Dean Hughes
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Recent high school graduate Rick Ward, undecided about his future and eager to escape his unhappy home life, joins the army and experiences the horrors of the war in Vietnam.
Author
Series
Scrappers volume 4
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
23) Bases loaded
Author
Series
Scrappers volume 5
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Because Gloria chews out her team members whenever they mess up, she sets the tone for infighting which in turn causes the coach to quit and leaves the future of the team in question.
Author
Series
Children of the promise volume 2
Publisher
Deseret Book Co
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
25) Team player
Author
Series
Scrappers volume 3
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Trent's best friend Robbie and another teammate on the Scrappers begin bragging about their baseball abilities, Trent worries that it will affect the team's play.
26) Grand slam
Author
Series
Scrappers volume 9
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
27) Backup goalie
Author
Series
Angel Park soccer stars volume 5
Publisher
Bullseye Books
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
When Nate Matheson, Angel Park's regular goalie, gets injured he has to train Jared Trajillo to replace him.
28) Up to bat
Author
Series
Angel Park all-stars volume 12
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
Sixth grader Jenny Roper, the Dodgers' star first baseman, suddenly becomes concerned about her reputation as a jock.
29) Safe at first
Author
Series
Angel Park all-stars volume 11
Publisher
Bullseye Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
The Dodgers are worried about one of their rookies who keeps messing up for no apparent reason.
30) Victory goal
Author
Series
Angel Park soccer stars volume 3
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1992.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Sterling Malone is a fullback who wants to be a forward, just like his big brother.
31) On the line
Author
Series
Angel Park hoop stars volume 4
Publisher
Bullseye Books Knopf ; Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
Unless star guard Miles "Tip" Harris can keep his cool under pressure from opposing players, the Angel Park Lakers could have a short season.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1987.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In despair over his basketball team's prospects with his father as coach, fifth-grader Nutty goes to his genius friend William for help and finds more success than he ever thought possible.
33) Team picture
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Trying to hold onto the newfound stability of his life in a foster home, thirteen-year-old David worries about the growing moodiness of his guardian Paul and the fluctuating fortunes of his Pony League baseball team.
34) Nutty knows all
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader, Nutty Nutsell, produces another memorable science fair project when his partner, William Bilks, transfers photons of light to Nutty's brain, causing a personality change and his head to glow in the dark.
35) One-man team
Author
Publisher
Bullseye Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Although he is a basketball whiz, seventh-grader Aaron Reeves must learn to be a team player in order to make friends on the basketball team at his new school.
36) Displaced
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
HL 740L
Language
English
Description
Toma and Malek, two thirteen-year-old Syrian children living in Beirut, struggle to provide for their families in a country that can be hostile against refugees like them, but they maintain hope that there is a way out of their seemingly impossible situation.