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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"The Olympics are full of skating sports! Graceful figure skaters impress with jumps, speed skaters zoom around the icy track, and hockey players turn on a dime to chase down the puck. Readers will enjoy learning about different skills needed for each of these activities. With colorful photographs illustrating the postures, foot placement, and techniques needed to learn how to ice-skate, the main content shows readers what fun they can have on the...
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Con este completo y ameno libro usted podrá aprender todas las técnicas básicas del patinaje: cómo mantener el equilibrio, avanzar, girar, frenar, patinar hacia atrás, saltar, etc. Gracias a sus útiles y claras explicaciones, podrá aprender sin ninguna dificultad a moverse con patines en línea o de cuatro ruedas y, de paso, conocer las disciplinas más clásicas (velocidad, hockey sobre patines, street hockey, fondo), las más modernas (descenso,...
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On February 15, 1961, all 18 members of the U.S. World Figure Skating Team were killed in a plane crash, along with 16 coaches, officials, and family members. Frozen in Time takes readers inside the lives of the young skaters who died in the crash, revealing their friendships, romances, rivalries, sacrifices, and triumphs. The dramatic focus lingers on two families of powerful women: the Owens and the Westerfelds. Maribel Owen, the most famous woman...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Thirteen-year-old Janelle loves figure skating, but when she enters a competition she is frustrated because she is not as good at the jumps as another girl at the rink and she starts to wonder if she should just quit--until her coach comes up with an idea.
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Everything you need to know about starting ice skating in an illustrated guide All the knowledge and secret tips you need to start ice skating. If you have ever dreamed of being a figure skater, playing ice hockey or just how to ice skate, this 'insiders guide' gives you information that only ice skaters would know and could save you time, money, trouble and effort. This walk-through guide into the world of ice skating takes you from novice to being...
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This vintage book contains an account of American ice hockey in the late nineteenth century. It includes a historical background to the game, a complete record of the season of 1896-97, and information on the famous Stanley Cup. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history and development of ice hockey, and it is not to be missed by collectors.
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As a sport, an art, a fitness activity, nothing quite beats figure skating for excitement, grace, beauty, or fun. Now former U.S. Champion figure skater John Misha Petkevich shows how you can find your full potential as a figure skater no matter what your age or ability. The lavishly illustrated volume includes:
Detailed instructional-photo sequences
What to look for in skates, clothing, rinks, and instruction
Getting started
6 basic turns that...
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Get the Summary of Gracie Gold's Outofshapeworthlessloser in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Outofshapeworthlessloser" by Gracie Gold is a candid memoir that delves into the figure skater's life, both on and off the ice. Gold recounts her early years, marked by a natural inclination for organization and a passion for figure skating that emerged despite trying other sports. She reflects on the familial support and...
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If you love reading about figure skating, this is the book for you!"A Bibliography of Figure Skating" is quintessential guide to reading about the world's most exciting sport. This fascinating reference book highlights over a century of figure skating literature, including biographies, historical books and periodicals in over a dozen languages.Read about the first Bibliography of Skating, penned during the Victorian era by Frederick William Foster....
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It was billed as the greatest event in the history of pair skating: three of the best teams of all time battling for Olympic gold on one night in Salt Lake City. Technical ability was approximately equal. It was the artistic merit score that would decide the gold medal -- the second mark.
Representing Canada, China, and Russia, the three pairs illuminated their distinct cultures. On the second mark, whose culture would triumph? Would it be the beauty...
12) Getting It Back
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In this second-chances romance, a former top men's figure skating champion is willing to risk everything for a comeback-except a new start with his long-lost love… An unexpected phone call from the man who broke her heart offers Amy Shepherd an opportunity to return to the work she loves, training elite figure skaters. Except it's just one figure skater: him. Can she finally forgive and forget? Figure skater Mikhail "Misha" Zaikov once had it all:...
13) Pairing Off
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American figure skater Carrie Parker's Winter Games dreams were dashed when her philandering partner caused one of the greatest scandals in skating history. Blacklisted from competing in the United States, her career is over…until she receives a mysterious invitation and is paired with the most infuriating, talented-and handsome-skater she's ever met. Russian champion Anton Belikov knows sacrifice. He gave up a normal life and any hope of a meaningful...
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This book contains 100 questions on the NHL team the Detroit Redwings. Questions on all time greatest players, trades and some of the Redwings most famous victories. There are questions here to test even the most ardent of fans. Prepare to hit the ice and see how many answers you will know?
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Do you love ice hockey and want to become a team leader? Do you want to learn how to play better and inspire others to do the same? Do you want to discover the secrets of successful ice hockey team leaders?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you. Ice Hockey Team Leader: How to Play and Become a Leader is the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to master the skills and techniques of ice hockey, and develop the qualities...
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At age fifteen, Katie Wilder might be one of the greatest figure skaters in the world... but no one even knows she exists. When a childhood accident, leaves her face so severely scarred that she wears a mask, Katie never leaves the Ice Castle, the rink owned by her father, a once-famous coach. Skating since she could walk, and without friends and distractions, every moment is, dedicated to her passion, skating, under her father's guidance.
However,...
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are the most decorated figure skaters in the history of the sport, and are widely celebrated by peers and fans alike for their superior athleticism, one-of-a-kind partnership, and generosity of spirit. In these pages, they share their incredible story with the world. Tessa and Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold offers an intimate and revealing behind-the-scenes look at the iconic duo. Veteran sports columnist...
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A book to help you unlock the power of the mind-body connection that's essential for achieving your peak figure skating performance.
Perfect for skaters of all ages, as well as their parents and coaches, Embodied Confidence: 30 Days of Radical Mindset Shifts for Figure Skaters, is designed to help you unlock the power of the mind-body connection that's required to access your peak performance potential.
You'll learn to notice the mindsets that prevent...
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It's Impossible to Forget Tonya Harding.
She will be forever remembered as a tough-talking, hard-living athlete who would do anything to become an Olympic Gold Medalist. But was Tonya Harding a misunderstood girl from the wrong side of the tracks? Did her raw talent and burning ambition trip her up? How far was she willing to go to beat her greatest rival, Nancy Kerrigan?
Award-winning sportswriter Joe Layden and bestselling author Frank Coffey go...
20) Stick with me
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
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When twelve-year-olds Izzy and Wren are thrown together by unusual circumstances, they find solace and solutions to nagging problems in their newly-formed friendship.
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