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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the coach of her championship softball team asks Raisa Kumar to teach a new recruit, Annie, how to pitch she is eager to help, especially since she hopes to be a coach herself someday; but when the team's other pitcher turns up with a broken arm, teaching Annie takes on a new urgency--and Raisa's efforts at coaching seem to be frustrating Annie rather then helping her.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jake's jump shot is as good as money in the bank, but when he heads to the foul line... clank! If Jake doesn't find a way to solve his free throw woes, his coach will have no choice but to put him on the pine. Will Jake nail it, or will he fail it?" --
4) Jump serve
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ella and Laura, dismayed when two of the meanest girls from a rival volleyball team switch to their team, try to figure out a way to turn Beth and Gretchen into real team players.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When budget cuts lead to the elimination of Delano Middle School's girl soccer team, Melina Stern and the other seventh and eighth graders are invited to try out for the high school varsity team--but the older players clearly do not want the middle schoolers around, and the girls are having trouble playing as a team.
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: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Worried sick about his baby brother's operation, twelve-year-old Dominic does not really feel much like playing soccer, so he just messes around on the field during practice--but when his grandfather teaches him some moves he starts to take an interest, and sets out to win the trust of his coach and teammates.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nick hates running, but his high school gym teacher thinks he is just the right person to fill in for the two hundred meter relay race, and will not give him a passing grade unless he tries--will Nick learn to run or let the team down?
11) Paintball boss
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventh grade is over, and Quentin, commander of his paintball team, is looking forward to the summer tournament, but he has a problem on his hands--he would like to replace Adam, the younger brother of Logan, but he does not want to upset his player, so he needs to come up with a better way to use Adam's particular skill set.
12) Striker assist
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Talented striker Jax Cooper has been Most Valuable Player for the Screaming Hawks for four years in a row, but when he joins a traveling league he finds out that he still has a lot to learn about teamwork.
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,...
14) Hoop hotshot
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Joe thinks of himself as "The Flash"--a hotshot basketball player who knows the coolest moves. The other members of his team aren't as impressed. Joe spends too much time trying to wow the crowd, and not enough time helping the team. At tryouts for the freshman team, Joe is quickly cut. He needs to stop fooling around and prove he has what it takes to stay in the game.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When eighth grade basketball player Shaena suffers a concussion in a game, she finds herself sidelined two weeks before the big game--and as she watches her team practice with the new freshman player, Shaena, who is used to being the star, starts to worry that by the time she recovers she will no longer be needed.
16) Face-off
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kyle wants to be a great hockey player just like his older brother, but to do that, he must focus all of his energy on the game and not be distracted by a teammate's injury.
17) Lacrosse laser
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Now that he has new glasses, fourteen-year-old Jaylin is anxious to put his speed and accurate shot to use on offense, but his lacrosse team has always relied on his stellar defense, and without it too many goals are ending up in their net--so the team needs to come up with a strategy to balance both halves of his game.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ramona is very serious about beach volleyball, and she is frustrated with her summer league team--but when she learns that a plastics company is going to build a factory in their park, she realizes that it will take the whole team to try and save their court.
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.
20) Aerials and envy
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eighth-grader Tamaya Jackson is captain on her gymnastics team, but she sometimes feels like her coach spends a lot more time with the other gymnasts, and that she is expected to do more with less help--and an interview with the local TV station only makes matters worse when it focuses on her and makes her teammates jealous, so somehow Tamaya and the others must pull it all together because a regional competition is coming up fast.
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