Eduardo Garcia
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Joe joins his school's basketball team, but finds that the players are disorganized and lacking in discipline--so he sets out to use the skills he has learned in kung fu to bring the other players together as a functioning team.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Four student athletes are cut from their teams, but they are determined not to give up. They create the ultimate fan club, the B-Team, and will stop at nothing to help their former squds win. When an opposing team is suspected of cheating, these heroes for hire take the case. Will the fanatic foursome knock one out of the park or get caught in a pickle?
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"The last thing Adolf Hitler expected to see in Nazi Germany was a black man winning a gold medal. But Jesse Owens didn't just win at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He dominated the track and field events, winning four gold medasl and setting several world records. With action-packed illustrations, now you can watch one of the greatest moments in sports history as Owens proves that people of any race can compete and win at the Olympic games." -- publisher's...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Nobody thought the Soviet Union's hockey team could be beaten in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The Soviets had dominated the world of hockey for nearly 30 years. But then coach Herb Brooks molded a ragtag team of amateur players into a team that could compete with the best in the world. After months of hard work and determination, the U.S. men's hockey team achieved the impossible--and defeated the dreaded Soviets! With action-packed illustrations, now...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
The Otters keep leaving their game on the practice field and losing their football games--so wide receiver Steve Michaels must overcome his own frustrations and help Aaron Corbin, his quarterback, get past his fears and play like the champion can be.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Nick hates running, but his high school gym teacher thinks he is just the right person to fill in for the two hundred meter relay race, and will not give him a passing grade unless he tries--will Nick learn to run or let the team down?
13) In the red zone
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Years before he became the star quarterback of the Bobcats, thirteen-year-old Alex Summers enjoyed throwing backyard passes to his best friend Oscar Matthews, but Oscar is an afterthought on the team, and now he has decided to quit football and join the school play instead; Alex feels betrayed and the boys' friendship is coming apart--and it will take an honest expression of their feels to save it.
14) Princess ninjas
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Series
Language
English
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Princess ninja sisters Bridget, Megan, and Elyce battle ancient spells, unfriendly forests, and sibling rivalry.
15) Gear hero
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Nelson Greenwood loves drawing superheroes, particularly the hero of his own comic book, Major Speed, modeled on Nelson's twin brother Nick, a skilled BMX rider--but when a crash knocks Nick out of a competition, and he suggests that Nelson take his place, Nelson is not sure he can summon the skills of Major Speed and compete against the best BMX riders, particularly Nick's nemesis, Cain Otto.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Chef Eduardo Garcia went for a hike in Montana and was shocked with 2400 Volts of electricity when he touched a dead bear. He lost an arm, ribs, muscle mass, and nearly his life, but more important than what he lost is what he found. Won the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2017 **San Francisco DocFest**. *"This documentary about an adventurous hero is all the more inspiring because it is true."* - Kimber Myers, ***The Los Angeles Times*** *"CHARGED...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Bianca is thrilled when her parents announce that her abuelo is coming to live with them. Bianca and Abuelo share a love of soccer, and she can't wait to share her love of drumming with her grandfather too. But when Abuelo arrives, he has his own ideas about how Bianca should practice and play. Those ideas translate into trouble on the field. Can Bianca find the beat in her feet before it costs her team the tournament?
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Español
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A través de un recorrido por el surgimiento y la evolución de la disidencia de origen ortodoxo en el comunismo español, de aquellos a quienes la opinión pública encasilló como "prosoviéticos", se plantea la hipótesis de que este movimiento de oposición en el seno del Partido Comunista de España estuvo motivado por la mutación progresiva de la política y la imagen del partido. Estas transformaciones no serían bien recibidas por algunos...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1975 two legends of boxing met in the ring for the third and final time. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier had already clashed in two previous bouts, with each claiming a victory. But in this final titanic match in Manila, The Philippines, the two men would battle for 14 grueling rounds to become the Heavyweight Champion of the world. The fighters gave everything they had to defeat one another. In the end, Ali was declared the winner, but both were...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On the morning of January 10, 1917, thirteen determined women stood at the gates of the White House and held banners reading "How Long Must Women Wait For Liberty?" They were there to force President Woodrow Wilson to take notice of their demand for the right to vote. It was the first day of weeks of picketing, which would stop only when the women were arrested and jailed. Despite criticism from the public and mistreatment by public officials, the...