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What is more fun for boys and girls than reading? More fun that
playing the world's most popular game? Reading an adventure set in
the world of Fortnite! Grey has improved a ton with the help of his
friends, and he's closing in on the top tier of players. But then
his closest friend announces that he's been asked to join a new
squad on the top tier and leaves them in hopes of making the top
five with his new squad. Grey is devastated, and their play
struggles. He falls back several ranks and begins to wonder if it's
even possible to escape the game this season. Some players have
been there for many seasons...some aren't even trying to leave
because they like it so much. Maybe he should just accept it as his
life. A former rival tells him to snap out of it-he's too good to
slide back so far. They end up in a squad and do well enough to
scale the ranks again. Grey has a chance to screw over his old
Ally/Friend by taking his place on the Top Tier team, but will he?
Daphne doesn't want to be stuck in Oakland with her dad. She wants
to get on the first plane to Prague, where her mom is shooting a
movie. Armed with her grandparents' phone number and strict
instructions from her mom to call them if her dad starts drinking
again, Daphne has no problem being cold to him. But there's one
thing Daphne can't keep herself from doing: joining her dad and her
new friend Arlo at a weekly skate session. When her dad promises to
teach her how to ollie and she lands the trick, Daphne starts to
believe in him again. He starts to show up for her, and Daphne
learns things are not as black and white with her dad as she used
to think. The way Daphne's dad tells it, skating is all about
accepting failure and moving on. But can Daphne really let go of
her dad's past mistakes? Either way life is a lot like skating:
it's all about getting back up after you fall.
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Curling Crunch
(Paperback)
Jake Maddox; Illustrated by Katie Wood
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Get ready to find danger, adventure-and maybe even a lot of
laughs-with the fourth book in the deluxe illustrated hardcover
Stonesword Saga Chapter Book series, the only official Minecraft
chapter book series! Based on the most popular video game of all
time, this all-new chapter book series takes a group of intrepid
Minecraft players deeper into the game than ever before. This time,
Harper and her friends tackle a real-life ecological crisis. The
bees around their school and the Stonesword Library are
disappearing-and a splinter of the Evoker King has taken on the
form of a bee colony with a hive mind! Could there be a connection
with the rip they've seen growing bigger and darker in the
Minecraft sky? And will their actions make things better or worse?
Find out in the next amazing instalment of the Minecraft Stonesword
Chapter Book series. (c) 2023 Mojang AB. All Rights Reserved.
Minecraft, the Minecraft logo, the Mojang Studios logo and the
Creeper logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
The first book to kick off the Jamie Johnson football series - as
seen on CBBC! An epic tale of dreaming big and chasing glory.
Jamie's desperate to become Highwood School's star football player
(and in his dreams, Hawkstone United's, too). But after he wrecks
his chances at the trials, the pressure's on to prove himself.
Perfect books for every young football/soccer fan Author Dan
Freedman has been a writer for the FA, the Premier League and
attended two World Cups with the England team. "An inspiring read
for all football fans" GARY LINEKER. "Dan knows his football" OWEN
HARGREAVES. "You'll read this and want to get out there and play"
STEVEN GERRARD. "If you like football, this book's for you" FRANK
LAMPARD. "Pure class - brings the game to life"OWEN COYLE.
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Cape Cod Fun
(Hardcover)
Eileen Crowley Sullivan
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The fifth story in the fantastically fun, magical cycling adventure
series from Sir Chris Hoy. The Hercules' Hopefuls are going to the
Nationals, and not even Wallace's Winners competing too can wipe
the smiles off their faces. But then disaster strikes in training.
To stand a chance of beating the Velociraptors, the terrifying
all-girls speed squad, Wesley and Fergus will need to work
together. It's Fergus's biggest challenge yet - well, apart from
breaking Dad out of the Dungeon of Despair in Nevermore, that is .
. . Written with award-winning author Joanna Nadin, with fantastic
illustrations from Clare Elsom.
Cannons are blasting!
Bullets are flying!
Wounded soldiers are everywhere!
Stosh has time-traveled to 1863, right into the middle of the
Civil War. In possibly his most exciting and definitely his most
dangerous trip yet, Stosh has decided to answer the question for
all time: did Abner Doubleday, a Civil War general, really invent
the game of baseball?
It's all here: big laughs, dramatic action, fast baseball games
in the middle of a battlefield. You'll be blown away by this sixth
amazing baseball card adventure!
Four-time NBA champion and superstar Stephen Curry makes a splash
with his picture book debut inspiring young readers to unlock their
very own superpower. "A positive boost from a strong role model."
-Kirkus "With accessible advice honoring commitment to craft and
fortitude, this is a sporty and strong addition to growth-mindset
and social-emotional-learning conversations." -Booklist Stephen
Curry's journey to the NBA wasn't easy. Coaches and recruiters
repeatedly told him he was too small to make it in the big leagues.
