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Back before junior high, Justin, Tony, and Miles were the best of friends. Then they got pigeonholed into cliques and Justin was thrown in with the band nerds while Tony and Miles became a part of the jocks. But now that Justin wants to try out for the...

Jake's jump shot is as good as money in the bank, but when he heads to the foul line... clank! If Jake doesn't find a way to solve his free throw woes, his coach will have no choice but to put him on the pine. Will Jake nail it, or will he fail it?

Back before junior high, Justin, Tony, and Miles were the best of friends. Then they got pigeonholed into cliques and Justin was thrown in with the band nerds while Tony and Miles became a part of the jocks. But now that Justin wants to try out for the...

Jake's jump shot is as good as money in the bank, but when he heads to the foul line... clank! If Jake doesn't find a way to solve his free throw woes, his coach will have no choice but to put him on the pine. Will Jake nail it, or will he fail it?

Magnolia has her own ideas about style, music, and--especially--about figure skating. Too bad her twin sister and her mother are stuck in a more conservative mode. Will Maggie find a way to justify the changes she wants to enact, or will she keep on...

Ellie is amazing in the back row. Whether serving, digging, or passing, she's a real asset to her volleyball team. But when she rotates to the front row... disaster. Can she find a way to be a more well-rounded player and not just a back row dynamo?

Magnolia has her own ideas about style, music, and--especially--about figure skating. Too bad her twin sister and her mother are stuck in a more conservative mode. Will Maggie find a way to justify the changes she wants to enact, or will she keep on...

Ellie is amazing in the back row. Whether serving, digging, or passing, she's a real asset to her volleyball team. But when she rotates to the front row... disaster. Can she find a way to be a more well-rounded player and not just a back row dynamo?

Milak must learn about personal responsibility when a new soccer coach challenges his worldview and his work ethic.

Ben learns to believe in himself and work hard, as he trains to beat the bully from the rival studio at the national championship, in honor of his teacher and his teacher's methods.

Ben learns to believe in himself and work hard, as he trains to beat the bully from the rival studio at the national championship, in honor of his teacher and his teacher's methods.

Alex has to choose right from wrong and stand up to his best friend when the new kid in town is bullied for being poor and for jealousy about his great moves on the slopes.

Figure skating is Kaitlin's passion, but she lands on thin ice after a meltdown in this funny, touching story. Because when you fall down, you have to pick yourself up--even if it's in front of judges and a crowd. Kaitlin has always dreamed of being a...

Can a young baseball star maintain his love of the game after the loss of his brother? Find out in this start to the Home Team series about a small town with high hopes, from New York Times bestselling author and sportswriting legend Mike Lupica.Jack...

Can a young baseball star maintain his love of the game after the loss of his brother? Find out in this start to the Home Team series about a small town with high hopes, from New York Times bestselling author and sportswriting legend Mike Lupica. Jack...

Cody and the Lions are playing great soccer, but the arrival of an international company to build a factory on a nearby lake splits the team in two: Cody and his teammates who worry the factory will pollute the lake vs. the players whose families will...

Justin and Carlos have played on the same baseball team since their T-ball days. But this season, the friends are forced to play on rival teams. Carlos makes new friends on the field, and Justin is left in the dust. When their teams face each other in...

Perfect for fans of Roller Girl, Shelly Struggles to Shine, book #2 in Kit Rosewater's Derby Daredevil series explores what it means to be a team player. Now part of the official junior roller derby league, the Derby Daredevils are ready to compete in...

A boy. A game. A dream. Will a false accusation crush all his hopes or will the Mighty Dynamo live up to his nickname? More than anything, Noah Murphy wants to be a professional soccer player--and participating in the Schools' World Cup qualifiers might...

Fifth grade is one wild ride in this illustrated middle grade novel about two best friends--the first book in the funny and engaging Rip and Red series. Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have an...