Betty Hicks
1) Out of order
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
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English
Description
Four youngsters, ages nine to fifteen, narrate one side of the story of their newly blended family's adjustment, interwoven with grief and loss.
3) Get Real
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English
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Dez is unusually neat. Her mom and dad are unusually messy. They like Cheez Whiz and swamps. Dez likes elegant food and grand pianos. How can she even be related to them? And how can Dez help her best friend, Jil, who's adopted and who will stop at nothing in order to meet her birth mom? What is it, exactly, that makes a parent "real," anyway? Get Real is about wanting a parent who is very different from the one you have. It's about discovering, "Who...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
There's nothing Goose wants more than to play goalie for his soccer team. It looks like such fun and so easy! On TV. But, to say Goose has a little trouble focusing is a bit of an understatement. Luckily, his friend Henry agrees to train him. Just as Goose starts to improve, Henry gets grounded for slipping grades. Can Goose make it to goalie? Can he help Henry who has helped him so much already?
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Henry wants to win the doubles tennis trophy more than anything. He knows he'd good enough, but he's not sure his partner Rocky is. The advantage goes to new readers as they follow Henry as he helps Rocky train and, at the same time, works on his history project. Can Henry serve up an ace on and off the court?
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Rocky was the best catcher in the league until an out-of-control runner broke his arm. Now his arm is healed, but he's developed a reflex that keeps him from tagging out the runner. Young readers will root for Rocky as he and his friends-and even his dog, Chops-set out to prove that he's no scaredy-cat.
7) Track Attack
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Jazz loves being on the track team! And, her dad is her biggest fan, maybe too big a fan. He argues with the coach, yells at the ref, and screams his head off at every meet. Jazz loves her dad, but can she keep him from having a full-blown track attack?
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Basketball Bats
Henry and his four friends on Rockford Road are an unbeatable basketball team-on their driveway court. But without team T-shirts or an official name, can they take on the Tigers, a team that plays at the huge YWCA and has a player old enough to shave? Henry feels sure he can lead his friends to victory, but is he really a team player? Or is he a ball hog?
Goof-Off Goalie
There's nothing Goose wants more than to play goalie for his...
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Swimming with Sharks
Rita's times aren't fast enough to swim for the Sharks with her friends. To improve she must learn flip turns, but every time she tries, she gets water up her nose! Jazz has an idea that might be the key to Rita's success, but what if Rita comes in first on a slower team? Would she rather win or be with her friends? Or, is there another way for Rita to swim with the Sharks?
Track Attack
Jazz loves being on a track team where...
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DOES RITA HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SWIM WITH THE SHARKS?
Rita's times aren't good enough to swim with the Sharks-the team where all her friends compete. At first she's determined to improve, but is Rita ready to attempt complicated flip turns? Or, is there another way for Rita to join the Sharks? Early readers will eagerly dive into this latest book in the GYM SHORTS series-sure to make a splash with new readers.