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Avani Patel loves to skateboard, but there is no skate park in her town so she does not get to practice tricks often--but now that the idea is under consideration in the city council Avani and her friends set out to convince the skeptical politicians the town really needs one.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Eighth-grader Somali American Nimo Mohamed is the youngest runner on the varsity cross-country team, but she is determined to keep up with the older girls, so she has set herself a grueling training schedule; too grueling because her body is exhausted, her grades at school are slipping, and her father, who is still very much in her life despite the divorce, is starting the pressure her to quit the team.
3) Puck Panic
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Twelve-year-old Calvin is the small but speedy left wing for his hockey team, but when he takes a really hard bodycheck during first game of a tournament he starts to freeze up on the ice and worry he will be benched.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Robinson finds out about wheelchair rugby, he decides that it can provide the challenge he craves and needs, so on joining a team, he commits himself with surprising results to the extra practice it takes to really improve. Includes background information about wheelchair rugby.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Javier Moreno has just transferred to Howard Middle School, but his skill as a striker is already well known and the Bisons are expecting that he will turn their season around; but soon the fame goes to his head, and he starts hogging the ball and showing off--and it is up to his friend Aimee to remind him that soccer is a team sport.
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