Jake Maddox
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Best friends Olivia and Jessica are good runners, but Olivia is uncomfortable with competition, so when her friend talks her into joining the track team and Olivia is assigned to a long distance race, she is suddenly overcome by a fear of failure.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Once an inseparable trio, whether in their little band or on the football field, Justin, Tony, and Miles have drifted apart in middle school (Justin to band and his old friends to sports); now, after a summer of jamming, Justin decides to try out the football team with his old friends--but he finds little encouragement from them, and he misses the new friends he made in the school band.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Andrea is excited for another winning volleyball season. But there's a problem-the new coach is bringing the team back to basics, and now Andrea is unhappy and feeling frustrated in her new position. Will the coach's strategy pay off, and will the Pumas ever be ready for competition?
5) Hoop hustle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Brian Worth Jr. plans on trying out for his middle school's basketball team, but the trouble is he has always relied on his height to give him an advantage and that is no longer enough--but at the local senior center, where he reluctantly volunteers, he discovers a friend in George, a former player, who sets out to teach him some of the skills he is missing.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When his father's valuable signed baseball disappears during the team's sleepover, Ian Shin, catcher for the Scottsville Knights, suspects the new pitcher, Hunter Yates, but he cannot be sure, and his trust in his teammates is shattered--so he must uncover the truth to bring the team back together.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Jake is a top scorer on the Tyndall Tigers, in fact you might say that basketball is in his blood, but when it comes to free throws he has a problem--he gets nervous and cannot seem to make them in a game situation.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Ninth-grader Kyle has always been the heavyweight on his junior high school wrestling team, but when a new kid shows up he loses the challenge and finds himself relegated to the B-team--until a girl on the squad suggests he move down a weight class.
10) Pool panic
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Jenny loves swimming, and her best friend has finally convinced her to join the school swim team--but when she is confronted by a crowd of spectators in competition she freezes up.
11) Soccer shake-up
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Worried sick about his baby brother's operation, twelve-year-old Dominic does not really feel much like playing soccer, so he just messes around on the field during practice--but when his grandfather teaches him some moves he starts to take an interest, and sets out to win the trust of his coach and teammates.
12) Gridiron gamer
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English
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Being in a wheelchair prevents Iako from hitting the real gridiron, but he makes up for it by being a whiz at the video game, Football Blitz, so when the opportunity arises, Iako enters an esports tournament to prove he can compete as well as anyone else.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Fourteen-year-old Aarash Husayni is starting his freshman year at Freemont Central High School, and even though he has been in the United States for six years he still feels like an outsider and mostly he tries to keep his head down and avoid the bullies; so when his fifteen-year-old cousin Ferhana and her friend Anton persuade him to join the wrestling team it is a big step--but his chief tormentor is also on the team, and Aarash has a choice: quit...
14) BMX Bravery
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Fourteen-year-old Cam loves riding BMX bikes, but he is also a careful rider--but when his new friend insists on trying out a particularly dangerous course and breaks his leg on a jump, Cam has to ride the treacherous Copper Devil trail alone in order to get help.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Seventh-grader Gabriella Carter, goalie for Stratford Park Middle School, was given the treasured medal of professional soccer star Shaune Covington to hold for a week, but now it has disappeared from her backpack; clearly somebody took it, and it is up to Gabriella and her friends to gather clues, check alibis, and figure out who took the precious medal--and why.
17) Cheer fears
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Soon-to-be eighth graders and close friends Robert, Maryam, and Kylie are excited to be at sleepaway cheer camp this summer, even after they find out that their cabin is supposed to be haunted; ghost stories are fine, but than the pranks start, and the accusations start flying--Robert is the only one in the whole cabin who has not been pranked, so he figures that he better figure out who is responsible before he gets the blame.
18) Back Row Dynamo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Eighth-grader Ellie is a veteran on her volleyball team, but this year she is frustrated because she is having trouble with her footwork, and she hopes that getting involved with coaching the younger girls in the newly organized after-school group at the Boys and Girls Club will help her work through her problems--besides, it is fun and she was instrumental in setting it up.
19) Off base
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Jayden is only one stolen base away from the school record, when he is suddenly kicked off the team, accused of cheating on a math test, and the "proof" is found in his locker; apparently someone is trying to prevent him from setting the record by framing him, and he enlists the help of Lindsey, the school reporter, to gather clues and figure out which of his teammates has it in for him--and do it before the final game.
20) Nothing but net
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Layla's hard work pays off when she moves from a substitute to starting player and captain of the basketball team, but her best friend and teammate Danika causes trouble.