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"When Man goes to the stars, he'll bring a ball with him."Hit the court, tee off, and play ball in these five short stories about future sports.• Going into the baseball season's final game, he could be the first player in a century to hit .400. Thanks to his genetically engineered eyes.• The basketball coach needs to turn underachieving stars into a winning team. The franchise's new owner, a big pharma tycoon, gives him a new invention...
2) Last man out
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Tommy Gallagher, the bravest and toughest football player on the field, faces his biggest battle ever when his father, a Boston firefighter, is fatally injured while rescuing a child.
3) Team players
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Series
Home team novels volume 4
Language
English
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"A girl with Asperger's joins Cassie's softball team but not everyone on the team welcomes her, creating a rift between Cassie and her teammates"--
Author
Series
Mermaid tales volume 17
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Shelly Siren loves playing on Trident Academy's Shell Wars team. But is she ready to complete in the Shell Wars Championships in the fintastically famous city of Atlantis? As part of their trip, the mergirls get a tour of Atlantis and swim through Poseidon's Temple where Shelly sees a spookfish, which according to legend, carries a horrible curse.
5) Check & mate
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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After chess led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory Greenleaf's focus is a dead-end job that keeps the lights on for her mother and sisters. When she plays in a charity tournament and wipes the board with current world champion Nolan Sawyer, the victory opens the door to sorely needed cash prizes. Mallory struggles to keep her family separated from the game, but she soon realizes that the games aren't only on the board. The...
6) The diver
Author
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"Emma practices tirelessly to become a great diver, but as competition day approaches, her nerves get the better of her. When she picks up a penny for good luck, she has no idea that this little copper coin has dreamed of becoming a diver for his entire life!"--Provided by publisher.
7) Curveball
Author
Series
The contract (Derek Jeter) volume 5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
While spending the summer with his extended family in New Jersey, Derek finds a team he can play baseball with and earns money to take his best friend to a Yankees game.
Author
Series
Myron Bolitar mysteries volume 6
Language
English
Description
In this sixth novel in the award-winning Myron Bolitar series, Harlan Coben delivers a riveting powerhouse thriller—a twisting mystery of betrayal, family secrets, and murder.
“Sly humor, sophisticated plotting, and solid storytelling.”—Chicago Tribune
Myron Bolitar’s colleague at MB SportsReps, Esperanza, has been arrested for the murder of a client, a fallen baseball star attempting a comeback. Myron...
“Sly humor, sophisticated plotting, and solid storytelling.”—Chicago Tribune
Myron Bolitar’s colleague at MB SportsReps, Esperanza, has been arrested for the murder of a client, a fallen baseball star attempting a comeback. Myron...
10) Home
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Series
Myron Bolitar mysteries volume 11
Language
English
Description
A decade ago, kidnappers grabbed two boys from wealthy families and demanded ransom, then went silent. No trace of the boys ever surfaced. For ten years their families have been left with nothing but painful memories and a quiet desperation for the day that has finally, miraculously arrived: Myron Bolitar and his friend Win believe they have located one of the boys, now a teenager. Where has he been for ten years, and what does he know about the day,...
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English
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For Sera Wheeler, the Olympics is the reason for everything. It's why she trains thirty hours a week, starves herself to under 100 pounds, and pops Advil like Tic Tacs. For her mother, Charlene, hungry for glory she never had, it's why she rises before dawn to drive Sera to practice in a different state, and why the family scrimps, saves, and fractures. It's why, when Sera's best friend reports the gymnastics doctor to the authority who selects the...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Emmy and Birch and their tame wolf Byte are new to the world of Minecraft but always ready to explore. This time, Birch wants to go flying more than anything. Emmy has an idea for getting the right materials but it is going to be an incredible journey.
15) Fence: Volume 3
Author
Series
Fence (Graphic novel) volume 3
Publisher
Boom!
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
16) High five
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Animals present hand slapping skills to readers, just in time for the annual high five contest.
17) Stephen Florida
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Language
English
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"In Stephen Florida, Gabe Habash has created a coming-of-age story with its own, often explosive, rhythm and velocity. Habash has a canny sense of how young men speak and behave, and in Stephen, he's created a singular character: funny, ambitious, affecting, but also deeply troubled, vulnerable, and compellingly strange. This is a shape-shifter of a book, both a dark ode to the mysteries and landscapes of the American West and a complex and convincing...
18) Checked
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Language
English
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Description
To help his dog through cancer treatment, Conor gives up hockey and finds himself considering who he is without the sport that has defined him, and connecting more with his family and best friend.
Author
Series
Junior Ninja Champion volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Five unlikely friends are brought together to compete in the first Junior Ninja competition, a televised contest of athletic ability based on the popular National Ninja Champion show.
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