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Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Sporting Stories
Based on the wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on
Disney+ Bluey makes a new friend while camping with her family!
Bluey goes camping with her family and makes a new friend named
Jean-Luc! Despite the language barrier, they have fun planting
fruit trees, hunting a wild pig, and more! But when vacation ends,
Bluey wonders if she'll ever get to see her new friend again.
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Let's Play Hockey
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Cottage Door Press; Ginger Swift; Illustrated by Kathryn Selbert
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Swim Team
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Johnnie Christmas; Illustrated by Johnnie Christmas
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"Combines wonderful characters and history to create a story that
will make you want to dive right in!" JERRY CRAFT, author of the
Newbery Medal-winning New Kid A splashy, contemporary middle grade
graphic novel from bestselling comics creator Johnnie Christmas!
Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith
Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees-until she's stuck with the
only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The
thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's
forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for
her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former
swim team captain, is willing to help. With Etta's training and a
lot of hard work, Bree suddenly finds her swim-crazed community
counting on her to turn the school's failing team around. But
that's easier said than done, especially when their rival, the
prestigious Holyoke Prep, has everything they need to leave the
Mighty Manatees in their wake. Can Bree defy the odds and guide her
team to a state championship, or have the Manatees swum their last
lap-for good? Praise for SWIM TEAM: Harvey Award Best Children's or
Young Adult Book Nominee "A revelation! You'll root for Swim
Team-the water is just right." -JOHN JENNINGS, New York Times
bestselling and Eisner Award-winning creator "Swim Team is a
beautiful story about trying new things. Johnnie Christmas is a
fantastic storyteller and artist." -KAZU KIBUISHI, author of Amulet
"Full of charm, heart, and pulse-pounding races. A winner!" -GENE
LUEN YANG, author of American Born Chinese and Dragon Hoops
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Paintball Punk
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Sean Hamann Tulien; Illustrated by Aburtov
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Chester Coyote is a very talented paintball player. Unfortunately,
he would rather be a lone wolf than run with the pack. His team,
the Wolves, is in the state paintball finals, but he isn't seeing
eye-to-eye with his best friend, Cora Ramirez, the Wolves' team
captain. Chester won't follow her orders, and his class-clown
personality is turning the rest of the Wolves against him. If
Chester doesn't decide to play well with others, he'll lose his
friends -- as well as the paintball championship.
Danny's tall and skinny. Even though he's not built, his arms are
long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce any college scout
would sign him on the spot. Ninety-five mile an hour fastball, but
the boy's not even on a team. Every time he gets up on the mound he
loses it.
But at his private school, they don't expect much else from him.
Danny' s brown. Half-Mexican brown. And growing up in San Diego
that close to the border means everyone else knows exactly who he
is before he even opens his mouth. Before they find out he can't
speak Spanish, and before they realize his mom has blond hair and
blue eyes, they've got him pegged. But it works the other way too.
And Danny's convinced it's his whiteness that sent his father back
to Mexico.
That's why he's spending the summer with his dad's family. Only,
to find himself, he may just have to face the demons he refuses to
see--the demons that are right in front of his face. And open up to
a friendship he never saw coming.
Set in the alleys and on the ball fields of San Diego County,
"Mexican Whiteboy" is a story of friendship, acceptance, and the
struggle to find your identity in a world of definitions.
An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults
A Junior Library Guild Selection
" A] first-rate exploration of self-identity."-"School Library
Journal"
"Unique in its gritty realism and honest portrayal of the
complexities of life for inner-city teens...De la Pena poignantly
conveys the message that, despite obstacles, you must believe in
yourself and shape your own future."-"The Horn Book Magazine
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"The baseball scenes...sizzle like Danny's fastball...Danny's
struggle to find his place will speak strongly to all teens, but
especially to those of mixed race."-"Booklist"
"De la Pena blends sports and street together in a satisfying
search for personal identity."-"Kirkus Reviews
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"Deftly explores the subject of interracial mixing."-"Multicultural
Review"
"Matt de la Pena has done the impossible; fired a perfect fastball
on the low inside corner and hit a towering home run at the same
time. A tough, funny, edgy, hopeful story about friendship under
fire and love in its true sense."-Chris Crutcher, author of
"Deadline "and "Whale Talk
"""Mexican Whiteboy."..shows that no matter what obstacles you
face, you can still reach your dreams with a positive attitude.
This is more than a book about a baseball player--this is a book
about life."-Curtis Granderson, New York Mets outfielder
"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.
'Ok, lads, you have everything you need to win this game. So go out
and do it ,' said the coach. Eoin's not sure if it will be so easy!
He's just started a new school ... and a new sport. Everyone at
school is mad about rugby, but Eoin hasn't even held a rugby ball
before! With new rules to learn, new friends to make and new
teachers to get a handle on, he really doesn't need to have Richie
Duffy, the resident bully, picking him out as his latest target!
And just who is this guy, Brian, who looks so out-of-date, but
gives great rugby advice?
Winner of the Pura Belpre Medal! Little Lobo returns to share his
love of food and wrestling in !Vamos! Let's Go Eat, a
paper-over-board picture book follow-up to !Vamos! Let's Go to the
Market from New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpre
Award-winning author-illustrator Raul the Third. Little Lobo is
excited to take in a show with wrestling star El Toro in his
bustling border town! After getting lunch orders from the luchador
and his friends to help prepare for the event, Little Lobo takes
readers on a tour of food trucks that sell his favorite foods, like
quesadillas with red peppers and Mexican-Korean tacos. Peppered
with easy-to-remember Spanish vocabulary and packed with fun
details and things to see, this glorious celebration of food is
sure to leave every reader hungry for lunch!
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