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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When local skateboarding idol Scottie Devine announces a kind of treasure hunt in his home town in California, skating friends Griff and Annika are thrilled to participate--but soon the competition threatens to destroy their friendship.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Right after dance camp ends, Lily Richter's mother announces that the family is moving to a new town. Separated from her best friend, and enrolled in a larger unfamiliar middle school, Lily struggles to adjust, troubled by the feeling that her new dance team does not really want her.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
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: 2
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Alex Landry is determined to recruit the new boy at Wisconsin's Kingsford Middle School, Miles Vaughn, to the snowboard team, because his skill is awesome, but Miles is taking care of his younger siblings while his mother works two jobs,and finding the time to attend practice is difficult--so Alex sets out to show him being a part of a team means you always have someone to share the load.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Austin, eager to win sports trophies like his older brothers, joins a local cycling club and enters his name for a three mile race--will he learn in time that bicycle racing is as much about technique as speed?
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Riley and Blake have been best friends forever, even though Blake is a daredevil and teases Riley. That all ends when Blake finds a new group of friends. Riley joins the swim team and soon finds he doesn't need Blake's friendship to get by. But when Blake tries a crazy stunt at the lake one day, can Riley put the past aside and save his former friend?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year old Ben Malone is the son of the head groundskeeper at the exclusive golf club, Strongwood, a course Ben has never played because they cannot afford the fee--but when his best friend puts up the money to enter him in a junior tournament at the club, Ben is forced to confront his own lack of confidence (and his wicked slice).
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For the past two years, since attending a Choctaw Nation powwow with his family, thirteen-year-old Tobias has secretly been teaching himself how to hoop dance, but once his secret gets out, he must decide if he wants to share his dancing at the spring talent show"--Title verso page.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Ana Flores has never really taken to sports, but when she observes the women's softball team practice at the college where her mother is going to teach, she is intrigued and decides to try out for a local team; unfortunately it is harder than it looks--but with some help from one of the college girls, Caitlin, and Mali, a pitcher who is mad she only made second team, Ana gets to work on her catching, and Mali works on her attitude,...
10) Hoop hustle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
11) Board battle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Conner and Hannah are friends who love to go to the skateboard park on Saturdays, so when a bully named Hank shows up and starts pushing them out of the way, they need to find a creative way to practice for the upcoming tournament.
12) River race
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nate, Selena, Tyson, and Alicia are ready for summer, but when Nate convinces everyone to join a white water rafting race, the group's teamwork is put to the test"--Title verso page.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mason Williams is on his junior high school swim team, and he has always been fast at the short distances, but if he wants to compete in the longer races he will need to work on his endurance--so his best friend suggests that he train in the nearby lake.
14) BMX bravery
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Formats
Description
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: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jasper quit his school football team after blowing a big play, which is giving him a lot of time to get into trouble with his friends--but when he is allowed to rejoin the team rather than face detention he finds that everybody is mad at him: his teammates because he quit, and his friends because he is avoiding punishment.
16) Digging deep
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Asiyah Najjar enjoys playing volleyball with her friend, Lucy, and the rest of the players in their recreational league, but this year Lucy has talked her into joining the travel team--and suddenly volleyball is a lot more demanding, and a lot less fun, then it used to be, and easy-going Asiyah must learn to dig deep if she does not want to let her teammates down.
17) Nothing but net
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Layla has worked all summer to prepare for basketball tryouts. When tryouts arrive, she not only makes the team's starting lineup, but is named team captain. Unfortunately her best friend and teammate, Danika, is jealous"--Title verso page.
18) Soccer snub
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Quincy has worked hard in order to move up to the A-level soccer team where he can play with his friend Will, but when he becomes a starter and Will is benched it seems like their friendship is suddenly on the rocks.
19) Baseball blowup
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Malcolm loves baseball and science, but his teammates are not always pleased with the ideas he comes up with--until he uses science to come up with a winning pitch, the knuckleball"--Title verso page.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jo is disappointed when she is not placed on the Red Angels in the summer softball league--but when she is offered the chance to switch teams, Jo has to decide if she will leave her friends and play for the "winning" team--or win with the Sonics.
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