Series
Girl of the year. Joss volume 2
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
134 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Joss Kendrick is always looking for new ways to soar, so when her cheer team needs a new flyer, she tries to step up to the challenge. Her skills on the surfboard and skateboard make her a natural for the role, but her confidence is rattled by an accident at the talent show. With an important competition coming up, she wants to do an easier stunt, but she may find the courage to trust her team not to drop her and perform the tricks needed to win.
115) The field
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth Books, Inc., an imprint of NordSüd Verlag
Lexile measure
230L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Children form teams, build a pitch, and play a joyous game of soccer, in a book with English and Creole (as spoken in Saint Lucia) vocabulary words.
"Vini! Come! The field calls!" cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community--family, friends, and the local fruit vendor - for a pick-up soccer (futbol) game. Boys and girls, young and old, players and spectators come running--bringing balls, shoes, goals, and a love of the sport....
116) Rivals
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In basketball-crazed Walthorne, rival middle school stars Austin Chambers and Carter Haswell are both feeling the pressure when school sports reporter Alfie Jenks reveals scandals that jeopardize the whole season. Told through flashbacks, newspaper reports, social media posts, and interviews.
117) Goodnight soccer
Author
Publisher
Capstone Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2018.
Lexile measure
450L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
The perfect bedtime book for young soccer fans. From the opening kickoff to the final goal, a young girl says goodnight to her most beloved sport: soccer. With delightful, rhyming text and energetic art, acclaimed author Michael Dahl (Goodnight Baseball, Goodnight Football, Goodnight Hockey), along with illustrator Christina E. Forshay, captures the thrill and excitement of the world's most popular sport. This Sports Illustrated Kids picture book...
118) Up for air
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
900L
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Learning disabilities make school painful for Annabelle, thirteen, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.
119) Running on empty
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
HL 580L
Physical Desc
169 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After a freak accident on the track, everything changes for Leon Kline, anchor of Gilburn High's 4x100 sprint relay team. Suddenly his future is gone. No scholarship, no college. When he meets sassy and straight-talking Casey De Vries, life doesn't look so bleak. She even gets him running again. But as he gets to know Casey better, he realizes something is not quite right. How can he help her if she won't tell him what's going on?" -- Page [4] cover....
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lenny loves baseball. And not just playing baseball -- he loves reading about it, too. Lenny thinks the more he knows, the better he'll play ... and he needs all the help he can get! But it's not until he comes across some interesting information in his Big Book of Baseball Facts -- Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, two of the best hitters in baseball history, failed most of the time! -- that Lenny realizes his odds are pretty good! With renewed determination...