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When the coach of her championship softball team asks Raisa Kumar to teach a new recruit, Annie, how to pitch she is eager to help, especially since she hopes to be a coach herself someday; but when the team's other pitcher turns up with a broken arm, teaching Annie takes on a new urgency--and Raisa's efforts at coaching seem to be frustrating Annie rather then helping her.
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2012.
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English
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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?
4) Dancing solo
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Pub. Date
2014.
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62 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Sarah knows that she is the best dancer in her class, and she is eager to show off at the upcoming recital--but when a new move proves unexpectedly difficult and she has to ask for help, her confidence is shaken.
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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89 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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When budget cuts lead to the elimination of Delano Middle School's girl soccer team, Melina Stern and the other seventh and eighth graders are invited to try out for the high school varsity team--but the older players clearly do not want the middle schoolers around, and the girls are having trouble playing as a team.
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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89 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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When eighth grade basketball player Shaena suffers a concussion in a game, she finds herself sidelined two weeks before the big game--and as she watches her team practice with the new freshman player, Shaena, who is used to being the star, starts to worry that by the time she recovers she will no longer be needed.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
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89 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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Ninth-grader Kyle has always been the heavyweight on his junior high school wrestling team, but when a new kid shows up he loses the challenge and finds himself relegated to the B-team--until a girl on the squad suggests he move down a weight class.
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Pub. Date
[2015]
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89 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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At his old school fourteen-year-old Simon Wahlberg was the best player on his hockey team, but when he tries out for the Edgewater High School's varsity team he discovers that the competition is pretty fierce--and not just on the ice.
10) Cowboy up
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Pub. Date
[2012]
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62 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Jake is the best bull rider in his division, but after he finally takes a bad spill during a competition he has to overcome his fear before he can ride again.
11) Pool panic
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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63 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Jenny loves swimming, and her best friend has finally convinced her to join the school swim team--but when she is confronted by a crowd of spectators in competition she freezes up.
12) Cowgirl grit
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Pub. Date
2018.
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63 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Sydney Todachine is looking forward to a summer on the beaches of San Diego before starting sixth-grade, but instead she finds herself on her Grandfather's ranch on the Navajo Nation reservation with no wi-fi, and while a couple of the kids are pretty nice, her cousin Hadley is as nasty as ever--but Sydney bonds with a spirited horse called Midnight, and together they start training at night for the upcoming rodeo.
13) On the line
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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72 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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After breaking his arm during the first day of try-outs last season, Robby is determined to make the football team this year, but to do so he must face his own fears and the bully who tackled him the year before.
14) Hoop hustle
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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63 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
Description
Brian Worth Jr. is excited to try out for his middle school's basketball team. His hoop dreams are in jeopardy, though, after his dad forces him to volunteer at the local senior center. But Brian really needs to practice he's always relied on his height to dominate, but that won't cut it anymore. When Brian discovers that George, a man at the center, used to play basketball, this is his chance to learn some moves. Brian's working hard and even making...
15) Rodeo challenge
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Pub. Date
2018.
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65 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Wade is staying at his uncle's ranch for the summer, but despite being athletic he has proved hopeless when it comes to riding a horse, much less the other skills demanded in a rodeo--but when Maria, sister of his new friend Javier, breaks her arm, she asks him to keep her horse in training, and Wade is forced to overcome his apprehension and really learn how to ride.
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[2020]
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64 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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Twelve-year-old Jasmine Lopez loves exploring the coral reefs around Fiji where her marine biologist parents are stationed, and though young, she is already a certified scuba diver, a fact that her ten-year-old brother Arjun seems to resent; in fact he seems to believe he already knows everything about diving, and certainly does not want help from his older sister--until his overconfidence and defiance leads them both into a confrontation with a reef...
17) Storm surfer
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Pub. Date
[2008]
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65 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
Description
Jill never thought her week at surf camp would be interrupted by a hurricane, but one is heading for the North Carolina coast. She knows to stay away from the water when a storm is coming. But Abby and Sara think surfing in a hurricane will be amazing. Who will save them when the waves get out of control? Wes, the local guy whose waves the girls always steal? Jill, who they pushed off her surfboard? Or Meg, who can barely stand on her board? Time...
18) Secondhand slice
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Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
67 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year old Ben Malone is the son of the head groundskeeper at the exclusive golf club, Strongwood, a course Ben has never played because they cannot afford the fee--but when his best friend puts up the money to enter him in a junior tournament at the club, Ben is forced to confront his own lack of confidence (and his wicked slice).
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
65 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Twelve-year-old Sofia Martinez is the best gymnast at Riverside Gymnastics Center, but when a fall from the balance beam (usually her best event) results in a concussion, she finds herself afraid of the beam, and equally afraid to tell anyone about her fear of falling--Sofia needs help before her trauma drives her away from gymnastics forever.
20) Squad struggles
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Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
62 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Tam is new to the cheer squad, and from the first day of practice Maren, the squad captain, seems determined to make her look unprepared and incompetent--but with the backing of a new friend she finally finds the courage to stand up to the bullying.
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