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Athlete vs. mathlete series volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
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When their two worlds collide in seventh grade, fraternal twins and opposites Owen and Russell find themselves in direct competition at school, on the court, and at home.
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Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place that prevents it. The residents continue to grapple with life's big questions: What is a family? What is a community? And what, if anything, are we willing to sacrifice in order to protect them? As the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home after...
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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The Benton Bluff Junior High band is one of a number of bands that will compete to perform for a chance to play for the governor, and two of the band members are fighting over who gets to be the soloist--Baylor Meece (clarinet) is not one of them, so can she come up with a plan to bring the band back into harmony?
6) Check & mate
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"Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory’s focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious 'Kingkiller' Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess. Nolan’s...
7) The outcasts
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
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In a society that values strength over intellect, Hal's ingenuity, combined with the fact that his mother was a slave, sets him apart from other boys his age. As he and his peers compete in training designed to test their strength and endurance, Hal realizes he is not the only outcast and struggles to carve out a place for himself.
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Goosebumps. Original series volume 52
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Jack Johnson finds a book that tells how humans can learn to fly and hopes to use his knowledge to show-up his classmate Wilson Schlame, but when the news gets out that Jack can fly, things start to get out of hand and he questions whether flying is really the way to go.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A twist on the classic game of Rock Paper Scissors, this story celebrates the differences that make three friends unique.
The ninja, the cowboy and the bear do everything together. But when a contest among themselves leads to resentment, they soon learn that the only way to stop disagreeing is to be considerate of their differences and appreciate one another.
11) The Big Cheese
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?" --publisher's website
12) Us Against You
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Beartown volume 2
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Have you ever seen a town fall? Ours did. Have you ever seen a town rise? Ours did that, too. A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don't expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they've always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it's a cruel blow when they hear that Beartown ice hockey might soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious...
Pub. Date
c2010
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Chipmunk singing sensations Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are back for an encore in this hilarious 'squeakquel' packed with more action and more nutty fun for the whole family. When a concert mishap lands Dave in the hospital, the Chipmunks take a break from superstardom and enroll in school to fit in with kids their age. But they soon face some stiff competition when they meet the Chipettes, a beautiful, talented trio of chipmunks.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Two towns, Tralee and Tralah, compete in an annual St. Patrick's Day decorating contest which Tralah boastfully always wins, but when their hearts are put to the test by a little man with pointed ears, Tralee wins with no effort at all.
15) Above all else
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Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
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"Del plays striker on his high school soccer team, the Cardinals, and they've gone almost three seasons undefeated. To Del, it's just a game, but some of the players think winning is all that matters. When an ugly tackle results in a major loss for the Cardinals against their main rival, the Rebels, things get heated between the teams. That night, one of Del's teammates has his ankle broken by an unknown assailant, leaving him unable to take part...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
In a snow-cloaked kingdom, two rival servants--one who desperately wants to win the approval of the Red Jaga and the other who hopes to escape the Black Jaga--compete for the pure heart of a prince, only to discover they might be falling for each other instead. Includes author's note.
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Life in the wild volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
One day, the three friends, a bear, a moose and a beaver, who loved adventure set off to climb a mountain together. But on the way there, they decide to make it more exciting by turning the climb into a race to the top. It's only after being sidelined by a series of mishaps -- a boulder tumbling down the path, the moose hanging off the side of the cliff, the bear hanging off the moose hanging off the side of the cliff -- that the three friends realize...
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Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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"Will Kitty find her perfect sport? Kitty is terribly out of shape--she can barely torment Puppy without need a break to huff and puff! When Kitty's owner catches her wheezing, Kitty is told it's time to EXERCISE! It takes some serious convincing, a high-stakes competition, and a little bit of trickery, but eventually Kitty gets into the competitive spirit...albeit reluctantly. Well, what did you expect?"--Back cover.
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A year ago, Travis McKinley, an unknown golfing amateur, shocked the world by winning the PGA Senior Open at Pebble Beach. Now he's famous, he makes his living playing the game he loves, and everything should be perfect. Still Travis can't shake the feeling that he's a fraud, an imposter who doesn't deserve his success -- and after a series of disappointments and, to be honest, personal screw-ups, he might just prove himself right. A shot at redemption...
20) Sports camp
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Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Eleven-year-old Riley Liston tries to fit in at Camp Olympia, a summer sports camp where he is one of the youngest boys.