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AllStar SportStory
Author
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
1st revised ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Jamie, a twelve-year-old shortstop, loses the glove that "magically" helped him make fantastic catches, he wonders whether it was the sole secret of his success. Includes a history of baseball gloves.
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
1st rev. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When they lose their coach, Scott and his teammates decide that he should try his hand at coaching, but it takes teamwork and the efforts of a player they call "Brain" to produce a winning season.
3)
T. J.'s secret pitch
Author
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
1st Revised ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Brendan, the best player on a losing baseball team, learns a lesson from a Chicago Cubs all-star about the true value of the game. Includes facts about pitchers, especially Ernie Banks.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
1st Revised ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
With help from a new student and inspiration from an old magazine article, the players on Michael's seventh-grade basketball team hope to overcome their shortness and win their game against the eighth graders. Includes facts about the UCLA Bruins and their use of the full-court press.
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
1st rev. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After tryouts for the school basketball team, eighth graders Zeke, Eli, Ryan, and Miles find their friendship tested when two of them make the team and two of them do not. Includes facts about Michael Jordan and Bill Russell.
7) On the line
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
1st Revised ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Worried that his inability to make free throws is making his junior high basketball team lose games, Marcus learns an unconventional underhand shooting method from a friendly custodian but is not sure he wants to use it. Includes a history chapter discussing great basketball players who have used the underhand toss.
8)
Winners take all
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