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41) Paintball punk
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Chester Coyote, a talented paintball player for the Wolves, is in the state paintball finals, but Chester won't follow the team captain's orders.
43) Reality check
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As the state championship hockey game nears, Ricky struggles to find a balance between the aggressiveness his father insists he use and the teamwork his coach and friends urge him to practice.
44) Gear hero
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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. In graphic novel format.
45) Surprise Island
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Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. There is a mysterious stranger on the island with a secret--but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children.
46) Strange boarders
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Recently resettled in America, Adnan Zakaria is a Syrian refugee whose skateboarding ability is the only thing that allows him to make a connection with the other kids in his neighborhood--but when his skateboard disappears and turns up in the possession of a local troublemaker Adnan will have to out-skate his foe in order to win it back. In graphic novel format.
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Sondra and Jonathan can't wait to spend their summer at Camp Vert, a competitive skateboarding camp. They decide to learn a challenging new trick: the frontside 180 heelflip, but when the friends' cabins have to compete against one another, it is uncertain if they can succeed and stay friends.
51) Home ice rivals
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Playing hockey on the lake by his home with his friends is one of Benny Krueger's greatest joys in life. So of course his parents have to move them to a new house for their jobs. Before they move, however, Benny and his friends vow to finally beat his sister, who loves to make fun of him, and her friends on the rink.
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A collection of short stories that includes the classic graphic novel It's Tokyo, Charlie Brown!, in which Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang hops on a plane to Japan when their Little League team is chosen to represent the United States in an international baseball game in Tokyo.
53) Mystery ranch
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Violet and Jessie begin an adventure out West when they journey to Centerville to keep Aunt Jane company on the family ranch.
55) BMX breakthrough
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Billy Cruz has lost some of his confidence and has been holding back when doing his BMX tricks, but hopes to regain his confidence. Written in graphic-novel format.
56) Running wild
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After Toby injures his ankle playing basketball, he finds himself sent to his grandfather's farm or the summer. His cousin Chloe and her friends convinces him to join their nature runs and the Wild Run, an obstacle course race. Toby has to find the courage to move past his fears about his ankle and help his team win.
57) Quarterback rush
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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.
58) Fast-pitch feud
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Anya and her older sister, Marina, used to be an unbeatable catcher and pitcher duo on the Geckos, a slow-pitch softball team, but now that Anya has joined Marina on the girls' fast-pitch team, they struggle to get along. Anya can't stand Marina's know-it-all attitude, and Marina thinks Anya doesn't take things serious enough. When their team's main catcher goes to play with another team for a few games, Anya steps in to be their back-up catcher....
59) Shot clock slam
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"Perry the Playmaker has always been the Tigers' go-to guy--until super-tall and ultra-talented Jason joins the team. Feeding the ball to Jason in the post is a guaranteed two points, but Perry refuses to play nice. Instead, he hogs the ball and takes bad shots, ruining the team's rhythm. Will Perry's selfishness spoil the Tigers' run at the state championship, or will the two talented teens team up to slam dunk the competition?"--Unedited summary...