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41) Surprise kick
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fifth-grader Cody Ross considers himself a champion at soccer--video-game soccer, that is--but now that his parents have taken away his toys and insisted that he join a team, he is finding out that he has a lot to learn about soccer, teamwork, and friendship.
42) Hat trick
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
With the playoffs over, Devin and her seventh-grade friends decide to try out for a soccer travel team, but friendships are threatened because not everyone makes it on to the tough, competitive team, and in the mean time the girls are faced with a crisis--budget cuts threaten to eliminate the soccer program at the elementary school Devin's little sister attends.
43) 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.
44) Basketball Bats
Author
Series
Gym shorts volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
340L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henry and his basketball teammates, the Bats, take on the Tigers, and Henry learns a lesson about working as a team.
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.
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.
47) Shaken up
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A California earthquake is just the first in a series of chain of events that shakes Devin's confidence: she fails a test in a subject she knows well, her crush seems to have his attention on another girl, and worst of all, her soccer game is off, so now Devin, the girl who usually inspires confidence in her friends and teammates, will have to turn to them for support.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Junior is surprised to find out he made the local traveling baseball team, but when he learns why he was chosen, he is not sure that he wants to play ball on this team, even if it is bringing him closer to his father.
49) Punter's pride
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nolan is the highly skilled punter of his school team, but he is less sure about taking over another position when their quarterback goes down--especially since he is also running for class president, and his competition for election is Tony, a linebacker on the team who is constantly belittling punters.
50) Beyond lucky
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Ari Fish is sure that the rare trading card he found has changed his luck and that of his soccer team, but after the card is stolen he comes to know that we make our own luck, and that heroes can be fallible.
51) No relief
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventh-grader Javon is the relief pitcher for his summer league baseball team and they are in the championship tournament--trouble is there is one player on the team they are playing that he cannot seem to get out.
52) 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.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tanisha Carter can't believe her luck when she finds out her favorite extreme obstacle course challenge is coming to her town. She needs a partner to compete, so her pal Derek, agrees to team up with her. But when training reveals Tanisha's fear of heights, the pair realizes they have more than one obstacle to overcome in this extreme challenge"--Title verso page.
54) Second shot
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When fourteen-year-old Leggie LaGrande, star runner on the Bricklin Middle School track team, suffers a hamstring injury at the very start of the season, he figures his shot at the Junior Olympics is over--but his coach insists that even if he cannot run he can still compete in some other track and field event, so he finds himself working out at the shot put, competing with a new student whom he dislikes.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Francis is spending a week at an esports camp, hoping to get even better at Red Car Racers, his favorite game; but finding himself surrounded by older and more experienced players he stuggles with his performance--and his confidence.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Mariana and her new friend, Selena, try to play some basketball at a local court, they're challenged to a game by two older girls. If Mariana and Selena win, they get to use the court. But if the older girls win, they get Selena's special autographed jersey. Unfortunately, things go badly and the younger girls lose the bet-and the jersey. However, they soon come up with a plan. Although some of Mariana's skills are lacking, she's great at shooting...
Author
Series
Language
Español
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.
60) Spotlight Soccer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
More than anything else, Franco dreams of going pro some day. After all, his soccer coaches say he's the best kind of player--more giving than greedy, preferring to rack up the assists instead of scoring goals. And that method works just fine until Franco has to change schools. On his new team, the Warlocks, Franco's pass-first approach to soccer just isn't working. To make matters worse, the team is filled with ball-hogs, and their coach doesn't...
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