Katie Wood
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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The Spirit Squads that represent the different castles are an important part of the Kingdom of Neptunia, and Cora and Shyanna are delighted to be chosen--but their friend Rachel was left out, and when Cora finds out why, she is forced to make a big decision.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When two of her Neptunia relay team members are injured and unable to swim in the thirteen-year-olds' race, Cora presses her friends Rachel and Shyanna into service--but when the team's lucky Sea Lion statue disappears Cora fears sabotage and sets out to find the guilty party, and her chief suspect is a merboy on the rival Titania team.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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It is Shyanna's long-awaited, all-important thirteenth birthday, but nothing is going right--and when Cora's baby sister Jewel gets trapped in a fishing net, Shyanna is the only one small enough to get inside the net and rescue her at the risk of being turned into a human forever.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Tabitha has been volunteering with her best friend Rachael at the Rocky Ridge Riding Center for three months, but she keeps getting in trouble because of her lack of focus--can working with the troubled horse, Diamond, help her to save both of them for the Riding Center?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Thirteen-year-old Janelle loves figure skating, but when she enters a competition she is frustrated because she is not as good at the jumps as another girl at the rink and she starts to wonder if she should just quit--until her coach comes up with an idea.
10) Cowgirl grit
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Sydney Todachine is looking forward to a summer on the beaches of San Diego before starting sixth-grade, but instead she finds herself on her Grandfather's ranch on the Navajo Nation reservation with no wi-fi, and while a couple of the kids are pretty nice, her cousin Hadley is as nasty as ever--but Sydney bonds with a spirited horse called Midnight, and together they start training at night for the upcoming rodeo.
11) Rebound time
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Twin girls Sarit and Allie have always been coached in basketball by their father, but now that their parents are divorced and he has moved away, Sarit is unhappy playing on the school team, and resentful that her sister still enjoys the game.
12) Cheer choice
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Colleen is devastated when her best friend changes schools--but when she learns that Meredith is teaching her new cheerleading squad the routine they created together for an upcoming competition their friendship is tested.
13) Dancing solo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Sarah knows that she is the best dancer in her class, and she is eager to show off at the upcoming recital--but when a new move proves unexpectedly difficult and she has to ask for help, her confidence is shaken.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Jo is disappointed when she is not placed on the Red Angels in the summer softball league--but when she is offered the chance to switch teams, Jo has to decide if she will leave her friends and play for the "winning" team--or win with the Sonics.
15) Running scared
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Best friends Olivia and Jessica are good runners, but Olivia is uncomfortable with competition, so when her friend talks her into joining the track team and Olivia is assigned to a long distance race, she is suddenly overcome by a fear of failure.
16) Pool panic
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Jenny loves swimming, and her best friend has finally convinced her to join the school swim team--but when she is confronted by a crowd of spectators in competition she freezes up.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Andrea is looking forward to another winning volleyball season with her school team, but the new coach is putting them through a lot of basic drills, and Andrea is frustrated because she is not playing the position she is used to, and she does not understand why.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Twelve-year-old Sofia Martinez is the best gymnast at Riverside Gymnastics Center, but when a fall from the balance beam (usually her best event) results in a concussion, she finds herself afraid of the beam, and equally afraid to tell anyone about her fear of falling--Sofia needs help before her trauma drives her away from gymnastics forever.
19) Curling crunch
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Upset over her parents' divorce and her subsequent move to Minnesota, Maisie joins a curling team and begins to have a change of heart.