Catalog Search Results
82) Jinxed!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Chad is thrilled to be a batboy for the Pine City Porcupines, even though the team is not doing well, his fellow batboy is less than thrilled about the job, and his favorite player seems to be jinxed.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
A re-imagining of a true story, The Invisible Mile is a novel about the capacity of the human mind and body when stretched to their absolute limits, written in prose that calls to mind the works of Marilynne Robinson and John Banville, as well as Colson Whiteheads National Book Award-winning novel The Underground Railroad. In 1928, the Ravat-Wonder cycling team became the first English-speaking peloton to compete in the Tour de France. The riders,...
84) Fighting tackle
Author
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
When he becomes stronger but slower, Terry must deal with being moved from defensive safety to offensive tackle on his football team and with the fact that his younger brother, who was born with Down's Syndrome, is becoming a faster runner.
85) A football story
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The story of a little boy who goes to his first football practice, with a real football team, on a real football field.
86) Eager Star
Author
Series
Winnie the horse gentler volume 2
Pub. Date
2002.3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Winnie gets her chance to become on of the "in" crowd at school if she can train a horse who's rider will be Grant Baines, the most popular boy in school.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Luis "Lucky" Martinez is the new kid on River Valley Junior High's JV soccer team, but his goalie skills are not the only thing being tested. When a school talent show opens for auditions, Luis will find out if he's inherited his abuela's musical skills. Can Luis juggle both, or will he have to choose which of his passions to save: soccer or music?
89) The front runner
Author
Description
Harlan Brown is a tough, conservative track coach hiding from his past at a small college. Billy Sive is a brilliant young runner who is homosexual and doesn't mind who knows it. When they fall in love, they enter a race against hate and prejudice which takes them to the '76 Olympics and a shattering, shocking conclusion.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Life changes overnight for coach John Harrison when his high school basketball team and state championship dreams are crushed under the weight of unexpected news. When the largest manufacturing plant shuts down and hundreds of families leave their town, John questions how he and his family will face an uncertain future. After reluctantly agreeing to coach cross-country, John and his wife, Amy, meet an aspiring athlete who's pushing her limits on...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Mitch Wilkins is football player destined for greatness. From an inauspicious start in rural Virginia to the glamorous, ferocious heights of the NFL, his life unfolds across the stories of those who accompany him on his journey, including his patient working mom, an ambitious girlfriend, a Vietnam veteran uncle, a talkative young teammate, a billionaire team owner, and more. But success doesn't come without its costs. As Mitch and his wounded family...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
While everyone in Fairyland is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics, Jack Frost's goblins steal the Sports Fairies' magic objects, and without Stacey the soccer fairy's magic ball, Rachel's favorite soccer team will never reach their goal.
94) Soccer Sam
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Sam's cousin from Mexico comes for an extended visit and teaches Sam and all the second graders to play soccer.
Author
Series
Scream team volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Struggling with a lack of sponsorship and playing time, Scream Team player Dennis is unable to win his teammates' trust because of his relationship with the Vampire Team and attempts to change their opinion during a championship game.
96) The chief
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1995, c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
On the verge of having a shot at the heavyweight boxing championship, nineteen-year-old Sonny Bear finds himself with conflicting loyalties when trouble erupts on his reservation over the construction of a new gambling casino. Sequel to "The Brave.".
97) Crossover
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Rising basketball star Kyle's interest in theater causes huge problems both on and off the court.
Author
Series
Billy Baggs novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Since the death of his older brother, thirteen-year-old Billy Baggs has had a distant relationship with his father, but life on their farm in northern Minnesota begins to change when he starts to play baseball.
Author
Series
Invincible Girls Club volume 5
Description
"It's career week in Miss Taylor's class! When Lauren says that she wants to be a football announcer, some of her classmates laugh and ask how she could work in a sport she can't even play. Lauren is bummed out, especially since she knows a ton about football. She feels even worse when she wants to play kickball at recess and the boys won't let her join their teams. Instead of backing down, Lauren, Emelyn, Ruby, and Myka challenge them to a game--boys...