Matt Christopher
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
When the Grizzlies' first baseman is sidelined two days before the playoffs, catcher Manny Griffin and second baseman Stu Fletcher take it upon themselves to help his replacement become a better player.Should Manny keep his promise....even if it puts his friend in danger?
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Pub. Date
2009
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Description
The history of basketball is chock-full of famous buzzer-beating shots, amazing game-saving plays, and thrilling maneuvers that defy gravity. All fans have their favorite memory, just as they have their favorite team and their favorite player. Now here's a book that offers a look back at more than fifteen of the sport's best moments. The Block, The Steal, The Shot. Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar, Bird, Jordan, and James. Each entry captures the nail-biting...
9) Soccer Hero
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Rob lasher is just and ordinary soccer player, good at the game, but not great. Then one agternoon, he saves his coach's life in front of all his teammates. Suddenly, he's the team's hero, as some members of his team and the rest of the town continue to laud Rob;s heroic act, Rob realizes he doesn't want the attention and any unearned accolades that come with it. Kids will learn that doing what is right should be the norm, not the exception.
11) The hit-away kid
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Barry McGee, hit-away batter for the Peach Street Mudders, enjoys winning so much that he has a tendency to bend the rules; then the dirty tactics of the pitcher on a rival team give him a new perspective on sports ethics.
12) Stealing home
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Joey is sure he will not get along with the exchange student from Nicaragua who is staying with his family for a year, but they find common ground on the baseball field.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When Mike pitches against the heavy-hitting Peach Street Mudders, the butterflies in his stomach feel more like dragons. The other team is good, and Mike starts to lose faith in his ability. Good thing he has a secret weapon in his dong, Harry. Can Harry help Mike pitch a no-hitter?"--Page [4] of cover.
14) Dirt bike racer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Twelve-year-old Ron Baker finds a minibike while scuba diving and, with the help of a former motorcycle rider and racer, restores the bike and enters competition.
15) Skateboard tough
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Description
When Brett's skateboarding abilities dramatically and inexplicably improve after using The Lizard, a skateboard mysteriously unearthed in his front yard, his friends start to wonder if the skateboard is haunted.
16) Tough to tackle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Disappointed at first by not being large enough to make quarterback, Boots discovers that there is as much challenge in playing tackle.
17) Ice magic
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The twins' toy hockey game seems to be magic as it plays games identical to the real ones before they even happen.
Author
Series
Matt Christopher sports fiction volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Sylvester Coddmyer III is having a dismal baseball season until he takes advice from a mysterious ex-ballplayer named Cheeko and starts to play more aggressively.