But Stephen used their doubts to shape his ever-positive attitude
and fuel his own underdog success story. Now, Curry pens an
original story to inspire the next generation of go-getters and big
dreamers. I Have a Superpower is the empowering story that teaches
kids you don't have to be the strongest, fastest, or even tallest
kid out on the court. So long as you have heart, any goal is
achievable through hard work and determination-even without a cape!
Moby Shinobi and his sidekick Toby are on a camping adventure, in
this action-packed, rhyming early reader! Pick a book. Grow a
Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line,
Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With
easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and
full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading
confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and
help readers grow!Moby Shinobi and his dog Toby are excited to go
camping in the mountains! Moby tries to use his ninja skills to set
up tents, win a canoeing race, and hike with super speed... but
each try ends in a mess! But with some help from Toby, Moby
discovers that teamwork makes every job easier! With easy-to-read
rhyming text and full-color artwork throughout, this early reader
series from New York Times bestselling illustrator Luke Flowers is
sure to be a hit with beginning readers!
Fourteen-year old Aarash is nervous to start his first year at
Freemont Central High School. Though his family has lived in the
country since he was eight years old, Aarash still feels like an
outsider. Then an older friend suggests Aarash join the school's
wrestling team. Aarash is nervous but tries out anyway and is
excited to make the team. But a bully on the mat makes Aarash
rethink everything. Can he see his commitment through? Or will
taking it to the mat cost more than he's willing to sacrifice?
Batter up! Baseball action and exciting whodunits star in this
chapter book series! Next up is Colorado! Mike and Kate arrive in
Colorado to a ballpark covered in snow! Luckily, the stadium has a
heater that can melt the fluffy flakes in time for next day's game.
But when the ballpark engineers get a mysterious note saying that
someone may tamper with the scoreboard, the snow becomes the least
of the cousins' problems. It's time for Mike and Kate to switch
into sleuth mode and solve a mystery that will take them
underground, a mile above sea level, and even face to face with a
dinosaur! Ballpark Mysteries are the all-star matchup of fun
sleuthing and baseball action, perfect for readers of Ron Roy's A
to Z Mysteries and Matt Christopher's sports books, and younger
siblings of Mike Lupica fans. Each Ballpark Mystery also features
Dugout Notes with more amazing baseball facts.
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John's Turn
(Hardcover)
Mac Barnett; Illustrated by Kate Berube
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Sports Day has arrived at Wigley Primary and everyone is excited to
take part in unusual events like book balancing, frisbee tossing
and seeing who can race in the most layers of clothes! Of course
Noodle the doodle is desperate to join in all the fun, but when he
gets a new partner-in-crime, Daniel the spaniel, are the canine
capers going to spiral out of control or can Noodle win the day
...?
Die opwindende avonture van Keegan en Samier.
Ontmoet vir Keegan en Samier. Hulle is beste vriende en Samier se
tweelingsussie, Samia, kuier ook gewoonlik saam. Dan is daar ook
Jenni-Lee, Keegan se klein sussie, en Keegan se slim en streng ouma.
Saam het hierdie vriende hope heerlike avonture! Ongelukkig is Brent
Petersen, die klasboelie, altyd daar om dinge bietjie te versuur …
Hierdie splinternuwe reeks, geskryf en geïllustreer deur André
Trantraal, is perfek vir beginnerlesers. Die stories is eenvoudig,
identifiseerbaar en geskryf met 'n lekker pas wat lesers se aandag sal
hou.
Die sokker-fiasko.
Keegan, Samier en Samia gaan speel sokker in die parkie. Daar kry hulle
vir Ghielie en sy nefies en saam speel hulle 'n heerlike spel. Samia is
'n uitstekende sokkerspeler! Maar dan kom Brent Petersen daar aan - en
hy wil glad nie saam met 'n meisie sokker speel nie! Sal hulle nog
steeds almal kan sokker speel of gaan Brent die hele dag bederf?
Will is football mad. He practises every day and he's got great
skills - but he's the shortest in his year. He knows he would be
great on the football pitch, if only he could show the coach that
skill can beat size. Will Will ever get a chance to play on the
team? Zero to Hero is a football-filled adventure about
determination, overcoming the odds and being a team player.
Bloomsbury High Low books encourage and support reading practice by
providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and
reluctant readers, those with dyslexia, or those with English as an
additional language. Printed on tinted paper with a dyslexia
friendly font, Zero to Hero is aimed at readers aged 10+ and has a
manageable length (64 pages) and reading age (8+). Produced in
association with reading experts at Catch Up, a charity which aims
to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy
difficulties.
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