Maddox, Jake
Summary: 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 knuckleball.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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Summary: Twelve-year-old Ana Flores has never really taken to sports, but when she observes the women's softball team practice at the college where her mother is going to teach, she is intrigued and decides to try out for a local team; unfortunately it is harder than it looks--but with some help from one of the college girls, Caitlin, and Mali, a pitcher who is mad she only made second team, Ana gets to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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Summary: Everyone on the Bader Ginsburg Middle School Badgers is looking forward to the playoffs and a chance to win back the Supreme Bowl trophy from the Wellstone Middle School Warriors--but somebody has stolen the trophy, and evidence points to one of the Badgers, so teammates Kenny Hu and Romeo Russell set out to clear their friend and discover the truth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2022
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Summary: 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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Summary: When Liv Sutcliffe's hair-trigger temper gets her tossed off her beloved soccer team and alienates her best friend, Liv realizes that she has to do something about her anger issues; so she takes a class in mindfulness and ends up coaching her teacher's son, Damien, in soccer moves--but will her efforts at anger management be successful enough get her reinstated before the big game?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone Imprint 2019
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Summary: Tam is new to the cheer squad, and from the first day of practice Maren, the squad captain, seems determined to make her look unprepared and incompetent--but with the backing of a new friend she finally finds the courage to stand up to the bullying.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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Summary: Conner and Hannah are friends who love to go to the skateboard park on Saturdays, so when a bully named Hank shows up and starts pushing them out of the way, they need to find a creative way to practice for the upcoming tournament.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Stone Arch Books 2014
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2013
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Summary: Fourteen-year-old Cam loves riding BMX bikes, but he is also a careful rider--but when his new friend insists on trying out a particularly dangerous course and breaks his leg on a jump, Cam has to ride the treacherous Copper Devil trail alone in order to get help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2016
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2023
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Summary: Asiyah Najjar enjoys playing volleyball with her friend, Lucy, and the rest of the players in their recreational league, but this year Lucy has talked her into joining the travel team--and suddenly volleyball is a lot more demanding, and a lot less fun, then it used to be, and easy-going Asiyah must learn to dig deep if she does not want to let her teammates down.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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Summary: "Tobias Wilson has a secret. For the past two years, since attending a Choctaw Nation powwow with his family, he's been teaching himself how to hoop dance. But when his best buddy Declan discovers him dancing, it isn't long before his whole class knows. Once the secret is out, Tobias has the opportunity to share his dancing at the spring talent show, but he's not sure he wants that. Is he ready...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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Summary: Recently resettled in America, Adnan Zakaria is a Syrian refugee whose skateboarding ability is the only thing that allows him to make a connection with the other kids in his neighborhood--but when his skateboard disappears and turns up in the possession of a local troublemaker Adnan will have to out-skate his foe in order to win it back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018
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Summary: Mason Williams is on his junior high school swim team, and he has always been fast at the short distances, but if he wants to compete in the longer races he will need to work on his endurance--so his best friend suggests that he train in the nearby lake.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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Summary: Twelve-year-old friends Ted and Ashley are finally old enough to go to Kart Kamp in the summer, where they meet Gil Stevens, son of a famous driver, but soon Ted's competitive instincts start to get the better of him, and camp becomes less about learning than winning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Stone Arch Books 2014
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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Summary: Eighth-grader and starting point guard Roman is initially thrilled when big man Sebastian transfers schools and joins the team, but Sebastian's skills seem to have disappeared and the other kids are merciless in their criticism--then Roman's big sister gives him some advice: talk to Sebastian and find out what is going on, and add a pick-and-roll to the team playbook.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019
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Summary: Best friends Sondra and Jonathan save up enough money to attend their dream skateboarding camp, but when their cabins go against each other in competition, Sondra and Jonathan's friendship is tested.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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Summary: The Keys family is vacationing at Shenandoah National Park intending to do some serious hiking, but twelve-year-old Marlon would much rather be on his phone talking with his friends at home in Chicago, and is further annoyed because the girl his own age, Nadia, turns out to be an experienced hiker; but when on the first day his complaining and resistance separates him from his parents his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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Summary: Colleen is devastated when her best friend changes schools--but when she learns that Meredith is teaching her new cheerleading squad the routine they created together for an upcoming competition their friendship is tested.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Sam is the best swimmer on his team, and he is happy to help the new student, Julien, practice his laps and technique--but when it comes to an actual race, only one swimmer can win.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012
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Summary: Tabitha has been volunteering with her best friend Rachael at the Rocky Ridge Riding Center for three months, but she keeps getting in trouble because of her lack of focus--can working with the troubled horse, Diamond, help her to save both of them for the Riding Center?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012
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Summary: When Carlos competes against his best friend Ricky for a place in the United States Motocross Association Nationals, each of them thinks the other is trying to sabotage his chances at winning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2008