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Baseball genius volume 1
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"An average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of a slump"--
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YA 797.12 BRO
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[2013] | Viking | 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | English | On Shelf
Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Young Adult Area 1 available YA 797.12 BRO |
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This book tells the story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. It traces the story of the team that defeated elite rivals at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics, sharing the experiences of their enigmatic coach, a visionary boat builder, and a homeless teen rower.
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YA BIO BIL
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[2016] | Zondervan | 250 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm | English | On Shelf
Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Young Adult Area 1 available YA BIO BIL |
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"Simone takes you through the events, challenges, and trials that carried her from an early childhood in foster care to a coveted spot on the 2016 Olympic team" --
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
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Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Juvenile Fiction 1 available
J FIC ALE
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2014. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 237 pages ; 22 cm | English | On Shelf
Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Juvenile Fiction 1 available J FIC ALE |
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2014 | OverDrive/Libby | Unabridged | Recorded Books, Inc | English | Checked Out
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
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2014 | OverDrive/Libby | Available Online
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2019 | OverDrive/Libby | Available Online
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2019 | HarperCollins | English | Available Online
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Thirteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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Football genius novels volume 5
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Twelve-year-old football stars Troy White and Ty Lewis are eager to face each other in a seven-on-seven tournament being held at the Super Bowl in Miami, unaware that bad choices made by members of their families will put both boys in danger.
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At cheerleading camp, Hermione is drugged and raped, but she is not sure whether it was one of her teammates or a boy on another team--and in the aftermath she has to deal with the rumors in her small Ontario town, the often awkward reaction of her classmates, the rejection of her boyfriend, the discovery that her best friend, Polly, is gay, and above all the need to remember what happened so that the guilty boy can be brought to justice.
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Football genius novels volume 1
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Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.
8) Ghost
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Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
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Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Juvenile Fiction 1 available
J FIC REY Track#1
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[2016] | First edition. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 181 pages ; 22 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Juvenile Fiction 1 available J FIC REY Track#1 |
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2016 | OverDrive/Libby | Unabridged | Simon & Schuster Audio | English | Available Online
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Publisher Annotation: Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of a brand-new series from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award?winning author Jason Reynolds.
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The U.S. gymnast all-around gold medal winner at the 2012 London Olympics tells her story of faith, perseverance, and determination.
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Tells the stories of the famous athletes childhoods.
11) Lost in the sun
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Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Juvenile Fiction 1 available
J FIC GRA
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2015] | Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) | 289 pages ; 22 cm | English | On Shelf
Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Juvenile Fiction 1 available J FIC GRA |
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2015 | OverDrive/Libby | Unabridged | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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"As Trent Zimmerman struggles to move past a traumatic event that took place several months earlier, he befriends class outcast Fallon Little, who helps him understand that he can move on"--
12) Patina
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Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 2
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Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Juvenile Fiction 1 available
J FIC REY Track#2
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[2017] | First edition. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 233 pages ; 22 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Juvenile Fiction 1 available J FIC REY Track#2 |
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2017 | OverDrive/Libby | Unabridged | Simon & Schuster Audio | English | Checked Out
2 copies, 2 people are on the wait list.
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"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--
"A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Ghost by New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds. Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities...
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Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction 1 available
J 796.01 ALE
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[2017] | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 169 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm | English | On Shelf
Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Juvenile Non-Fiction 1 available J 796.01 ALE |
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2017 | OverDrive/Libby | HarperCollins | English | Available Online
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2017 | HarperCollins | English | Available Online
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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? The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule contains wisdom from inspiring athletes and role models...
14) Roller girl
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J GN JAM
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[2015] | Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC | 239 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm | English | On Shelf
Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Juvenile Fiction 1 available J GN JAM |
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2015 | OverDrive/Libby | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Available Online
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2015 | Penguin Young Readers Group | English | Available Online
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Astrid signs up for roller derby camp, but her best friend Nicole chooses dance. While making new friends and struggling with a new sport, Astrid fears she is losing Nicole.
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YA FIC VAN
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c2011 | 1st ed. | Alfred A. Knopf | 336 p. ; 22 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bent Northrop Memorial Library - Young Adult Area 1 available YA FIC VAN |
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2011 | OverDrive/Libby | Unabridged | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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2011 | OverDrive/Libby | Random House Children's Books | English | Available Online
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2011 | Random House Children's Books | English | Available Online
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When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again.
16) The sports pages
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A collection of sports stories featuring everything from fighting to friendship, set everywhere from the tennis court to the hockey rink.
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Michaela DePrince was known as girl Number 27 at the orphanage, where she was abandoned at a young age and tormented as a ���devil child��� for a skin condition that makes her skin appear spotted. But it was at the orphanage that Michaela would find a picture of a beautiful ballerina en pointe that would help change the course of her life. In this engaging, moving, and unforgettable memoir, Michaela shares her dramatic journey from an...
18) Tangerine
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2006 | OverDrive/Libby | HarperCollins | English | Available Online
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2006 | HarperCollins | English | Available Online
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Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight.
19) Travel team
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Danny Walker volume 1
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In his first novel for young readers, the author of "Wild Pitch" and "Bump and Run" tells the story of a 12-year-old Danny Walker, the smallest kid on the basketball court who's cut from the very travel team his father led to national prominence as a boy.
After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have...
20) Unstoppable
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"If anyone understands the phrase 'tough luck,' it's Harrison. As a foster kid in a cruel home, he knows his dream of one day playing for the NFL is a long shot. Then Harrison's luck seems to change. He is brought into a new home with kind, loving parents--his new dad is even a football coach. Harrison's big build and his incredible determination quickly make him a star running back on the junior high school team. In no time, he's practically unstoppable....