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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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Right after dance camp ends, Lily Richter's mother announces that the family is moving to a new town. Separated from her best friend, and enrolled in a larger unfamiliar middle school, Lily struggles to adjust, troubled by the feeling that her new dance team does not really want her.
4) Board battle
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
8) Cheer choice
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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Once an inseparable trio, whether in their little band or on the football field, Justin, Tony, and Miles have drifted apart in middle school (Justin to band and his old friends to sports); now, after a summer of jamming, Justin decides to try out the football team with his old friends--but he finds little encouragement from them, and he misses the new friends he made in the school band.
10) Slap-shot slump
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Sixth-grader Alex really wants to make his middle school soccer team this year, but Jake, the class bully, keeps taunting him with his past failures--until Errol, a new student from Scotland, teaches him the importance of practice and teamwork.
14) Dancing solo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Sarah knows that she is the best dancer in her ballet class, and she is eager to show off at the upcoming recital--but when a new move proves unexpectedly difficult and she has to ask for help, her confidence is shaken.
15) Baseball blowup
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
18) Soccer switch
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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When the coach of his middle school summer soccer team retires Andre, his friend Cullen, and their teammates are horrified, and when their new coach implements some highly unusual training methods Cullen is so frustrated that he quits the team--but Andre sticks with it, hoping that there is method in the madness that will lead to a championship.
19) Nothing but net
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Layla's hard work pays off when she moves from a substitute to starting player and captain of the basketball team, but her best friend and teammate Danika causes trouble.
20) Hoop hustle
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Brian Worth Jr. plans on trying out for his middle school's basketball team, but the trouble is he has always relied on his height to give him an advantage and that is no longer enough--but at the local senior center, where he reluctantly volunteers, he discovers a friend in George, a former player, who sets out to teach him some of the skills he is missing.
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