Jake Maddox
3) Over the net
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Allie loves everything about volleyball, except hitting. She doesn't think she's good at it, and every time she messes up, her belief in her own abilities dwindles. Finally she asks for help, and if Allie can learn to spike as well as she blocks, she could become one of the team's strongest players.
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When eighth grade basketball player Shaena suffers a concussion in a game, she finds herself sidelined two weeks before the big game--and as she watches her team practice with the new freshman player, Shaena, who is used to being the star, starts to worry that by the time she recovers she will no longer be needed.
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Jasper quit his school football team after blowing a big play, which is giving him a lot of time to get into trouble with his friends--but when he is allowed to rejoin the team rather than face detention he finds that everybody is mad at him: his teammates because he quit, and his friends because he is avoiding punishment.
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When budget cuts lead to the elimination of Delano Middle School's girl soccer team, Melina Stern and the other seventh and eighth graders are invited to try out for the high school varsity team--but the older players clearly do not want the middle schoolers around, and the girls are having trouble playing as a team.
9) Digging deep
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Asiyah Najjar enjoys playing volleyball with her friend, Lucy, and the rest of the players in their recreational league, but this year Lucy has talked her into joining the travel team--and suddenly volleyball is a lot more demanding, and a lot less fun, then it used to be, and easy-going Asiyah must learn to dig deep if she does not want to let her teammates down.
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Though he excels at the short races, Mason's endurance at long swimming events is lacking. His best friend, Alex, offers to help him train, but in return he wants Mason's help with something else, and when the two friends have a bad argument, Mason may find it costs him more than his friendship.
11) Slap-shot slump
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At his old school 14-year-old Simon Wahlberg was the best player on his hockey team, but when he tries out for the Edgewater High School's varsity team he discovers that the competition is pretty fierce--and not just on the ice.
12) Second shot
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Leggie has always been a natural runner, but an injury on the first day of practice sidelines him for the track season. Does he have what it takes to be a field athlete?
13) Striker's sister
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Lily Davis's big sister and star soccer player, Jana, has left home for basic training, and now Lily's parents and coach want her to change positions, from goalie to striker, wear Jana's jersey, and fill her sister's shoes--at first she goes along with the switch, until a letter from Jana gives her the courage to tell them all that she is her own person, and that person is a goalie.
14) Free throw fail
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Jake's jump shot is as good as money in the bank, but when he heads to the foul line... clank! If Jake doesn't find a way to solve his free throw woes, his coach will have no choice but to put him on the pine. Will Jake nail it, or will he fail it?
15) Soccer sabotage
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Eighth-grader Simon Sanford and his friends Jacob and Mohammed are all excited for soccer tryouts, because this year they will probably be starters, but a newcomer, Trevor, is stealing the show; jealous, and worried about their positions on the team, the three start to sabotage their rival--until Simon gets a life lesson from his least favorite teacher.
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Middle school student Brielle has been doing gymnastics with her best friend Naomi for years, but this year she also wants to join the competitive cheerleading team, and that means she will be spending most of her "free" time practicing while still keeping up with her schoolwork; but soon the stress starts getting to her and Brielle realizes she will have to make a choice--disappoint her new team, or let down her best friend.
17) Doubles trouble
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Deion tries out for the traveling team playing singles but doesn't make the cut. When his coach points him toward the possibility of playing doubles, Deion finds a new but troublesome option.
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Eleven-year-old Jack Wickman is tired of skating in his big sister's shadow, after all she is five years older and a goalie (on the boys' team!) and he skates center so they really should not be compared to each other--he is convinced that he has the hockey talent, so all he needs is the chance to make a breakaway of his own.
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Because she is now over six feet tall everybody expects Juniper to be good at basketball, especially her demanding coach (who also happens to be her father)--but she is not sure that she even likes basketball, and she definitely does not like the pressure that she feels when she misses a shot and her father benches her.
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"A Jackson 'Jax' Kingsgord le encanta jugar hockey con Archer Foss. Fueron vecinos, mejores amigos y compañeros de equipo desde el primer dia que tocaron un palo de hockey. Pero cuando la familia de Archer se mudó, el equipo y su amistad se separaron. Ahora Jax tiene que jugar contra Archer en el torneo. ¿Qué sucederá cuando los dos viejos amigos y estrellas del hockey se enfrenten cara a cara en el gran juego?"--
"When Jackson 'Jax' Kingsford...