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Publisher
Genius Products, Inc
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Meteor and his friends learn the importance of talking and listening to each other as they get stuck in the mud, go off-road racing, and receive a package from Meteor's mom during her mission to Mars! Includes 6 exciting, action-filled episodes.
Author
Publisher
Darby Creek
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Willy and his friends have just started 5th grade and they want to be part of the 'in' crowd, the jocks. The fall football season leaves Willy a benchwarmer, or scrub, but he goes out for wrestling in the winter and things begin to change.
5) Benchwarmers
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Told in two voices, Jeff stands by his teammate, Andi, who fights to get on the sixth-grade soccer team and then must face opponents who target her for being a girl.--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
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?"--
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In a rhythmic celebration of sport and play, four-time Grand Slam champion and tennis superstar Naomi Osaka shares key steps to becoming a true champ, including being kind, working as a team, doing your best, and most importantly, having fun."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Whether playing a board game with a friend or playing in a professional sporting event, being a good sport is an important part of competing. Readers will find out why sportsmanship is important and how they can display it in different situations. They are also encouraged to observe sportsmanship in others and reflect on how their actions will make others feel.
10) Rivals
Author
Series
Baseball great novels volume 2
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Josh looks forward to facing a true rival in the Baseball Hall of Fame tournament, but first he and his friends Jaden and Benji put themselves at great risk trying to expose the truth about a conspiracy to bribe the head umpire.
11) Good game
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The red and blue team are playing each other. After the game, players on the blue team demonstrate what it means to be a good winner. Pairs with the nonfiction title Winning Well"--
12) Playing fair
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"What does it mean to play fair? Following rules, helping others, and taking turns are just a few examples. Pairs with the fiction title Your Turn"--
Simple text explains the concept of "playing fair" whether you are on a team or just playing with others. The "Did you see it" section encourages readers to look-and-find three items in the pictures. - adapted from perusal of book
13) Skateboard save
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When bullies mess with Riley at the skate park one night, Bernie Chu, the best skater in town, saves his board. But the next day, Bernie pretends like he never saw Riley before. The biggest contest of the year is coming up, and Riley knows that Bernie is his chief competition. When Bernie's board breaks during the final round of the contest, will Riley help him, or will he use the accident to win?
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Feeling bad about last year's Field Day, in which her slow running cost the relay team a victory, Nancy, who enjoys using fancy words, finds herself facing another Field Day and another relay race with a mean classmate.
15) Trying my best
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"We don't have to be the best at every sport to have a good time. Trying our best will make the game way more fun! Pairs with the fiction title Dev Tries His Best"--
Simple text explains that part of being on a team means that you will try your best. The "Did you see it?" section encourages readers to look-and-find three items in the pictures. - adapted from perusal of book
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dana and the rest of the Raiders gymnastics team believe that hard work and practice are the way to win--so how will they fare against the Superiors, a team with a reputation for dirty play and cheating?
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Josh and Chad have been using the same place as a paintball field forever. But now, someone's attacking them, and it isn't someone they know. Who is out to stop their paintballing fun? It's going to take all their skills and teamwork to stop the sinister invasion.
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Sam is proud that his touchdown in the final play of a game left his football team undefeated, but when a videorecording of the game reveals that the touchdown was scored illegally, he and the other Cowboys must decide whether to reveal the truth. Includes facts about a similar situation faced by Cornell University's team after a game with Dartmouth in 1940.
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