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1) Jabari jumps
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After Jabari completes his swimming lessons and passes his swim test, he's ready to jump off the diving board--well, very nearly ready. He just needs to work up his courage first.
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It's the day of basketball tryouts, and Annie overslept! She can't believe she's running late on the most important day of the year. Last year, Annie and her best friends, Megan and Emma, were cut from the team. Of course. the school's meanest girls, Sarah and Dani, made it. But this year there's a new coach, and Annie's been practicing her heart out. Annie is determined to make the team this year, adn she won't let anything stand in her way!
5) Stolen bases
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Someone is stealing the equipment from Eva and Becca's softball team, and they decide to catch the crook.
6) Dough boys
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Told in two voices, thirteen-year-old best friends Simp and Rollie play on a basketball team in their housing project, but Rollie dreams of being a drummer and Simp, to impress the gang leader, Coach Tez.
8) Sports camp
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Eleven-year-old Riley Liston tries to fit in at Camp Olympia, a summer sports camp where he is one of the youngest boys.
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Juan was a track star at his old school, so he's not sure what to expect when he's asked to join the football team in his new town. Right away, Juan thinks he's made the wrong choice. He can't catch, he can't throw, and one of the members of the team hasn't been making it easy for him.
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) Paralyzed
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When Reggie Scott severely injures a rival player during a high school football game, he is accused of being a dirty player and is forced to confront his guilt in order to decide whether he can keep playing football in the future.
14) Warm up
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Jasmine's dance team is falling apart, just before a competition, and it is up to Jasmine to figure out a way to bring the team together.
15) Centerville
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"Basketball-crazy Jake Burnett is thrilled to be leaving home to attend prestigious Centerville Prep. It's an opportunity to pursue his hoop dreams at the highest level. But things aren't quite as advertised at his new school, and Jake soon finds himself struggling both on and off the court. At first, Jake is determined to play harder and ignore the warning signs. Until he discovers that his new head coach is a scam artist, putting kids at risk for...
16) Rebound
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In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
17) Grind
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Friends Wally and Phillip find themselves becoming stars on a skateboarding Web site, but after Wally attempts a dangerous trick, they find their lives changed forever.
18) Touchdown Kid
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"Cory has always been passionate about football. But life for him and his single mom has been hard, making it difficult for Cory to play. And though Cory is a good kid, he's constantly surrounded by negative influences. But when the coach from an elite private school with one of the best football programs in the country recognizes his talents on the field, Cory is presented with an unbelievable opportunity. Cory knows that football could be his ticket...
19) Shootout
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"Briana Scurry and U.S. women's soccer team are set to win the first women's World Cup, but there's a problem. Scurry can't find her goalie gloves. Does she really need them? Or is she good enough without them? Our three heroes and their magic locker are on the case."--Back cover.