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Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. And, if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one of those victories. After all, her dad-a former champion tennis player himself-has trained her for this...
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Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
112 pages.
Description
"Do you have what it takes to compete against the world's most elite athletes? Be ready to put in the time, sweat, and tears that it takes. Choose which path to take on your journey to athletic excellence. Some choices lead to the big leagues, while others introduce other opportunities, or even a fall from grace"--
24) Soccer snub
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Quincy has worked hard in order to move up to the A-level soccer team where he can play with his friend Will, but when he becomes a starter and Will is benched it seems like their friendship is suddenly on the rocks.
25) Creed II
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Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important...
26) Creed III
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Description
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian a fighter who has nothing to lose.
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Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 16
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"After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look...
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Publisher
Sports Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; cm
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"Including interviews with Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, former All-Stars Wilbur Wood and Tim Wakefield, as well as other famed knuckleballers, Lew Freedman breaks down the history of this infamous pitch, which it seems can be traced back to Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Cicotte, as well as its effect on baseball as a whole"--
30) Creed
Pub. Date
[2016]
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Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
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Stink Moody volume 6
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After second-grader Stink gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, his parents tell him he must play a sport and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.
33) Sports
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Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Description
Examines the equipment, rules, and background of many different team, target, and court sports, including soccer, rugby, Gaelic football, softball, cricket, ice hockey, table tennis, archery, and pool.
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Heaven has sent it's best, and the devil has enlisted his worst to do battle for ultimate supremacy. The winner is to be decided by whoever can secure the soul of a short-tempered, punch-drunk boxer on Earth. These sexy angels pull no punches. They use their brains, wiles and of course, sex appeal. Damnation has never been this suductive, and seduction never more heavenly. This boxer is not going to know what hit him, after all, he is only human!
Author
Publisher
Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm.
Description
Presents simple facts about hockey, including terms, positions, and plays.
"With a fun mix of Sports Illustrated action photography, simple text, a full glossary of terms, and cool graphics, My First Book of Hockey introduces readers to the basics. Kids (and maybe a few adults, too!) will learn how power plays work, how the three-period game flows, what a hat trick is, what's up with the referee's crease, and more."--Amazon.com.
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"Discover the true story of how in 1944, Coach John McLendon orchestrated a secret game between the best players from a white college and his team from the North Carolina College of Negroes. At a time of widespread segregation and rampant racism, this illegal gathering changed the sport of basketball forever"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
207 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
It takes each player on the Wildcats basketball team to win. Their captain, Trey, plays with speed and smarts. Isaac, a point guard, knows how to lead the team. PJ, a center, is tall and quick. And Daniel, a forward, has guts and power. In these four stories, players score basket after basket. But if they want to take it all the way, they'll have to work together.
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
High interest, edgy activities fill the pages of Nailed It! Extreme BMX Freestyle. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written in the high-low format, this series has a HIGH interest level to appeal to a more mature audience but maintains a LOW level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Extreme BMX Freestyle presents the thrills and...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"The third novel by New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt, Trophy Son tells the story of tennis prodigy Anton Stratis, from an isolated childhood of grueling practice under the eye of his obsessed father, to his dramatic rise through the intensely competitive world of professional tennis. Written with an insider knowledge of the tennis circuit, Trophy Son explores a young man striving to find balance in his life, navigating moral compromises,...
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