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61) The sports pages
Series
Guys read volume 3
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
A collection of sports stories featuring everything from fighting to friendship, set everywhere from the tennis court to the hockey rink.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little known civil rights hero and college football MVP finally gets a voice in this fictional account detailing Chester Pierce's game-changing play as he became the first black college football player to compete south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"George is curious about all the field day Summer Games, but what sporting event will he compete in? Every year, the town has a Summer Games field day, and George wants to join in on the fun, especially if the prize is a medal! But what is the perfect Summer Games event for a little monkey? When George finds a sport that he loves and is a natural at, he must practice, practice, practice. With some teamwork and cheering on the contestants, George is...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Michael's inability to catch the ball overshadows his wide receiver speed, but thanks to his teammates' observations and a visit to the doctor, Michael soon earns his triple-threat status"--Title verso page.
65) Play makers
Author
Series
Game changers volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
Starting the basketball season after an incredible football championship win, Ben McBain and his crew, including the talented Shawn O'Brien, are challenged by newcomer Chase Braggs, whose point guard abilities outstrip Ben's and who attracts Lily's attention while Ben is busy practicing.
66) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.
67) Get a hit, Mo!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
350L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Baseball season has arrived and Mo Jackson is all set to play with his team, the Lions. But Mo always bats last, and he always plays right field-- and no balls ever come to right field. Mo wants to get a home run, but he keeps striking out. His team is losing! Will Mo ever get his chance to help the Lions win?
68) The soccer star
Author
Series
Billie B. Brown volume 02
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Description
Come along with Billie as she sets out to prove that girls can play soccer too.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team. The kids on the rival team tease him for being a 'butterfingers' who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins"--
70) Playmates
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 16
Language
English
Description
Spenser, the tough-guy private eye from Boston, investigates Dwayne Woodcook, an arrogant athlete who the directors of Taft U. suspect is shaving points in basketball games.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by the author's career as a sportswriter for the Washington Post, Squeeze Play tells the story of female reporter A. B. Berkowitz, who is assigned to cover the men of the Washington Senators -- the worst team in major league baseball. Life in the locker room shows her not just the players'…um…assets but also their all-too-human frailties. Love for the game and love for the newspaper business are the stars in this hilarious and heartbreaking...
73) We are family
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"When Jayden and his teammates find out there's not going to be a Hoop Group this year--and maybe ever again--they have to learn to lean on each other if they want to save their basketball season"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"In the 1928 Olympics, Chicago's Betty Robinson competed as a member of the first-ever women's delegation in track and field, and was feted as America's Golden Girl-- until a nearly-fatal airplane crash threatens to end everything. Outside of Boston, Louise Stokes, one of the few black girls in her town, sees competing as an opportunity to overcome the limitations placed on her, and risks everything to join the Olympic team. From Missouri, tomboyish...
76) Camp So-and-So
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 17
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twenty five girls are invited to attend the mysterious Camp So-and-So over the summer where they work with their cabin mates to compete in the All-Camp Sports & Follies"--
77) One last shot
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
For as long as he can remember, Malcolm has never felt like he was good enough. Not for his parents, who have always seemed at odds with each other, with Malcolm caught in between. And especially not for his dad, whose competitive drive and love for sports Malcolm has never shared. That is, until Malcolm discovers miniature golf, the one sport he actually enjoys. Maybe it's the way in which every hole is a puzzle to be solved. Or the whimsy of the...
78) Don't know tough
Author
Language
English
Description
"Trent Powers relocates his family from Anaheim to Arkansas to take over as head coach of the Denton Pirates, a high school football team powered by a volatile but talented running back named Billy Lowe. Billy comes from an extremely troubled home: a trailer park where he is terrorized by his unstable mother's abusive boyfriend. Billy takes out his anger on the field, and it's not long before he crosses a line. Instead of punishing him, though, Trent...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake. Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place...
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