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2) Back-Up Plan
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GN 630L
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English
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Artie Lieberman is most comfortable in the broadcast booth. He loves announcing games! But when, the goaltender for Peabody's hockey team is injured, Artie volunteers to be the substitute. Coach Walters is not sure, since Artie only plays recreational hockey. Will Artie's size be a problem? And, can he make the leap from rec league to competitive hockey?
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"Readers learn how to pass the puck to teammates and shoot a slap shot with this fun and fact-filled guide to the science of ice hockey. There are many scientific forces at work in the game of hockey, such as momentum and gravity. The basics of ice hockey and how science makes certain plays possible are presented throughout this accessible text. Helpful diagrams and graphic organizers display these concepts in a comprehensible way, while the detailed...
4) Hockey
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Playing sports is as much a mental game as it is a physical one, and this entry in the Mind vs. Muscle: The Psychology of Sports series (6 titles) describes how important sports psychologists are in helping hockey players develop the mental toughness to win. They teach goal setting and affirmations, which help athletes perform effectively as a team.
7) Puck panic
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Twelve-year-old Calvin is the small but speedy left wing for his hockey team, but when he takes a really hard bodycheck during first game of a tournament he starts to freeze up on the ice and worry he will be benched.
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500L
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English
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"Deke the puck loves playing hockey. The hockey rink is his forever home. But after one crazy slapshot, Deke finds himself somewhere he has never been before. Where is the hockey rink? How will he ever get back home?"--Provided by publisher.
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660L
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English
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"Kenyan orphans, Kitoo and Nigosi, spend their days studying, playing soccer, helping their elders with chores around the orphanage and reading from the limited selection of books in their library. When the librarian gives Kitoo a copy of Sports Around the World he becomes fascinated by an image of the Canadian national men's ice hockey team. Then one day the fates align and Kitoo finds a pair of beat up old roller blades, he teaches himself to skate...
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When the Detroit Red Wings were rebooting their franchise after more than two decades of relative futility, they knew the best place to find world-class players who could help turn things around more quickly were conscripted servants behind the Iron Curtain. All they had to do then was make history by drafting them, then figure out how to get them out. That's when the Wings turned to Keith Gave, the newsman whose clandestine mission to Helsinki, Finland,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
540L
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English
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"A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Olympic ice hockey and curling. Includes descriptions of each of these men's and women's ice sports, including the mixed doubles curling event. Readers will get a primer to some rules and athletes that may participate in the Winter Olympic Games. Includes Q&A feature, table of contents, glossary, further resources, and index"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
920L
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English
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This title introduces fans to innovations in the world of hockey. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a timeline, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
16) Hockey
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AD 170L
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"In this book, beginning readers are introduced to the ice rink, rules of play, and hockey equipment and gear. High-frequency words and repetitive sentence patterns work together with strong visual references to support the earliest readers and create a fun first nonfiction reading experience. Hockey includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers, a Let's Review! question and image, and introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents,...
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A guide for sports fans on how to watch and appreciate the game of hockey
More and more fans are watching the NHL each week, but many of them don't know exactly what they should be watching. How does an offense create shooting lanes for its best sniper? When a center breaks through and splits between two defensemen, which defender is to blame? Why does a goalie look like a Hall of Famer one week and a candidate for the minor leagues the...
More and more fans are watching the NHL each week, but many of them don't know exactly what they should be watching. How does an offense create shooting lanes for its best sniper? When a center breaks through and splits between two defensemen, which defender is to blame? Why does a goalie look like a Hall of Famer one week and a candidate for the minor leagues the...
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IG 810L
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English
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"Hocky fans are thrilled by last-second, game-winning scores. But many also really enjoy seeing their teams' strange yet loveable mascots in the stands. From a big, fluffy moose that pumps up the crowd to a huge purple octopus that drops to the ice before games, hockey fans love the silly stunts and goofy antics of hockey's weirdest mascots!" --
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"It was almost the first day of winter, and PK still had no skates to wear. This time, PK waited impatiently for one more week before his skates arrived in the mail. With a knock, knock, knock on the door, the mailman delivered the skates in a box. PK couldn't wait to open it. With a cut, cut, cut and a rip, rip, rip, he opened the box and was sad, sad, sad. When PK opened the box, it was empty, empty, empty. He saw no skates for him to wear. Little...
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