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Home Run

author: Green, Tim
"Josh's life has just fallen apart. His father will no longer be coaching the travel baseball team and is moving to Florida, forcing his mom and little sister to move into a small apartment on the wrong side of town.
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year: 2017
copies: 67
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: families, contests [X], baseball stories, family life, baseball, sports fiction [X]

Ready, Set, Goal!

author: Dadey, Debbie
Shelly Siren loves playing on Trident Academy's Shell Wars team. But is she ready to compete in the Shell Wars Championships in the famous city of Atlantis?.
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year: 2017
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
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The Missing Baseball

author: Lupica, Mike
Eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe follow clues to find Zach's missing baseball, signed by his favorite major league player, while competing in Spirit Week events at school.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770

Junior Ninja Champion

author: Hapka, Cathy
Five unlikely friends are brought together to compete in the first Junior Ninja competition, a televised contest of athletic ability based on the popular National Ninja Champion show.
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copies: 12
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Aerials And Envy

author: Maddox, Jake
Eighth-grader Tamaya Jackson is captain on her gymnastics team, but she sometimes feels like her coach spends a lot more time with the other gymnasts, and that she is expected to do more with less help--and an interview with the local TV station only makes matters worse when it focuses on her and makes her teammates jealous, so somehow Tamaya and the others must pull it all together because a regional competition is coming up fast.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 530
subjects: gymnastics, teamwork (sports), jealousy, self-confidence, contests [X], sports fiction [X]

Secondhand Slice

author: Maddox, Jake
Thirteen-year old Ben Malone is the son of the head groundskeeper at the exclusive golf club, Strongwood, a course Ben has never played because they cannot afford the fee--but when his best friend puts up the money to enter him in a junior tournament at the club, Ben is forced to confront his own lack of confidence (and his wicked slice).
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: golf, contests [X], competition (psychology), self-confidence, friendship, sports fiction [X]

Longboard Let Down

author: Maddox, Jake
Ever since she broke her wrist longboarding, Valeria has been reluctant to get back on her board, but now she has been asked to teach Chloe, the new girl in Harlow Springs, Colorado, the art of downhill longboarding and get her ready in time for the upcoming race.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510
subjects: skateboarding, self-confidence, colorado, sports fiction [X], mexican americans, contests [X]

The Fastest Finish

author: Hapka, Cathy
The producers of Junior Ninja Champion announce a wildcard episode, throwing the team from Fit Kidz Gym off balance and forcing them to accept a new competitor on their team.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 4
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Obstacle Challenge

author: Maddox, Jake
Twelve-year-old Tanisha Carter's favorite extreme obstacle course challenge is coming to town; her classmate Derek agrees to be her partner, and his cousin Janet agrees to train them at her gym, and while getting in shape is a little hard for easy going Derek, but the real problem the pair face is when Tanisha discovers she is afraid of heights.
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copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 580

Swim Or Sink

author: Maddox, Jake
Although only in eighth grade Baxter Reilly is an important member of the Edgeview High School in Tempe, Arizona, and lately the pool has been his place of refuge from the stress of his parents' separation--but now, between the pending divorce, his father's miserable apartment, his mother's new boyfriend, and the resentment and bullying from his older teammates, it is getting harder to focus on his role as the anchor of the 4 x 400 freestyle relay in the upcoming races.
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year: 2020
copies: 4
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The Kicks: Fans In The Stands

author: Morgan, Alex
In the weeks leading up to the state championship, Devin and the Kicks have many distractions, including a contest with the boys team to see who can get more fans to watch their games.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: friendship, soccer, contests [X], middle schools, school stories, school fiction, sports fiction [X]

Drill Team Determination

author: Maddox, Jake
Thirteen-year-old Aniyah's mother and all of her aunts went to historically Black universities and were drill and step team members, but Aniyah does not like performing and has avoided stepping, until her friend Stacy convinces her that now they are entering eighth grade they should both join the school step club which does not compete; Aniyah discovers that stepping can be fun--but when the club decides to enter a competition all of Aniyah's fears come back and she wants to quit.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
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Snowboard Balancing Act

author: Maddox, Jake
"Eight-grader Bristol loves snowboarding, but her double vision makes doing the tricks challenging, and the Paralympic Committee does not recognize her particular disability so her opportunities for competition are limited--she would love to participate in the PowderX Games, but her parents announce that to do that she must do well on an upcoming exam"--OCLC.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650

Geeger The Robot Goes For Gold

author: Lerner, Jarrett
It's Field Day at Amblerville Elementary. Geeger the Robot is determined to win the foot race and bring home the gold medal.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630

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