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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Ty's brother Thane is recruited out of college to play for the New York Jets, their Uncle Gus uses Ty to get insider information for his gambling ring, landing Ty and Thane in trouble with the mafia.
2) Kick
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
Told in their separate voices, thirteen-year-old soccer star Kevin and police sergeant Brown, who knew his father, try to keep Kevin out of juvenile hall after he is arrested on very serious charges.
3) Dunk
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
While hoping to work as the clown in an amusement park dunk tank on the New Jersey shore the summer before his junior year in high school, Chad faces his best friend's serious illness, hassles with police, and the girl that got away.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Documents the story of the Baseball Hall of Fame honorees, tracing how the Acerra family of New Jersey formed their own semi-pro baseball team in the 1930s and became the longest-running all-brother team in history.
5) Pinned
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
Dealing with family problems, girls, and their own competitive natures, high school seniors Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane face each other in the final match of the New Jersey State Wrestling Championship.
6) Center field
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mike lives for baseball and hopes to follow his idol into the major leagues one day. But he is distracted by a new player who might take his place in center field, an ankle injury, problems at home, and a growing awareness that something sinister is happening at school.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Formats
Description
On October 16, 2010, Eric LeGrand's life drastically changed course in a single moment. Eric was known for his skill as a key Rutgers defensive lineman and as a much-loved teammate who could make anyone smile. During the heated fourth quarter of a tie game against Army, a crushing tackle left Eric sprawled motionless on the ground while the entire stadium went silent with fear and anticipation. Doctors later discovered that Eric's body was paralyzed...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Rodney Mason, an ex-con drug dealer from Newark's rough South Ward, was shot and paralyzed, he vowed to turn his life around. A former high-school pitching ace with a 93 mph fastball, Mason decided to form a Little League team to help boys avoid the street life that had claimed his youth and mobility. Predictably, the players struggle--they endure poverty, unstable family lives with few positive male role models, failing schools, and dangerous...
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