Jake Maddox
1) Volcano!
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tom and Kevin have to rely on their instincts to survive when a volcano erupts while they are camping and their lives are put in danger by the lava.
2) Stolen Bases
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every summer, Eva and Becca play softball. But this year, something strange is going on. One day at practice, the bag of equipment is missing. The next day, it's been returned. When the bag goes missing again, Eva and Becca decide to try to catch the crook. But the person they find is not at all what they expect!
3) Takedown
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Jeff wants to be a good wrestler, but will his bad temper get in the way?"--Unedited summary from book.
4) Hoop doctor
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Kelcey wants to quit the basketball team. A mysterious person named Dr. C is running a basketball clinic at her school. Dr. C claims to be able to fix basketball problems, but Kelcey is sure it'll take more than a doctor to make her love the game again.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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
Publisher
Stone Arch
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A girl on the JV basketball team was injured, and Mel has been asked to take her place. Mel is thrilled. But the girls on the freshman team aren't happy for her. In fact, they're being downright mean. How can Mel play to win when she doesn't have teammates on her side?
7) Over the net
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Allie loves everything about volleyball except hitting. She doesn't think she's good at it, and every time she messes up, her belief in her own abilities dwindles. Finally, she asks for help. Her idol, Nikki, agrees to coach her once a week. If Allie can learn to spike as well as she blocks, she could become one of the team's strongest players.
8) Hoop hotshot
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Joe thinks of himself as "The Flash"--A hotshot basketball player who knows the coolest moves. The other members of his team aren't as impressed. Joe spends too much time trying to wow the crowd, and not enough time helping the team. At tryouts for the freshman team, Joe is quickly cut. He needs to stop fooling around and prove he has what it takes to stay in the game.
10) Horseback hopes
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Molly finally convinces her parents to let her take horseback riding lessons, she gets ridiculed by two girls at school for her inexperience.
11) Shipwreck!
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Skylar, Gabby, and Miles find their whale-watching trip taking a turn for the worse when they are stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean with only a few supplies and the threat of sharks all around.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Ring Lake Middle School decides to host an Olympic Fest, Kyle is assigned to compete in the track and field throwing events--will practice make him good, or will he embarrass himself in front of everyone?
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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.
14) Soccer show-off
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gina tries to be the star of the soccer team at her new school, but her teammates do not like her showoff moves.
15) Free throw
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Since Derek is now the tallest player on his basketball team, the coach decides to have him play center but Jason, the former center, has little confidence in Derek and will not pass him the ball.
16) Cheer choice
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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.
17) Skating showdown
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Because his father is in the Army, Oliver Jeffries has never lived in any one place for long, but he was hoping that Colorado would be different because he is the starting wide receiver on the Jackson Middle School's football team--so when he gets word that his family is moving again he is bitterly disappointed, but he has one more game and he is determined to make it a good one.
20) Race car rival
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shawn is lucky enough to be a junior team member on Johnny Pride's stock car team, but when he arrives at the racetrack in Talladega, it turns out that Shawn will be helping Johnny's biggest competition, "Mean" Gene Pederson. Shawn is disappointed to be helping his hero's rival, but he soon realizes that appearances aren't everything and that there may be more to Mean Gene than a bad reputation.