Tim Green
1) Lost Boy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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From New York Times bestselling author Tim Green comes a captivating baseball story about one brave boy's search for a miracle. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica.
Ever since Ryder could remember, it's always been just Ryder and his mom. But in one day, everything changes. Ryder's mom is in the hospital fighting for her life after being struck by a truck while crossing the street. When he learns that his mom will need an expensive operation to survive,...
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Offensive lineman Jake and his best friend, Bobby, were planning on playing for the Immaculate Heart football team together-until an unexpected turn of events finds them competing for one scholarship. This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner.
3) Force Out
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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In New York Times bestselling author Tim Green's baseball novel, when two friends compete, one of them will be forced out. In this tense, action-packed story that takes an increasingly common dilemma in competitive sports to new heights, former NFL defensive end Tim Green perfectly captures the kids who will push themselves to the limit to compete-even if it means putting everything on the line. Joey and Zach have always been best friends. They're...
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Sportscaster and former National Football League defensive end Tim Green reveals what it's really like to play in the NFL in The Dark Side of the Game. The Super Bowl champion of tell-all novels, an eight-year NFL veteran exposes the game he loves, warts and all. This audiobook is packed with hard-hitting inside information only a former player could know. From the perfect partnership between the mob and the NFL to the shattered lives of former players,...
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Jalen DeLuca applies his baseball genius to his own playing in this follow-up to Tim Green and Derek Jeter's New York Times bestselling novel Baseball Genius.
Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. He's playing for his summer travel team and trying to win a regular spot in the rotation. But Jalen's got more than talent on the field. He's a baseball genius. He can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to do with his next pitch. He can't...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Twelve-year-old Troy always dreamed of meeting his father, but when the man finally appears his mother's anger, his father's shady business dealings, and Troy's own feelings make the reunion difficult and confusing.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Twelve-year-old Josh looks forward to facing a true rival in the Baseball Hall of Fame tournament, but first he and his friends Jaden and Benji put themselves at great risk trying to expose the truth about a conspiracy to bribe the head umpire.
12) The big game
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade football season to his recently-deceased father, an NFL legend, but the pressure to succeed is magnified by his inability to read.
13) Football hero
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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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.
14) Final season
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green comes a gripping, deeply personal standalone football novel about a star middle school quarterback faced with a life-changing decision after his dad is diagnosed with ALS. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica! With two all-star college football players for brothers and a former Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman for a father, it is only natural for sixth-grade quarterback Benjamin Redd...
16) Football genius
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.
17) Football champ
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Twelve-year-old Troy's uncanny gift for predicting football plays proves a powerful secret weapon for the Atlanta Falcons, but a seedy reporter with a vendetta suspects something is going on and sets out to shred the reputations of Troy and star linebacker Seth Halloway.
18) Baseball great
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
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All twelve-year-old Josh wants to do is play baseball but when his father, a minor league pitcher, signs him up for a youth championship team, Josh finds himself embroiled in a situation with potentially illegal consequences.
19) Left out
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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A heartfelt and moving story about a deaf boy's journey to change how others see him--both on and off the football field.
20) Kid owner
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"When Ryan learns his estranged father left him the Dallas Cowboys in his will, it is all Ryan can do to keep his dad's other son from snatching the team away"--