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Game changers volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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When the coach's son, Shawn O'Brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old Ben McBain is not surprised--but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent Shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 15
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Two men and the game they love. A woman with a heart for the lonely and lost, and a boy who believes the impossible. Thrown together in a season of self-discovery, they're about to learn lessons in character and grace, love and sacrifice. Because in the end, life isn't defined by what takes place on the first day of the week, but by how we live it between Sundays.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 16
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One of the best quarterbacks in the history of college football traces his path to success, discussing his childhood as the son of Christian missionaries and how his faith combined with his drive to succeed have made him the person he is today.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 19
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Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa--the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the oil business. In bad times, the unemployment rate barrels out of control; in good times,...
5) Bleachers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
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High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty. Now, as Coach Rake's "boys" sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old games, relive the...
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Dairy queen trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
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After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.
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Dairy queen trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
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High school junior D. J. Schwenk staggers under the weight of caring for her badly injured brother, her responsibilities on the dairy farm, a changing relationship with her friend Brian, and her own athletic aspirations.
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Fly Guy volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Fly Guy joins Buzz's football team, despite Coach's misgivings, and hits the field for a special, secret play.
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They were America's Team, the high-priced, high-glamour, high-flying Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s, who won three Super Bowls and made as many headlines off the field as on it. Led by Emmitt Smith, the charismatic Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, and Hall of Famers Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin, the Cowboys rank among the greatest of all NFL dynasties.
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National Bestseller: The “powerful novel” about the hidden side of pro football, written by a former NFL player (Newsweek).
On the field, the men who play football are gladiators, titans, and every other kind of cliché. But when they leave the locker room they are only men. Peter Gent’s classic novel looks at the seedy underbelly of the pro game, chronicling eight days in the life of Phil Elliott,...
On the field, the men who play football are gladiators, titans, and every other kind of cliché. But when they leave the locker room they are only men. Peter Gent’s classic novel looks at the seedy underbelly of the pro game, chronicling eight days in the life of Phil Elliott,...
11) Denver Broncos
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
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The NFL Blitz series helps young readers explore the National Football League's teams. Each title examines a team's history, uniforms, records, key players, stadiums, and much more. Every title uses brilliant photographs and fun facts to bring a team to life. -back cover.
12) Aaron Rodgers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Highlights the life and achievements of the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers who replaced Brett Favre.
13) Kid owner
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
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Inheriting ownership of the Dallas Cowboys when his estranged father dies, Ryan embraces his newfound stardom until his status is threatened by his wicked stepmother, who wants her son to be the team's owner.
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The town on Naponee is barely a speck on the state map. It's most famous citizen and favorite son is a high school standout. Sid Malone, who went on to playbig-time football at the University of Nebraska. "Suicide" Side graduated with a heroic nickname, his left knee held together with spit and thumbtacks, and the stigma of having testified against his alma mater before an NCAA investigation committee.
16) AFC West
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Photographs and text introduce children to the history of the AFC West division of the NFL, highlighting the teams in the league and key players, games, and coaches.
17) Left out
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
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All Landon Dorch has ever wanted is to be like everyone else. His deafness and the way he talks have been obstacles all his life. But now he finally sees his chance to fit in. Bigger and taller than any other seventh grader in his new school, Landon plans to use his size to his advantage and join the schools football team. But the same speech problems and the cochlear implants that help him hear continue to haunt him. Just when it looks like Landon...
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"Gunslinger tells Brett Favre|s story for the first time, drawing on more than five hundred interviews, including many from the people closest to Favre. Jeff Pearlman charts an unparalleled journey from his rough rural childhood and lackluster high school football career to landing the last scholarship at Southern Mississippi to a car accident that nearly took his life. Favre clawed back, getting drafted into the NFL by the Atlanta Falcons, then finding...
19) Denver Broncos
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Learn about the key players and big wins that have made the Denver Broncos one of the most exciting and successful teams in the NFL.
20) The big game
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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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.