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Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Sporting Stories
From the New York Times bestselling authors of I'm Not Dying with
You Tonight comes a story about friendship, privilege, sports, and
protest. With a rocky start to senior year, cheerleaders and
lifelong best friends Eleanor and Chanel have a lot on their minds.
Eleanor is still in physical therapy months after a serious
concussion from a failed cheer stunt. Chanel starts making
questionable decisions to deal with the mounting pressure of
college applications. But they have each other's backs-just as
always, until Eleanor's new relationship with star quarterback
Three starts a rift between them. Then, the cheer squad decides to
take a knee at the season's first football game, and what seemed
like a positive show of solidarity suddenly shines a national
spotlight on the team-and becomes the reason for a larger fallout
between the girls. As Eleanor and Chanel grapple with the weight of
the consequences as well as their own problems, can the girls rely
on the friendship they've always shared? Praise for I'm Not Dying
with You Tonight: A Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick "Compelling
and powerful"-Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
The Hate U Give "A vital addition to the YA race relations
canon."-Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin
"Important reading for both teenagers and adults."-Hello Giggles
"Not to be missed."-Paste Magazine
From debut author Katharyn Blair comes a heart-stopping fantasy
novel, perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and The Young Elites,
about a teenage runaway who enters a dangerous tournament with an
impossible prize. Vesper Montgomery can summon your worst fear and
turn it into a reality-but she's learned the hard way that it's an
addicting and dangerous power. One wrong move and you could hurt
someone you love. But when she earns a spot in the Tournament of
the Unraveling, where competitors battle it out for a chance to
rewrite the past, Vesper finally has a shot to reverse the mistakes
that have changed her forever. She turns to Sam Hardy, a former MMA
fighter who's also carrying a tragedy he desperately wants to undo.
However, helping heal Sam's heart will mean breaking her own, and
the competition forces her to master her powers-powers she has been
terrified of since they destroyed her life.
Ridiculous injuries ... strange illnesses ... cancelled games ...
Everything's going wrong for the Saints this season, and Stanley's
team-mates believe they finally know why. Their football kit is
cursed! But the team's attempts to break the curse take things from
bad to worse. Soon, they're ready to call it quits. Stanley's still
got some tricks up his sleeve ... but will his curse-cracking ideas
save the team in time for the last game of the season?
It's summertime in Sunnyview and Captain Awesome is headed to the
pool in this all-new Captain Awesome adventure
It's summertime in Sunnyview and Eugene McGillicudy is off to the
pool for swimming lessons. It doesn't take long for Eugene's
superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to find a list of reasons why
he must defend his swimming class from a cast of comical "bad
guys." MI TEE While Captain Awesome is busy saving the Sunnyview
pool along with Nacho Cheese Man and sidekick Turbo, will he find
time to tackle a dive into the deep end before summer ends?
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page,
the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning
readers.
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Fort
(Paperback)
Cynthia DeFelice
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R374
Discovery Miles 3 740
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Take kids out to their very first hockey game in this adorable
storybook for our youngest fans! The goalkeeper reaches and thinks
he has it. But the puck goes in, He didn't catch it! SCOOOOOOORE!
This fun, informative, and action-packed illustrated sports book
for toddlers features the game of the year: the Penguins vs. the
Otters! Each spread introduces hockey terms, gear, players, and
referees within the context of the story of a 3-period game between
all-animal teams. Read along as the two teams face off, flick the
puck across the ice, check each other (safely!) and even get
penalties. Who's going to win? It will all be decided by a
last-minute power play!
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!
The boys of Kings Row bout with drama, rivalry, and romance in this
original YA novel by The New York Times bestselling author Sarah
Rees Brennan--inspired by the award-nominated comic series by C.S.
