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2) Patina
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"A newbie to the track team, Patina 'Patty' Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--Provided by the publisher.
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William Monroe Trotter (1872- 1934), though still virtually unknown to the wider public, was an unlikely American hero. With the stylistic verve of a newspaperman and the unwavering fearlessness of an emancipator, he galvanized black working- class citizens to wield their political power despite the violent racism of post- Reconstruction America. For more than thirty years, the Harvard-educated Trotter edited and published the Guardian, a weekly Boston...
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Seventh grader Alex Carlisle had a successful football season as quarterback of the middle school boys' team, and now she wants to play soccer with her old team. However, she learns that because of a lack of funding, the girls' team is going to be cut. The girls devise a plan to play the boys' team and raise enough money to fund their own season. But when the plan goes awry, Alex will have to figure out how to get everyone a chance to play.
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Covers the sport's rules, skills, fans and the media, coaches, and tactics, and offers profiles of the top players and teams. From the first soccer games to today's money-spinning global industry, the book takes readers to the heart of a sport that is played and watched by millions of people around the world. It explains the key rules, skills, and tactics and examines issues in and around the game--supporters, the media, and the demands of being a...
8) Jabari jumps
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After Jabari completes his swimming lessons and passes his swim test, he's ready to jump off the diving board--well, very nearly ready. He just needs to work up his courage first.
9) Double foul
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"It's a new summer at Camp Avalon--which Mack and his friends still affectionately call Camp Average. After last season's big baseball victory, camp director Winston wants to continue the winning streak. So he's launched a competitive program for elite athletes--including a new group of girl campers. When Winston enters his charges in a high-stakes basketball tournament, Mack opts out in favor of other, less competitive activities. But Mack starts...
10) Creed III
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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.
11) Champions
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A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
13) 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...
17) Check & mate
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When eighteen-year-old Mallory begrudgingly agrees to return to chess in one last charity tournament, her surprise upset against Nolan Sawyer, the reigning world champ and bad boy of the chess world, sets her on an worldwin adventure as she rediscovers her passion for the game.
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NPL Holdings: v.1-v.78 ; Aug-Dec, 1956 -- Apr-Jun, 1993 ; missing vol. 51-52, Oct-Jul, 1979-80; vol. 54, Apr-Jun, 1981; vol. 55-56, Oct-Jun, 1981-82; vol. 58, Jan-Jun, 1983; vol. 62, Jan-Jun, 1985; vol. 64, Jan-Jun, 1986; vol. 66, Jan-Jun, 1987; vol. 67, Oct-Dec, 1987; vol. 68, Apr-Jun, 1988; vol. 70, Jan-Jun, 1989; vol. 71-71, Oct-June, 1989-90; vol. 74, Jan-Jun, 1991; vol. 76, Apr-Jun, 1992.
19) Ghost
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Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
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"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--Provided by the publisher.
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Seasoned pro golfer Travis McKinley is cruising toward a new season when he misses a putt on the 18th green. Just like that, he's down and out and off the Senior Tour, his career all but dead. Then Travis is visited by a mysterious stranger whose vision is clear: go back to the beginning. The very beginning. Taking his advice both literally and to heart, Travis and his family travel to their ancestral home--Scotland. In the place where golf was born,...
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