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2) Tony Hawk
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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A brief overview of the life and career of professional skateboarder Tony Hawk.
4) Tony Hawk
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Tony Hawk is, without a doubt, the world's most successful skateboarder. Read this story, written by one of his longtime friends, and follow Tony on the journey from skating on his driveway to international fame! They are the heroes, the winners, the champions. They are the people whose exploits thrill and inspire us all. They are the World's Greatest Athletes, and this series celebrates their lives and accomplishments. Written by top national sportswriters,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"When Lyn-Z sees a challenge, she attacks head on. As a female in a male dominated sport, Lyn-Z has managed to fly high. The tragedy of losing her father at a young age made her fight harder and go bigger. She's now one of the most recognizable women in skateboarding. Complete with high-impact photos, a timeline, glossary, and more. This title is a can't-miss for any action sports fan. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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"At just 10 years of age, Sky Brown became the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. Instead of using a coach, she learns her tricks online. She's not afraid to take risks and push limits. After a horrific fall left her unresponsive with several skull fractures and a broken left hand and wrist, Brown is still determined to be the best skateboarder in the world!"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
"A unique childhood gave Nyjah Huston a unique outlook. Growing up in California and Puerto Rico, Huston started skateboarding when he was just four years old. By age 11, he was competing in the X Games and shocking the skateboarding world with his wild boardslides. Learn how the small kid with the big dreadlocks grew into the highest-paid skateboarder in the world"--
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Hardy Boys adventures volume 16
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
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When someone is out to frame Frank and Joe for the theft of an original Sherlock Holmes manuscript, they use a group of skateboarders as sources of information in their attempt to clear their names.
9) Dare you to
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Pushing the limits volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 15
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"If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 7
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"Three kids. One dog. And the island of Manhattan, laid out in an old treasure map. Zane is itching for an adventure that will take him away from his family’s boarding house in Rockaway, Queens. So when he is entrusted with a real treasure map, leading to a spot somewhere in Manhattan, Zane wastes no time in riding the ferry over to the city to start the search with his friends Kiko and Jack and his dog, Hip-Hop. Through strange coincidence, they...
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Series
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book profiles skateboarding star Tony Hawk, including his youth as the youngest of four children growing up in Serra Mesa, California, his rise to national champion, and his extreme sports tour, Boom Boom HuckJam.
16) Yeah right!
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Features big-time appearances from some of skateboarding's brightest luminaries and shiniest up-and-comers.
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Pub. Date
2018
Description
Camille is an introverted eighteen-year-old skateboarder who lives on Long Island with her single mother. She discovers "The Skate Kitchen", a subculture of girls whose lives revolve around skating, and bravely seeks them out. The rambunctious big-city girls quickly adopt the naive Camille as part of their gang. However, she soon learns the complexity of friendship when she befriends a boy (Smith) from a rival group of skaters.
18) Skate kitchen
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Camille is an introverted eighteen-year-old skateboarder who lives on Long Island with her single mother. She discovers "The Skate Kitchen", a subculture of girls whose lives revolve around skating, and bravely seeks them out. The rambunctious big-city girls quickly adopt the naive Camille as part of their gang. However, she soon learns the complexity of friendship when she befriends a boy (Smith) from a rival group of skaters.
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Photographs and text introduce readers to twelve professional skateboarders, covering Tony Hawk, Bucky Lasek, Paul Rodriguez Jr., and Elissa Steamer, and describing the equipment they use, skateboarding tricks, and competitions.