Jake Maddox
41) Race car rival
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Shawn gets to be a junior team member on Johnny Pride's stock car team. But when he arrives at the racetrack, it turns out he'll be helping Johnny's biggest competition, "Mean" Gene Pederson. Shawn realizes that appearances aren't everything. Maybe there's more to Mean Gene than a bad reputation.
42) Playing forward
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Isaac Roth's big brother was a forward for the Wildcats, and Isaac wants to be one too. His dream is to be the highest-scoring forward ever. The problem is that Isaac is short. Coach Turnbull thinks he'd be a better point guard than a forward, since he's fast and small. Will Isaac be able to change his dream and play for the team, or will he give up on the sport he loves?
43) Wild hike
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Nick has always loved camping, but his cousins, Andy and Devin, aren't outdoors guys-they're jocks. Nick isn't even sure why his cousins wanted to go on the camping trip. They don't listen to his warnings about campfires and bears, and they make fun of everything Nick does. When Devin finds himself in real danger, can Nick save him in time?
44) Speed camp
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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At Top Speed Race Camp, Dylan meets his new partner, Jo. He's shocked. Jo is not at all what he expected. How can Dylan build the best race car and beat Robby when his partner is a girl?
45) On guard
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Trey Smith, the captain of the Wildcats, knows he's one of the best players on the team. He doesn't worry about anything when he's on the court. But then he finds out that he knows someone on a rival team. It's his cousin, Pete. And to make matters worse, they're assigned to guard each other. How can Trey play when he'll have to beat his cousin to win?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Danny Mason's brother, "Clean" Cole Mason, is famous on the stock-car circuit for being a good guy. So Danny can't believe it when he starts to see signs that someone on his brother's team is sabotaging his opponents. Danny has to figure out what's going on before someone gets seriously hurt.
48) Karate countdown
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When Kenny's anger problem gets out of control, his father signs him up for karate lessons. But even in karate class, Kenny can't get a grip on his temper. He's getting a reputation for being angry. With help from his karate teacher, will Kenny be able to calm down long enough to focus and win? .
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When Ring Lake Middle School decides to host an Olympic Fest, Kyle is assigned to compete in the track and field throwing events--will practice make him good, or will he embarrass himself in front of everyone?
51) Free climb
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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The only fun thing to do in Amir's neighborhood is climb buildings. Of course, no one will let him do that. When a police officer offers to bring Amir to a climbing wall outside of the city, Amir is thrilled. He meets William, who also loves climbing. But William doesn't want to learn the right way to climb, and before long, he is in serious danger.
52) Pitcher pressure
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Allen's grandpa has never missed a baseball game until tonight. While Allen plays his most important game ever, Grandpa fights for his life at the hospital. Allen wants to win the game for his grandpa, but he's facing his biggest challenge, Hank "The Tank" Steele.
53) Pit crew crunch
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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It's a dream come true. Peter entered a contest to be on a stock car pit crew, and he won! Just when it looks like he'll finally get his chance to work a real race, things go wrong in an unexpected and terrifying way.
54) Over the net
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Allie loves everything about volleyball except hitting. She doesn't think she's good at it, and every time she messes up, her belief in her own abilities dwindles. Finally, she asks for help. Her idol, Nikki, agrees to coach her once a week. If Allie can learn to spike as well as she blocks, she could become one of the team's strongest players.
55) Gridiron bully
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Juan was a track star at his old school, so he's not sure what to expect when he's asked to join the football team in his new town. Right away, Juan thinks he's made the wrong choice. He can't catch, he can't throw, and one of the members of the team hasn't been making it easy for Juan to feel at home. Can the ex-track star learn his new sport in time for the biggest game of the season?
56) Cycling champion
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Austin, eager to win sports trophies like his older brothers, joins a local cycling club and enters his name for a three mile race--will he learn in time that bicycle racing is as much about technique as speed?
57) Running rivals
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
At the beginning of the track season, Amy hurt her knee during a race. Now her doctor has given her the okay to get back on the track, but Amy's still shaky. Her knee may be healed, but her confidence is still broken. The biggest race of the year is coming up, and it's on the exact same track where she was hurt before. With help from an unexpected source, will she be able to race again?
58) Paintball blast
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
When Max and Tyler start losing paintball matches to a new player named Ryan, Max is suspicious and sets out to prove that Ryan is cheating.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Nick hates running, but his high school gym teacher thinks he is just the right person to fill in for the two hundred meter relay race, and will not give him a passing grade unless he tries--will Nick learn to run or let the team down?
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Riley and Blake have been best friends forever, even though Blake is a daredevil and teases Riley. That all ends when Blake finds a new group of friends. Riley joins the swim team, and soon finds he doesn't need Blake's friendship to get by. But when Blake tries a crazy stunt and dangerous at the lake one day, can Riley put the past aside and save his former friend?