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Jake Maddox
Gina has to learn that teamwork is more important than winning before she can get back on the soccer field.
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For twelve-year-old Autumn Holloway, a week at Blazing Hoops wheelchair basketball camp is a dream come true. She has high hopes that it will be her ticket to making friends…
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Nolan is student council president elect hopeful, but in his spare time, he’s on the football team. When the first two QBs go down with injury, Nolan is suddenly thrust…
Rosie loves surfing at her Aunt Hazel’s surfing school in Byron Bay, Australia, but this summer she is tasked with teaching her cousin Flora to surf although the two have…
Teenage ATV riders Josh and Christyna find that someone has been sabotaging the trails, putting the safety of ATV racers and mountain bikers in jeopardy, and they need to find…
Mason dominates short races in the pool, but his endurance is not up to speed. Can Mason learn to swim the distance?
Justin wants to try out for the football team, but since he’s in the band nerd clique, music and football and stereotypes will surely collide. Will Justin find a way…
Ellie is amazing in the back row. But when she rotates to the front row… disaster. Can she find a way to be a more well-rounded player and not just…
Includes discussion questions and writing prompts.
Because she is now over six feet tall everybody expects Juniper to be good at basketball, especially her demanding coach (who also happens to be her father)–but she is not…
Long-time gymnast Brielle decides to join a competitive cheerleading team, while keeping her spot on the gymnastics team. She figures the practice schedules don’t conflict, so she shouldn’t have any…
Addison is joining the track and field team, even though her mum said no. But soon she’s torn between her love of sprinting relay races with the team and the…
Avani Patel loves to skateboard, but there is no skate park in her town so she does not get to practice tricks often--but now that the idea is under consideration…
Zack is a fine defensive outfielder, but he has trouble hitting the ball--until his friend Jamie offers to help him using a virtual reality batting program.
Eager to follow in his father’s footsteps, Ramon Hill, a talented sixth-grader playing on the eighth-grade lacrosse team, worries about doing his best and being accepted by his older teammates…
Michael gets hurt during the biggest race of the year. How will his team win without their driver?
Berk always plays goalie for his soccer team. But when Ryan moves to town, Berk has to play an unfamiliar position. Ryan may have incredible talent, but he’s also unpredictable…
Blaming herself for her parents fighting, twelve-year-old Aliyah takes out her anger and agression in karate class, believing that winning is everything.
Levi can't believe his ears when his new stepsister, Sofia, insists that karate isn't a real sport. But he's even more shocked when Sofia suddenly joins his karate school. Why…
At the beginning of the track season, Amy hurt her knee during a race. Now her doctor has given her the okay to get back on the track, but Amy’s…
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Andrea is excited for another volleyball season. But the new coach is bringing the team back to basics, and now Andrea is unhappy and feeling frustrated in her new position.
Hank Watson enjoys helping his basketball team win big games. However, his true passion is cooking. Hank doesn’t tell his team that he likes to cook because he’s afraid they’ll…
Thirteen-year-old Devante Briggs loves basketball, but now he’s just the sixth man off the bench for his school team, putting up with the snide remarks of some of the other…
Twelve-year-old Calvin is the small but speedy left wing for his hockey team, but when he takes a really hard bodycheck during first game of a tournament he starts to…
When Samuel learns the classic world-building game Buildtopia is getting an eSports competition, he turns his love of the game into an opportunity to complete and connect with new friends.
Luis Lucky Martinez is the new kid on River Valley Junior High’s JV soccer team. But his goalie skills aren’t the only thing being tested. When a school talent show…
Raven is dealing with a lot--her grandmother's recent death, a knee injury from an accident, and a tiff with her best friend. But she's determined to prove to her basketball…
Alejandro is having trouble living up to his brother's reputation as a great high school quarterback, but his sister Izzy just might be the secret weapon he needs.
"Robyn Ray is a young hockey player with lots of speed and one big problem-she can't seem to make a goal. Can her formerly famous hockey star grandpa help her…
Mina is a talented figure skater who is looking forward to trying the new challenge of pairs skating, but with shy boy Luke, she is beginning to have second thoughts…
Malcolm loves baseball and science, but his teammates are not always pleased with the ideas he comes up with–until he uses science to come up with a winning pitch, the…
Mia and Deshawn are not excited by a surprise stop at Maximum Caverns during a family vacation, but when their guide, Raven, is injured, the siblings must navigate an advanced…
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Twelve-year-old Carly, determined to convince her family she is well after a serious illness, hides that she feels tired while mountain climbing with her father and brother but an injury…
Includes glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and information about white water rafting.
Determined to be a great baseball player like others in his family, Fernando needs their help to regain his confidence after his coach tells him to steal a base and…
When DeSean Mitchell makes an embarrassing mistake while showboating in the end zone, he ends up costing his football team the game. In the final play, he’s tackled and lies…
Twelve-year-old Yasmin, a talented point guard on her school basketball team, learns about teamwork and standing up for oneself when she experiences racism at her new middle school.
Mira Ravi is the first-seed singles star on Hilltop Middle School’s tennis team, but her life off the court is a much harder match to win as she juggles tough…
Matt’s chances of making the Evergreen Racing Team are seriously threatened when Tyler moves into town.
When Derek is picked to play center, he makes some enemies on his team.
David Gray is notorious in his baseball league, notorious for strike outs, both as a pitcher and a batter. After learning about the great Babe Ruth, David becomes determined to…
After breaking his arm during the first tryout of last season, Robby is determined to make the football team this year.
Nick hopes he’ll be able to skate the killer half-pipes and thin rails just like the pros.
Tony has moved up to the next class of racing. He gets to drive faster than ever. But he also has to race against kids who are three years older…
