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In the Red Zone
(Paperback)
Jake Maddox; Cover design or artwork by Berenice Muniz; Illustrated by Eduardo Garcia
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Star quarterback Alex has always played football with his best
friend, Oscar. But when Oscar suddenly quits the team to join the
school play, Alex feels blindsided and betrayed. Now pressure is
mounting on and off the field. Can the two boys ever recover from
their friendship fumble? Young readers will love the exciting
American football story and the electrifying full-colour comic
format in this Sport Stories Graphic Novel.
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Halo Boy
(Hardcover)
M. Garzon; Illustrated by Melanie Hutchins
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World Cup Heroes
(Paperback)
David Bedford; Designed by Keith Brumpton
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The Team have achieved everything Harvey had dreamed they would.
They've won a silver trophy, medals, league titles, and they hold
the Superstars Record. Harvey, though, has been having a new dream.
In it, The Team are playing in the World Cup final... and they're
winning! Can Harvey's impossible dream be about to come true?
"Packed full of emotion. . . . An influential read with a powerful
message."-Booklist Whether goose or swan, I have wings. And I'll
fly. Gus's life is about one thing-swimming. And he knows that the
only coach in town who can get him to the Olympics is Coach Marks.
So it seems like a simple plan: convince Coach Marks to train him,
and everything from there on in is just hard work. Gus has never
been afraid of hard work. But there are a few complications. For
one thing, Coach Marks was Danny's coach. Danny, Gus's brother,
committed suicide after failing to make the national swimming
team-a big step on the way to the Olympics. And for another, Gus
and Danny didn't exactly get along; Gus never liked living in
Danny's shadow. A shadow that has grown even bigger since his
death. In this powerful novel about the punishing and the healing
nature of sports, Gus's rage threatens to swallow him at every
turn. He's angry at his brother, his mother, his coach . . . even
himself. But as he works toward his goal and through his feelings,
Gus does everything he can to channel this burning intensity into
excelling at the sport that he and Danny both loved, and finds
solace in the same place he must face his demons: in the water. In
addition to Gus's incredible narrative, there are four pieces of
original art featured in Geese Are Never Swans. The art was curated
by TaskForce, a creative agency that collaborates with the most
influential nonprofits, brands, and people taking on the most
pressing challenges facing our nation and our world. TaskForce
builds capacity and community for those shaping a more empathetic
society through public opinion and policy. The artists'
interpretations of their work are included in the book.
#1 New York Times Bestseller A People Kid Pick of the week From the
mind of basketball legend and Academy Award-winning storyteller
Kobe Bryant comes this radically original portrait of five young
basketball players, one enlightening coach, and the awesome
transformative power of the game. Filled with insights about the
mental stamina and emotional clarity that peak performance
requires, this is an indispensable story for young athletes,
coaches, educators, and anyone interested in the astonishing
potential of team sports to unlock individual growth. THE GAME WILL
NEVER BE THE SAME Magic doesn't seem possible for the West Bottom
Badgers. They're the lowest-ranked basketball team in their league,
and they live in the poorest neighborhood in Dren. Nobody expects
them to succeed at anything. Plus, every kid on the team has secret
struggles of his own. When a new coach named Professor Wizenard
arrives on the first day of training camp, the Badgers can't
explain the magical-seeming things they see and hear. Every player
experiences unique and strange visions-visions that challenge
everything they thought they knew about basketball, and about their
lives and their secrets off the court. To survive the increasingly
intense ordeals of training, the Badgers will need to take
unimaginable risks, learn to trust their teammates, and confront
the darkness within themselves.
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