Jake Maddox
81) Behind the plate
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Danny has been the star catcher on his baseball team for three years, but this year his feelings about his parents' divorce seem to be effecting even routine plays.
82) Trail trouble
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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The Keys family is vacationing at Shenandoah National Park intending to do some serious hiking, but twelve-year-old Marlon would much rather be on his phone talking with his friends at home in Chicago, and is further annoyed because the girl his own age, Nadia, turns out to be an experienced hiker; but when on the first day his complaining and resistance separates him from his parents his "boring" vacation becomes an exercise in survival as he and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Twelve-year-old Tanisha Carter's favorite extreme obstacle course challenge is coming to town; her classmate Derek agrees to be her partner, and his cousin Janet agrees to train them at her gym, and while getting in shape is a little hard for easy going Derek, but the real problem the pair face is when Tanisha discovers she is afraid of heights.
85) Rebound time
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
86) Soccer switch
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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When the coach of his middle school summer soccer team retires Andre, his friend Cullen, and their teammates are horrified, and when their new coach implements some highly unusual training methods Cullen is so frustrated that he quits the team--but Andre sticks with it, hoping that there is method in the madness that will lead to a championship.
87) Second shot
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
88) Skating showdown
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Sixth-grader Max Stinson is tired of being bullied by Harold Weime and looking forward to a summer in the local paintball league to work off some of his frustration, but he soon learns that anger is not a winning attitude, especially when you take it out on the people around you.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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Nita Dara is one of ten eighth graders who has already won a scholarship to attend the Alaska Young Explorers program and learn explorer skills in an Alaskan wilderness camp; but the program is also a competition and the winner will get 5000 dollars--money that Nita's family could really use--but on the final challenge she is paired with the super-competitive Sohail Aman, and the challenge turns deadly when they find themselves lost in the fog while...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Twelve-year-old Jasmine Lopez loves exploring the coral reefs around Fiji where her marine biologist parents are stationed, and though young, she is already a certified scuba diver, a fact that her ten-year-old brother Arjun seems to resent; in fact he seems to believe he already knows everything about diving, and certainly does not want help from his older sister--until his overconfidence and defiance leads them both into a confrontation with a reef...
92) Undercover BMX
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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Basketball has always come easily to twelve-year-old Devon Rosario of the Bronx, but it has been a long time since he actually enjoyed playing because Devon's father sees him as the family's second chance at basketball glory, and the pressure of that expectation is ruining the game for Devon; but then he sees Jamal, a Yemeni refugee, doing BMX tricks on his bike and suddenly Devon sees a way to put fun back into sports--provided he can keep his new...
93) Snowboard duel
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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When the son of the new manager of the ski resort starts a snowboard cross team and will not allow girls to join, Brian and Hannah try to think of a way to change his mind.
94) Lacrosse laser
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Now that he has new glasses, fourteen-year-old Jaylin is anxious to put his speed and accurate shot to use on offense, but his lacrosse team has always relied on his stellar defense, and without it too many goals are ending up in their net--so the team needs to come up with a strategy to balance both halves of his game.
95) Disc golf drive
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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When Ed learns how to play disc golf at summer camp, he can't wait to play with his best friend, Harry. Soon, star quarterback Gordy wants to play too. With Gordy's help, can the boys convince the football coach that Dribble Creek needs its own disc golf team?
97) Cowgirl grit
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
98) 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.
99) 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.
100) BMX Challenge
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Jason never turns down a dare, which has gotten him in trouble more than once. After he gives some classmates a hard time about their 'baby bikes' they challenge him to a BMX competition. Jason can't say no. But BMX is way harder than he thought. If he can't learn to ride before the competition, this dare will be his last.