Fred Bowen
2) Speed demon
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
"Ninth-grader Tim Beeman, struggling as a newcomer at elite Hilton Prep, is torn between using his special talent for speed by playing on the prestigious football team or by running with the more relaxed track and field team"--
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Language
English
Description
Text and illustrations describe the 1941 season of Ted Williams, in which he set a Major League Baseball record in batting average, discussing his training, determination, and performance during games.
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
With help from a new student and inspiration from an old magazine article, the players on Michael's seventh-grade basketball team hope to overcome their shortness and win their game against the eighth graders.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
When Kyle fakes a catch, his baseball team goes on to win the league championship but Kyle doesn't feel good about winning by cheating. Includes a section on the sportsmanship of Christy Mathewson, a pitcher who played professional baseball in the early 1900s.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
NC 1000L
Language
English
Description
"The story of the National Basketball Association from its origins through the major events and players who made basketball what it is today"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
Sam is proud that his touchdown in the final play of a game left his football team undefeated, but when a video recording of the game reveals that the touchdown was scored illegally, he and the other Cowboys must decide whether to reveal the truth. Includes facts about a similar situation faced by Cornell University's team after a game with Dartmouth in 1940.