Pacat and Johanna The Mad. Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is the
illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion who dreams of
getting the proper training he could never afford. After earning a
place on the elite Kings Row fencing team, Nicholas must prove
himself to his rival, Seiji Katayma, and navigate the clashes,
friendships, and relationships between his teammates on the road to
state championships--where Nicholas might finally have the chance
to spar with his golden-boy half-brother. Coach Williams decides to
take advantage of the boys' morale after a recent victory and
assigns them a course of team building exercises to further deepen
their bonds. It takes a shoplifting scandal, a couple of moonlit
forest strolls, several hilariously bad dates, and a whole lot of
introspection for the team to realize they are stronger together
than they could ever be apart. The first installment of this
enticing original YA novel series by Sarah Rees Brennan, rich with
casual diversity and queer self-discovery, explores
never-before-seen drama inspired by C.S. Pacat's critically
acclaimed Fence comic series and boasts original cover and interior
art by Johanna The Mad. Text and Illustration copyright: © 2020
BOOM! Studios Fence(TM) and © 2020 C.S. Pacat
Kobe Bryant's legacy of uplifting and inspiring young athletes
continues in this highly anticipated follow-up to the #1 New York
Times bestseller Legacy and the Queen. Legacy Petrin is a national
tennis champion, but she doesn't feel like one. At the orphanage
where she grew up, far from the city where she learned to shine,
Legacy struggles to focus on her training. Her famous magical inner
light dims and darkens until she barely recognizes herself. Then a
girl who looks exactly like Legacy-same burlap dress, same
signature glow-starts playing in Legacy's name. She wins matches in
the city, makes charming speeches in support of "Queen" Silla, and
gains a devoted following. Soon, Silla issues a decree against
impersonating champions, which means that the real Legacy could be
arrested simply for looking like herself. To reclaim her name and
her identity, Legacy has no choice but to compete in disguise . . .
until she can rise through the ranks, face off against her
imposter, and prove that she is the one and only Legacy Petrin-a
champion who was born to shine.
THE LONG HARD ROAD TO WEMBLEY! Relive the best Roy of the Rovers
stories from the 1960s in this exciting anthology of reprinted
classic strips, celebrating over 65 years of the iconic football
comic. Roy Race, Melchester Rovers captain and star striker,
strides into the greatest decade of British football: the 1960s!
League glory, European campaigns, foreign tours and a little thing
called the World Cup are all on the horizon as Roy of the Rovers
cements his footballing legacy. However, its also a period of great
turmoil for the Rovers and their super-striker captain, Roy: from a
saboteur within the club burning down the dressing room, an
obsessed fan trying to ruin their cup run and the Rovers
crash-landing on a small South American Island, the team will have
to face down problems which threaten their very existence!
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Kat Likes
(Paperback)
Brenda Ponnay; Illustrated by Brenda Ponnay
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R324
Discovery Miles 3 240
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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A hardcover collection of four books featuring various
Pokemon--from Kanto to Alola! This hardcover collection of four
Pokemon books introduces readers to Pokemon of all shapes and
sizes, from Kanto to Alola, from Fire-type to Ice-type--and more!
It's sure to thrill Pokemon fans ages 5 to 9, and collectors of all
ages!
Basketball star Carmen is a perfect dribbler, but her defense needs
help. She gets five fouls at every game, and everybody knows it's
five fouls and you're out Carmen isn't sure what to do, but her
friends are ready to help her stop fouling.
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Hat-Trick
(Paperback)
Paul Stewart; Illustrated by Michael Broad
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R228
R206
Discovery Miles 2 060
Save R22 (10%)
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Danny, Scott, Jack and the rest of the Dale team are gearing up for
a hat-trick in their last ever town cup competition. But the boys
have moved to senior school and Danny's having a rough time. Their
new coach is a hard, harsh man who has disliked Danny from day one.
His taunting and teasing has knocked Danny's confidence and now the
coach is threatening to boot him off the team. But why has he got
it in for Danny? And can Danny do something about it before his
hat-trick dream goes up in smoke?
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Bus Stop
(Hardcover)
Angela Dale; Illustrated by Lala Watkins
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R299
Discovery Miles 2 990
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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In the spirit of The Snowy Day, a group of kids from A to Z arrive
at the bus stop only to discover that the bus is a no-show-snow
day!It's time for school, and all the neighborhood kids, from
Antoine to Mahmoud to Zoey, gather one by one in the frosty dawn to
wait for the school bus. But something more thrilling arrives
first. Snowflakes fall, transforming the bus stop into a winter
wonderland-and an official snow day. No school!
"A timeless and triumphant story of courage in the face of
opposition." -Foreword Reviews (starred review) "20 Super Sports
Books for Kids of All Ages!" -We Are Teachers It's 1974. Title IX
has passed two years ago, but Louisa's high school still refuses to
fund an all girls' basketball team. After hearing Gloria Steinem
speak, Louisa learns an important lesson: "The truth will set you
free, but first it will piss you off." Now what can she do but
stand up and fight back? When Louisa asks her principal to start a
girls team, she's soon viciously targeted by male coaches at her
school, lied to by the school board, and dismissed as "out of line"
as she fights for a fair chance to be an athlete. No Stopping Us
Now is a story about finding one's own voice through the joys of
sports, love, and the power of sisterhood. Based on the author's
true story, it is a compelling examination of the courage it takes
to stand up for what's right. Young adult, LGBTQ historical fiction
perfect for the 50th anniversary of Title IX.
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