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"Samuel "Sooley" Sooleymon is just seventeen years old when he and his South Sudanese teammates come to the United States to compete in a basketball tournament. The opportunity to be scouted by college coaches is a dream come true. Though he is an amazing athlete, his technical game needs work. And then Sooley receives devastating news from home: as a result of the civil war raging across South Sudan, his father is dead, his sister is missing, and...
2) Drop Shot
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English
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In the second Myron Bolitar novel from Edgar Award–winner Harlan Coben, a young woman’s tragic death spirals into a shattering drama of menace, secrets, and rage. Suddenly Myron is in over his head—and playing the most dangerous game of all.
“Engaging . . . hilarious.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
Once, Valerie Simpson’s tennis career skyrocketed;...
“Engaging . . . hilarious.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
Once, Valerie Simpson’s tennis career skyrocketed;...
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Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Seasoned pro golfer Travis McKinley is cruising toward a new season when he misses a putt on the 18th green. Just like that, he's down and out and off the Senior Tour, his career all but dead. Then Travis is visited by a mysterious stranger whose vision is clear. Go back to the beginning. The very beginning. Taking his advice both literally and to heart, Travis and his family travel to their ancestral home - Scotland. In the place where golf was born,...
4) Hoop hotshot
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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.
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Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis unlocks the secret to maximizing perseverance—on and off the trail
Jennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles her incredible accomplishments in the world of endurance hiking, backpacking, and trail running. With a storyteller's ear for fascinating detail and...
Jennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles her incredible accomplishments in the world of endurance hiking, backpacking, and trail running. With a storyteller's ear for fascinating detail and...
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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The ultimate keepsake for every pickleball fan—from a dink shot to the kitchen, everything a pickleballer needs to know in this fully illustrated guide to the world's greatest recreational sport, packed with lots of joy, good humor, and even a little bit of wisdom.
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. Easy to learn, but impossible to master, it's no wonder that nearly 5 million people nationwide
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"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has...
9) LeBron James
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Series
Publisher
Kaleidocope Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to LeBron James, covering his early life, career, and life off the court. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
10) Cycling Weekly
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Publisher
Future Publishing Ltd
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English
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Published by TI Media Limited Cycling Weekly is the UK's only weekly special interest magazine focusing on the cycling market. It is the best source of breaking international and UK news, race reportage, reliable fitness advice, trustworthy product reviews and inspirational features for British cyclists. Always a great read, Cycling Weekly inspires you to ride your bike more!
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Pub. Date
2013
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English
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A revelatory account based on the authors' unprecedented access to the NCAA's highest-level programs throughout the 2012 season describes its high-powered system of billion-dollar television deals, high-priced coaches, football "hostessing," castoff athlete-students and paid test takers.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Maggie Atwood and Becky McCabe, mother and daughter, both champion riders, vowed to never, ever, go up against one another. Until the tense, harrowing competitions leading to the Paris Olympics. Mother and daughter share a dream: to be the best horsewoman in the world.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom...
14) Brooklyn Nets
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Publisher
Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2023, c2023
Language
English
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This title introduces basketball fans to the history of the Brooklyn Nets NBA franchise. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a timeline, team facts, trivia, a glossary, and an index.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2023, c2023
Language
English
Description
This title introduces basketball fans to the history of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA franchise. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a timeline, team facts, trivia, a glossary, and an index.
16) Boston Celtics
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Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2023, c2023
Language
English
Description
This title introduces basketball fans to the history of the Boston Celtics NBA franchise. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a timeline, team facts, trivia, a glossary, and an index.
17) Chicago Bulls
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Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2023, c2023
Language
English
Description
This title introduces basketball fans to the history of the Chicago Bulls NBA franchise. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a timeline, team facts, trivia, a glossary, and an index.
19) Wave
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Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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When her best friend's cancer returns in the summer of 1987, none of her usual pursuits--surfing, singing, or reading poetry--can keep thirteen-year-old Ava afloat.
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