Rich Wallace
2) Fake out
Author
Series
Kickers volume 2
Publisher
Yearling
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Physical Desc
121 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
Nine-year-old Ben and other members of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team improve their skills and begin to win, especially after Ben learns the importance of concentration from his older brother and finally masters the fake out.
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Publisher
Calkins Creek Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 23 cm
Description
Traces the world record-setting athlete's early childhood ambitions through her courageous final battle with cancer, covering such topics as her achievements at the 1932 Olympics and her later dominance in professional golf.
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Max's parents assure him he has nothing to fear at Aunt Ida's house. But shortly after his arrival, the ghost of Aunt Ida's son who died years ago begins tormenting him. Max decides he'd rather take his chances on the nearby mountain…at night. Even there, he can't escape the ghost! And soon Max is lost with no one to turn to but the ghost. Should Max trust the ghost to get him safely down the mountain? The ending is up2U.
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Up2U Adventures-where the ending is Up2U! When young Archer and his partner, Bull, find a silver vein in the Arizona desert, they think they will be rich. But Cactus Flats is a town with many dangers and men waiting to double-cross them. Will Bull and Archer survive the Wild West? The ending is Up2U, so which ending will you choose? Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 2-5.
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After the starting point guard sprains his ankle during a game, Jamere steps in until his rival teammate returns for the championship. But with both boys expecting to start in the final game, their coach asks Jamere to decide who will play. The ending is Up2U! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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Stu and Dan hike into the forest to camp overnight. They get caught in the rain and decide to spend the night in an unlocked hunting cabin. They smell smoke late at night and escape the cabin as it bursts into flames. The next morning, they return to the cabin to see if Stu's shoes survived the fire and find the cabin intact. This time, the cabin is locked. Stu returns to the cabin that night with a hammer, but this time he's trapped inside as flames...
10) Deadly Fall
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Stu hears a voice calling him late one night and leaves his house to investigate. He enters an abandoned house down the road and is scared off by a ghost. Stu and Dan go back during daylight and find nothing, but Dan says a boy died fifty years ago at the house, falling from a deck into the steep gorge below. Rumor has it he was pushed by another kid, but the death was declared an accident. That night, Stu returns to the house alone. He meets the...
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Marcus Thorpe just had the first, and worst, 400-meter race of his seventh-grade life. He knows it was rough, but his friends' jokes are starting to sting. Luckily, redemption is in sight. If Marcus can just find the right pace, he can earn a spot in the 4x400 relay and prove his worth at the special meet at the high school. Will he pull his weight, or will the final stretch crush him again?
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Griffin Lane loves playing soccer in the local league. His three best friends are there. It's competitive but more relaxed than school sports. And he's right where he wants to be, playing defense out in front of the goal. But when the goalie is injured, everyone seems to think Griffin is the best replacement. Can he hack it between the sticks, or will his nerves win the day?
13) Lost in the Dark
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Stu gets lost in the woods as night is falling. He knows he's near a quarry where a teenager and his dog had fallen and drowned years before. A dog appears and clearly wants Stu to follow him. Stu starts to follow the dog, but he hears a voice calling the dog. Stu yells to the voice and heads toward it. The voice keeps calling for the dog, and Stu is getting closer to it. Then he hears the voice screaming in fear. He finds himself on the edge of the...
14) Hoops Shadow
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After the first day of tryouts for the school basketball team, Stu stays behind to shoot extra free throws-his weak spot. As he's shooting baskets, a boy joins him in the gym. He's wearing a retro jersey, and Stu doesn't recognize him. He tells Stu to come back later, and he'll give Stu tips. Stu returns, and the boy named Randy helps him with his shooting. Stu asks Randy when he went to school there, but the boy disappears. Stu discovers Randy is...
15) No Relief
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Javon Park loves baseball. This summer, his team is fighting for the championship! As relief pitcher, Javon knows the final moments of every game belong to him. And after drum lessons from his older brother, Ki, Javon feels like he might have found his rhythm. Strike one, strike two, strike three. Will it be enough to take down a worthy opponent?
16) Pressure Point
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Torry Santana is a seventh-grade sports star. His friends will tell you he's good at everything, but he works hard for it, too. This year, he's a starter on his school basketball team. Yet after a big loss, the eighth graders are eyeing his spot. Can Torry find a way to face their big rivals again, or will he crumble under the pressure?
17) Haunted
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Twelve-year-old Stu has never believed in ghosts. But in each of these stand-alone titles, he finds himself face to face with a different ghost. Sometimes the ghosts get him into dangerous spots, while other times they get him out of jams. These high-interest, low-level titles are sure to leave readers with a haunted feeling.
Full contents:
“Deadly Fall”
“Hoops Shadow”
“Lost in the Dark”
“Phantom Flames”
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Reverend F. D. Reese’s favorite subject to teach his students was freedom. But in Selma, Alabama, unfair tests and police officers’ swinging billy clubs kept African Americans from voting. Reverend Reese knew something had to change, so he asked his fellow teachers to do something dangerous - something that might lead to beatings and prison time. He asked them to march.
The teachers packed what they’d need in jail and began a silent, steady...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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"Reverend F.D. Reese was a leader of the Voting Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. As a teacher and principal, he recognized that his colleagues were viewed with great respect in the city. Could he convince them to risk their jobs--and perhaps their lives--by organizing a teachers-only march to the county courthouse to demand their right to vote? On January 22, 1965, the Black teachers left their classrooms and did just that, with Reverend Reese leading...
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Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles, photographs ; 24 cm
Description
"In the years following the Civil War, "Arctic fever" gripped the American public, fueled by myths of a fertile, tropical sea at the top of the world. Several explorers attempted to find a route to the North Pole, but none succeeded. Bound by Ice follows the journey of George Washington De Long and the crew of the Jeannette, who departed San Francisco in the summer of 1879 hoping to find a route to the North Pole. However, in mid-September the ship...