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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Sixth-grader Alex really wants to make his middle school soccer team this year, but Jake, the class bully, keeps taunting him with his past failures--until Errol, a new student from Scotland, teaches him the importance of practice and teamwork.
2) Swim or sink
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Although only in eighth grade Baxter Reilly is an important member of the Edgeview High School in Tempe, Arizona, and lately the pool has been his place of refuge from the stress of his parents' separation--but now, between the pending divorce, his father's miserable apartment, his mother's new boyfriend, and the resentment and bullying from his older teammates, it is getting harder to focus on his role as the anchor of the 4 x 400 freestyle relay...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Right after dance camp ends, Lily Richter's mother announces that the family is moving to a new town. Separated from her best friend, and enrolled in a larger unfamiliar middle school, Lily struggles to adjust, troubled by the feeling that her new dance team does not really want her.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Brandon's junior high school basketball team is struggling to make the playoffs, and Brandon is starting to feel that his bad luck is dragging them down--and when their bus breaks down on the way to the big game, Brandon has to turn luck into opportunity.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Ninth-grader Kyle has always been the heavyweight on his junior high school wrestling team, but when a new kid shows up he loses the challenge and finds himself relegated to the B-team--until a girl on the squad suggests he move down a weight class.
11) Spinning Away
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Magnolia has her own ideas about style, music, and-especially-about figure skating. Too bad her twin sister and her mother are stuck in a more conservative mode. Will Maggie find a way to justify the changes she wants to enact, or will she keep on spinning away?
12) Slap-Shot Slump
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Simon Wahlberg eats, sleeps, and breathes hockey. His parents want to see their son achieve his dreams, so they move to the town of Edgewater, known for its elite high school hockey team. Simon tries out for the squad, and even though he's only in eighth grade, he lands a spot on the roster. But playing hockey for Edgewater isn't easy. Every player on the ice is bigger, stronger, and faster than Simon. If Simon is going to keep up, he will have to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Darius Livingston is the starting running back for the seventh-grade football team, but he dreams of playing quarterback. When the team is forced to forfeit the rest of its season, Darius and his teammates get the chance to play with the eighth graders. Darius is sure this is his chance to prove he can throw the ball and be a great quarterback. But, can Darius show off his skills and still be a team player?
14) Paintball Boss
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Quinton learns the real meaning of leadership when his tactics mean not only a loss for his team, but also the alienation of a teammate and a best friend.
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Ethan is a talented wide receiver for the Locomotives. But when he drops a surefire touchdown pass, he begins to question himself. Can he find a way to erase the label of choke artist and make the kind of end zone play that can win back the trust of his team? Reader support tools, like a glossary and discussion questions, round out this story from the high-interest Jake Maddox JV series.
16) Snowboard Hero
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Kaleb has always looked up to his older stepbrother and Army Reserve, Luke, both on the slopes and off. So when Luke is deployed overseas, Kaleb is proud of him but worried. When Luke is injured and sent home, Kaleb starts feeling reckless, and his decisions on the trails might be just as dangerous as the reality that Luke faces. Can Kaleb rein in his anger and dominate the slopes in honor of his snowboard hero?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Raven is dealing with a lot-her grandmother's recent death, a knee injury from an accident, and a tiff with her best friend. But she's determined to prove to her basketball coach that her knee is in good enough shape for her to play in the Jammin' Salmon basketball tournament, which she's been participating in since she was little. So she pushes herself-and her teammates-a little too much while trying to prove she should play in the tournament. But...
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Mason Williams dominates short races in the pool, but his endurance is not up to speed. When one of his teammates taunts him that he might never "swim with the big fish," Mason vows to train harder. Luckily, his best friend Alex has a great idea ... to swim in a nearby lake to build up his strength. Alex paddles his kayak beside Mason as he swims in the lake each day after school, and soon Mason starts seeing results. But when the two friends have...
19) BMX Bravery
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When new-kid Jose moves into the neighborhood, BMX scaredy-cat Cam Dexter makes a new friend. But will Jose's daring ways put this dynamic duo in the kind of danger that isn't safe? Whether he wants to or not, Cam will soon find out.
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For twelve-year-old Bristol, being on the slopes means ultimate freedom. As an adaptive snowboarder and a junior instructor, the upcoming PowderX Games are a chance to show her parents how serious she is about the sport. But juggling boarding and teaching with homework and vision therapy for her physiologic diplopia is harder than Bristol thought. When her parents announce that she'll have to drop some of her snowboarding commitments if she doesn't...
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