Jake Maddox
81) Outfield outcast
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Malcolm is used to being the star first-baseman of his middle school team, but this year he has serious competition from a former benchwarmer, so he finds himself stuck in the outfield--and having to learn to put the team first.
82) Win or lose
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Wildcats center PJ Harris is the tallest player on the team. Everyone expects him to be a natural on the court. He's an all-star, except for one thing. He's horrible at free throws. When a game comes down to PJ's free throws making the difference between win or lose, he freaks! Can he solve his problem in time to earn back the respect of his coach and teammates and himself?
83) Off the bench
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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There are five guys on the Wildcats who always start, and forward Daniel Friedland isn't one of them. But when the star forward goes on vacation, Daniel gets his chance at the spotlight. It's his turn to shine. Daniel has worked hard at improving his free throws, but he's terrible at layups, and everybody knows it. He'll need to work hard if he wants to be a starting Wildcat.
84) Speed receiver
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Andrew's been working overtime on improving his speed with his older brother. Can he pull it out and help his team win?
85) Beach bully
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Isaac and his parents have just moved into a house by the ocean, and he is willing to try surfboarding, but there is a bully among the local boys on the beach who seems determined to drive him away.
86) Soccer shake-up
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Worried sick about his baby brother's operation, twelve-year-old Dominic does not really feel much like playing soccer, so he just messes around on the field during practice--but when his grandfather teaches him some moves he starts to take an interest, and sets out to win the trust of his coach and teammates.
88) Speedway switch
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Quarter-midget car racer Michael Haynes and his twin brother Mark, the team's mechanic, are used to winning their races, but when a new, unscrupulous racer starts competing, even causing Michael to be injured in a race, the twins are tempted to start using different tactics themselves.
89) Storm surfer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Jill never expected her week at surf camp to be interrupted by a hurricane, but one is heading for the North Carolina coast. Abby and Sara think surfing in a hurricane will be amazing. Then the waves get out of control. Time is running out, and the storm is coming.
91) Caught stealing
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When his father's valuable signed baseball disappears during the team's sleepover, Ian Shin, catcher for the Scottsville Knights, suspects the new pitcher, Hunter Yates, but he cannot be sure, and his trust in his teammates is shattered--so he must uncover the truth to bring the team back together.
92) Face-off
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Kyle wants to be a great hockey player just like his older brother, but to do that, he must focus all of his energy on the game and not be distracted by a teammate's injury.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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.
94) Skating showdown
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Janelle loves figure skating, but when she enters a competition she is frustrated because she is not as good at the jumps as another girl at the rink and she starts to wonder if she should just quit--until her coach comes up with an idea.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Because his father is in the Army, Oliver Jeffries has never lived in any one place for long, but he was hoping that Colorado would be different because he is the starting wide receiver on the Jackson Middle School's football team--so when he gets word that his family is moving again he is bitterly disappointed, but he has one more game and he is determined to make it a good one.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Jasper quit his school football team after blowing a big play, which is giving him a lot of time to get into trouble with his friends--but when he is allowed to rejoin the team rather than face detention he finds that everybody is mad at him: his teammates because he quit, and his friends because he is avoiding punishment.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Sixth-grader Alex really wants to make his middle school soccer team this year, but Jake, the class bully, keeps taunting him with his past failures--until Errol, a new student from Scotland, teaches him the importance of practice and teamwork.
98) Power play
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Ninth-grade hockey player Kyla Woodson is hoping to win a spot on the varsity team mid-season--but she has at least one serious rival for the coveted position, and her supressed anger over her parents recent divorce seems to keep getting in the way.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Last year, Annie didn't make the basketball team. But this year there's a new coach, and Annie's been practicing her heart out. Annie is determined to make the team this year, and she isn't going to let anything stand in her way!
100) Slap-shot slump
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
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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.