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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beartown and A Man Called Ove, hailed as "a writer of astonishing depth [with] the remarkable ability to make you understand the feelings of each of a dozen different characters" (The Washington Times), a heart-wrenching story of how loyalty, friendship, and love carry a town through its darkest days. After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow...
2) Jump in!
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A young boxer, Izzy Daniels, trains to follow in his father's footsteps by winning the Golden Glove. When his friend Mary asks him to substitute in a Double Dutch tournament, the young man discovers a hidden passion for jump roping.
3) Beartown
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a community slowly being eaten alive by unemployment and the surrounding wilderness. A victory like this would draw national attention to the ailing town: it could attract government funding and an influx of talented athletes who would choose Beartown over the big nearby cities. A victory like this would certainly...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
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With two professional assassinations in quick succession, James Bond is quickly elevated to '00' status. Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Uganda where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka. Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate, independently of MI6, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios and his girlfriend, Solange. He learns that Dimitrios is involved...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Peter LaFleur is a charismatic underachiever and the proprietor of a rundown gym called Average Joe's. The facility's ecclectic cleintele is decidedly less-than-your-average Joes. Peter's humble gym catches the eye of White Goodman, the egomaniacal owner of Globo Gym. White places a foreclosing attorney inside the Average Joe's establishment to finalize his takeover of the gym, but attorney Kate is won over by Peter's boyish charm and joins the Average...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Three guys spent their youth bearing the wrath of schoolyard bullies. They weren't tall, cool, and athletic, so they often got picked on by those who were. But when Gus convinces his two friends Richie and Clark to take some batting practice on a nearby Little League baseball field for old times sake, the three end up challenging a team of eleven-year-olds for the right to play on the field. Gus, often picked on because he was short, is nonetheless...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Thirty years after their final clash at the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Johnny Lawrence is at his lowest point as a jobless handyman haunted by his wasted life. When he rescues a bullied kid from bullies, he is inspired to resurrect the notorious Cobra Kai dojo. It also resurrects his old rivalry with Daniel LaRousso. Daniel is a successful businessman who may be happily married but is missing an essential balance in life since the death of...
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Follow the number one ranked youth soccer team in America as they play professional youth soccer teams in the UK before returning for their final tournament together for the National State Cup Champions.
"The number one ranked youth soccer team in America are about to age out and head off to college. Their coach of 9 years, Dan Metcalfe, has decided to take the team to England to take on the top professional U18 football teams before their final...
10) The Last Green
Author
Series
Local legends volume 4
Publisher
Bakken Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Colt, a skilled junior golfer, has one huge problem... he falls apart when playing in front of a crowd. With the help of a new coach Colt starts to win, but then the fear comes back when he finds his coach has entered him into a big tournament. Will Colt let fear and anxiety win? Can he learn to play confidently in front of a crowd?
11) The Game changer
Author
Series
Local legends volume 5
Publisher
Bakken Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Football star "Tank" Armstrong has one goal: win another championship. But when the new kid, Marco Santiago, claims to be a football player, Tank and his teammates find it hard to believe. Linebacker Biff Taylor invites Marco to practice on the football field to embarrass him and eventually Tank joins in. When a video of their bullying goes viral, the three players have a price to pay that will jeopardize their championship season. Tank sets out...
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