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By Robert Lipsyte. 2003
Sonny Bear is a champion. . .but he needs the help of an angel.Sonny Bear, the Tomahawk Kid, is on…
a fast downhill slide with the heavyweight championship at stake. He hardly knows who he is anymore, or why he should keep on fighting.Then the first e-mail arrives.Do not lose heart. I come on a Mission from the Creator to save you. -- Warrior AngelThe Warrior Angel might be just what Sonny Bear needs -- but will Sonny be prepared to save him, too?By Dustin Brown. 2012
Dustin Brown, all-star captain of the 2012 Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings, tells his story of how he went…
from being a youth hockey player in Ithaca, New York, to becoming one of the NHL's biggest stars. This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner.By Daniel Pinkwater. 2002
Saddle up, cowpokes, and get ready for the Wild, Wild West! Ralph, Sylvia, and Mavis, the pudgy pranksters from FAT…
CAMP COMMANDOS, are back -- and this time they are out to shake up the sleepy Western town of Horny Toad.By Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Archie Manning. 2009
Huddle up with the most famous family in football--the Mannings! PEYTON MANNING and ELI MANNING are now NFL superstars, but…
they are still kids in Family Huddle. Follow along as Eli and Peyton pile into the car with older brother Cooper for a trip to visit their grandparents. Their dad, former NFL star ARCHIE MANNING, is at the wheel, with mom Olivia at his side. The boys joke around and play football at every opportunity, running fun plays like the buttonhook, the quarterback sneak, and the hook and ladder.By Robert Lipsyte. 2006
What's it mean to think team? It means you don't talk team business with anybody who isn't on the team.…
It means whatever happens inside the team stays inside. It means you can only trust a brother Raider. Any questions?At Nearmont High School, football stars are treated like royalty, and Matt Rydek has just ascended to the throne. He's got it all: hot girls, chill friends, plenty of juice to make him strong, and a winning team poised to go all the way. If he can keep his eye on the ball now, his future will be set. But when the team turns on one of its own, should Matt play by Raiders rules, or should he go long alone?By Roy Macgregor. 2015
The Screech Owls are invited to compete in a four-day skills competition in Detroit. Along with another team, they will…
be participating in a reality show called Goals & Dreams. They're staying at a fancy hotel, being showered with hockey swag, given Hollywood nicknames, and posing for the film crew -- Hockeytown doesn't look bad at all! That's until they meet the other team and start noticing how differently they're being treated. Are the producers engineering certain tensions and situations to pump up the show? The Screech Owls don't like to be manipulated . . .By Jeanette Murray. 2015
FIRST IN A NEW SERIES!There's more than one way to win in the debut of the First to Fight series...Athletic…
trainer Marianne Cook is ready to do whatever it takes to turn the men of the Marine Corps boxing team into fighting machines. After all, her ultimate goal is to land a job training professional athletes. But when she notices a certain hard-bodied marine trying to hide an injury, Marianne realizes that she'll have to use covert tactics to get him talking.First Lieutenant Brad Costa has waited years for the chance to fight for a spot on the Marine Corps boxing team, knowing he has to push twice as hard to get half as far as his younger counterparts. Brad tries to downplay his injuries to the attractive trainer who has his dreams in her hands, but Marianne isn't buying it. Maybe it's time to deploy some targeted flattery. As Brad and Marianne's attraction turns red-hot, there's more than one person having a hard time keeping their eyes on the prize...By Dean Hughes. 1993
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By Robert Lipsyte. 1967
Before you can be a champion, you have to be a contender.Alfred Brooks is scared. He's a highschool dropout and…
his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and further into drug addiction. Some street kids are after him for something he didn't even do. So Alfred begins going to Donatelli's Gym, a boxing club in Harlem that has trained champions. There he learns it's the effort, not the win, that makes the man -- that last desperate struggle to get back on your feet when you thought you were down for the count.By Valerie Hobbs. 1953
When 16-yr-old Bronwyn Lewis's family uproots itself and moves across the country to sleepy Ojala, California, Bron is caught off-guard…
by the effortless cool of her new classmates. In order to make it in Ojala, Bron will have to remake herself. And so she does, putting aside her studies to drag race, hang out, and meet boys. Soon she's involved in an intense love triangle -- with no easy solutions.By Patrick Carman. 2009
The Walnut Cup, the only American stop on the World Squirrel Soccer League tour, is taking place in Elliot's Park…
this year! Teams are arriving from around the globe, and excitement's running high. But when the game ball (a perfectly round walnut) goes missing, it's up to Elliot and the rest of the gang to get it back! Loaded with a great story, a hilarious cast of characters, extra activities, park tips, and more, this latest Elliot's Park story is an irresistible read for boys and girls!By Maria Testa. 2002
By Maureen Child. 2015
The prodigal ex-husband returns-as the boss-in this novel by USA TODAY bestselling author Maureen Child After two long years, Sam…
Wyatt is home. He has big plans for his family's ski resort. But first he must face those he left behind-including the ex-wife he has never forgotten. Lacy Sills Wyatt has barely recovered from Sam's desertion. Now he's her boss! How can she work with him every day? And how can she keep from falling for him all over again? The answer is: she can't. But when Lacy learns Sam has ulterior motives for rekindling their romance, she's not sure she can forgive him...not even with an unexpected pregnancy to consider!