Qualey, Marsha
Summary: Training camp has opened, and Gracie LaRoo is excited to be back with her synchronized swimming team, the Water Sprites--but the other members of the team seem strangely uninterested in training, and it will be up to Gracie to set an example with a perfect triple spin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE QUAScollon, Bill
Summary: When Henry and his friends challenge the grown-ups to a game of Huggleball, Henry and Summer are named co-captains. Can they find a way to work as a team and beat the adults?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Spotlight 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN SCOHinodeya, Sankichi
Summary: "The match between Team Blue and Team Emperor heats up toward the big finale--with both sides exhausted and losing ground! Plus, in the aftermath of the final match, a new enemy awaits who will require the former rivals to work together!"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media, LLC 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC HINMaddox, Jake.
Summary: When a new boy joins the Titans soccer team, Berk, who has always played goalkeeper, is challenged for that position and he must decide whether to hold a grudge or act for the good of the team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADMaddox, Jake.
Summary: Despite sabotage that put him in a wrist brace for two weeks, Nick is determined to win an upcoming skateboarding competition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADAuerbach, Annie.
Summary: Nemo and his friends are getting ready for the Super Seaball Tournament and Pearl the octopus is reluctant to be on the team because she is not very good at sports. With everyones help and a lot of practice, she is the hero at the seaball game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction AuerbachMaddox, Jake.
Summary: Although Dylan's wrist is healing from the pre-season injury, can he be part of the team if he is stuck on the bench?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MADCousins, Lucy.
Summary: "Join Maisy and her pals for Field Day! First is the egg-and-spoon race (oops, Eddie's egg is a little too wobbly). No problem, there are lots more games to play--a wheelbarrow race, a three-legged race, and even a get-dressed-up-silly race. When it's time to play ringtoss, Eddie's trunk comes in handy, and in the relay race, Maisy and Charley run as fast as they can. Last of all comes a great...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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2 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE MAIGreen, D. L. (Debra L.)
Summary: Third-grader Zeke's soccer experience is proving to be a disaster--all of his friends are on a different team, while his team is dominated by a bully who hogs the ball and knocks down anyone who gets in his way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GREBoiger, Alexandra
Summary: "Max and Marla are best friends. And aspiring Olympians! With their eyes on the prize, they know exactly what it'll take to reach sledding success: preparation, practice and perseverance"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BOIMaddox, Jake.
Summary: After breaking his arm during the first day of try-outs last season, Robby is determined to make the football team this year, but to do so he must face his own fears and the bully who tackled him the year before.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADMcKee, David
Summary: When Elmer the patchwork elephant and his cousin Wilbur decide to go whale-watching, as their grandfather Eldo did at their age, their journey becomes far more of an adventure than they anticipated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: Worried sick about his baby brother's operation, twelve-year-old Dominic does not really feel much like playing soccer, so he just messes around on the field during practice--but when his grandfather teaches him some moves he starts to take an interest, and sets out to win the trust of his coach and teammates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Maddox 2015Wallace, Rich
Summary: When the team goalie is injured during the soccer match, seventh-grader Griffin is called on to switch positions and play goal for the remainder of the season--and the playoffs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC WALMaddox, Jake
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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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADO'Ryan, Ray
Summary: The Nelsons are heading for a winter vacation on a great new planet with Zack's best friend, Drake, and the boys can't wait to dive into the winter games, but at the resort, Zack realizes there are a bunch of hurdles he wasn't prepared for.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2018
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Summary: RJ is having another bad day--but with the help of his coach, RJ learns that working as a team and sharing are skills needed not just on the soccer field, but in school and at home too.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boys Town Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC COOLupica, Mike.
Summary: When the coach's son, Shawn O'Brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old Ben McBain is not surprised--but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent Shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LUPMaddox, Jake
Summary: Eighth-grader Tamaya Jackson is captain on her gymnastics team, but she sometimes feels like her coach spends a lot more time with the other gymnasts, and that she is expected to do more with less help--and an interview with the local TV station only makes matters worse when it focuses on her and makes her teammates jealous, so somehow Tamaya and the others must pull it all together because a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADChristopher, Matt
Summary: "Julian Pryce was once the star center of the Tornadoes. But when he joins a new team after his family moves, he suddenly finds himself the star benchwarmer. It turns out the Warriors already have a starting center, Paul Boyd, who has no intention of sharing the court with Julian. The coach is no help, either, for one simple reason: Paul is his son! Now Julian may have to take drastic measures...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
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Summary: Jo is disappointed when she is not placed on the Red Angels in the summer softball league--but when she is offered the chance to switch teams, Jo has to decide if she will leave her friends and play for the "winning" team--or win with the Sonics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: Andrea is looking forward to another winning volleyball season with her school team, but the new coach is putting them through a lot of basic drills, and Andrea is frustrated because she is not playing the position she is used to, and she does not understand why.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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Summary: Eighth-grade sports reporters Susan Carol and Stevie reunite at the U.S. Open tennis championships where they investigate the mysterious disappearance of a top Russian player.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FEIManushkin, Fran
Summary: Pedro would love to be the goalie in the team's first game, but another boy is bigger--so all his friends come over to help him practice before the tryout.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2017