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What could your child achieve if they were more intentional about who they are?
What if they had tools assisting them to focus and avoid distractions in this frenzied world?
What if they could obtain a great formula for winning consistently both on and off the athletic court and field?
Imagine the confidence they could build, in sports and education, if they learned to dig deep in order to attain the goals they have set for themselves.
In this candid...
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It is possible for every high school athlete to have a successful high school career. It will not be easy. It will not always be fun. It may not look exactly as you want it to look, but it can be successful. Here are 22 ways to help your high school athlete achieve that success.
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Parenting a child who's just starting his youth sports experience is a job that carries huge implications. These years are the foundation for the adults that your kids will become. This book gives 22 practical, specific ways that you can help your child enjoy sports, even while growing through the experience.
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Today, millions of women and girls around the world enjoy running and entering races. It wasn't always so:
- In 1961, when Julia Chase edged to the start of a Connecticut 5-miler, officials tried to push her off the road.
- At the 1966 Boston Marathon, Roberta Gibb hid behind a forsythia bush, worried that police might arrest her.
- The next year at Boston, Kathrine Switzer was assaulted mid-race by a furious race organizer.
- In the mid-60s,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
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Fourteen-year-old Brady and his cousin Quinn love extreme sports, but nothing could prepare them for the aftermath of Brady's close encounter with a meteorite after it crashes into his Black Hills, South Dakota, bedroom.
11) Chad Ochocinco
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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He may have been born Chad Johnson, but today this Cincinnati Bengal is known by the world and his many fans as Chad Ochocinco. This book follows Ochocinco's life from his athletic childhood, through his college football days at Oregon State, to his incredible career as a wide receiver for the Bengals. Photographs from both on and off the field help to illustrate the fascinating life of this singular star who marches to his own unique beat.
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"ESPN personality (Get Up and #Greeny) and New York Times bestselling author Mike Greenberg partners with mega-producer Hembo to settle once and for all which legends flat-out own which numbers. In short essays certain to provoke debate between and amongst all generations, Greeny uses his lifetime of sports knowledge to spin yarns of the legends among the legends and tell you why some have claimed their spot in the top 100 of all time." -- Amazon.com....
13) Golden Arm
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
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Lazarus Weathers, a high school senior from the wrong side of the tracks, seeks to protect his half-brother while pitching his way out of poverty, one strike at a time.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6
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"These are the inspirational real-life stories of female superstar athletes Serena and Venus Williams, Simone Biles, Carli Lloyd, and more -- role models all. For sports fans, aspiring athletes and readers of sports biographies"--
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Kane Miller
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2013
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"Find out ... which supercars have over 1000 horsepower? Which engine is made from magnesium? Which supercar has tires filled with nitrogen? Featuring the ... Pagani Huayra, Gumpert Apollo Sport, Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1"--Page 4 of cover.
16) Payback time
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Overweight, somewhat timid Mitch reluctantly agrees to be the sports reporter for the Lincoln High newspaper because he's determined to be a writer, but he senses a real story in Angel, a talented football player who refuses to stand out on the field--or to discuss his past.
18) Shot clock
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
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After the death of his friend, Tony must work to make the basketball team, but when he gets the chance to join the squad as statistician, he must grapple with honoring the memory of his basketball-loving friend while also trying to fit in on the team.
19) Soar
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 6
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Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach.
20) Plunked
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Sixth-grader Jack Mogens loses his nerve after getting hit by a pitch, and has to dig deep within himself to avoid giving up the sport he loves.
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