Download or read book Center Court Sting written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CENTER COURT STING Trash talking leads to trouble on the basketball court.... Forward Daren McCall is quick with an insult, quick to take offense, and quick to blame anyone but himself for his troubles. So when center Lou Bettman accuses him first of bad-mouthing him, then of vandalism, Daren turns the tables and insists that Lou is out to get him. The team splits into two camps, those who believe in Daren's innocence and those who take Lou's side. The fight heats up when Daren falls victim to an outrageous act. But did Lou retaliate, as Daren suspects, or is someone else trying to teach Daren a lesson?

Download or read book Shoot for the Hoop written by Matt Christopher and published by Norwood House Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rusty Young wants to play basketball in the summer league, but his parents object because Rusty has been diagnosed with diabetes. That is only one of the obstacles Rusty has to overcome before he can join the team.

Download or read book Body Check written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Brent Mullen discovers that the new assistant hockey coach is teaching the defensemen on his team illegal moves to help them win at any cost.

Download or read book Double Play at Short written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Danny thinks that there is something very familiar about the girl who plays shortstop on the team he faces during the championship series, and his curiosity leads him to a surprising discovery about his own adoption.

Download or read book Soccer Scoop written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-11-16 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mac is the best goalie on his soccer team -- and he's not afraid to let everyone know it. Then somebody on the school newspaper creates a new comic strip that caricatures Mac and his performance on and off the field. Mac wants to put a stop to it, but no one seems to know who the cartoonist is. He thinks it must be someone on the soccer team itself, because the strip is too tightly connected to the team for it to be an outsider. But his suspicions lead to one dead end after another. Can he discover who the artist is before the comic strip gets out of hand?

Download or read book Dirt Bike Runaway written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter runs away from his foster home ... and right into danger Peter is a genius with dirt bikes. He can take them apart, fix them up, and race them like a champ. But his skill with a bike can take him only so far - and when he runs away from his foster home, he realizes he's in way over his head. He gets mixed up with two dangerous strangers and soon finds himself neck and neck with trouble on and off the racetrack.

Download or read book Mountain Bike Mania written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riding a bike is such a rush for Will Matthews. Soon after he joins a mountain biking club, he's hurtling down hills, pedaling over mud-churned trails and leaping over rocks and gullies. But he may be moving so fast that he's forgotten the friend he left behind.160 pp.

Download or read book Penalty Shot written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a hiatus from the ice to get his grades back up to eligibility level, Jeff Connors returns to get the cold shoulder treatment from his teammates. During Jeff's absence, a threatening note was discovered in his best friend's locker--written in Jeff's hand. His protests of innocence fall on deaf ears, so Jeff is on his own to discover who's behind the sabotage.

Download or read book Snowboard Showdown written by Paul Mantell and published by Little Brown. This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivalry flares between twelve-year-old Freddie and his fourteen-year-old brother Dondi, both on and off the snowboarding slopes, nearly leading to disaster.

Download or read book Shooting Guard written by Jason Glaser and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That moment where a guard releases the ball and it’s heading for the hoop is one of the exciting anticipatory moments in sports. This guidebook takes an in-depth look at the basketball position that most teams look to when they need a sure basket. Students will read about the historic players who made the shooting guard position what it is, as well as the superstars who play it today. Dazzling photographs show the sport’s greatest shooting guards in action, while photographs of teens help show how to train to become a shooting guard.

Download or read book Karate Kick written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-08-10 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cole Richards has been training in karate for four years. He's on the brink of advancing to his next belt level, but as he prepares for his test, new challenges come his way. First, his dojo announces a "create-your-own kata" contest to take place the same day as his belt test. Now he's torn between practicing for the test and making up a series of moves that will knock his sensei's socks off. But before he even begins with either challenge, he lands in trouble with a group of local teens -- and then with his best friends, too! How will Cole handle the mounting pressure? With themes of jealousy, competition, and bullying, Matt Christopher brings together important life lessons and the thrill of karate.

Download or read book Still Learning to Read written by Franki Sibberson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authors Franki Sibberson and Karen Szymusiak are back with an updated version of Still Learning to Read: Teaching Students in Grades 3-6, 2nd Edition. In the years since the first edition, prevalence of testing and Common Core State Standards have redefined requirements and what is expected of both teachers and students.This new edition focuses on the needs of students in grades 3-6 in for the following areas: reading workshops, read-alouds, classroom design, digital tools, fiction and nonfiction, and close reading. The authors examine current trends in literacy and introduce a new section on intentional instructional planning, as well as a new chapter on scaffolding for reading nonfiction. Expanded examples of lessons and routines to promote deeper thinking about learning are also included.In Still Learning to Read, you'll also find online videos that provide insight into classrooms. Students make book choices, work in small groups, and discuss their reading notebooks. Finally, updated and expanded book lists, recommendations for digital tools, lesson cycles, and sections for school leaders round out this foundational resource.

Download or read book Hockey Machine written by Matt Christopher and published by Norwood House Press. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abducted by a "fan" and forced to become a member of a professional junior hockey team, thirteen-year-old star center Steve Crandall quickly realizes that he must play not only to win but to survive.

Download or read book Ice Magic written by Matt Christopher and published by Norwood House Press. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twins toy hockey game seems to be magic as it plays games identical to the real ones before they even happen.

Download or read book Run For It written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theo Gordimer is a classic 13-year-old couch potato: he prefers video games and TV shows to playing sports. Then his favorite aunt is diagnosed with cancer. Theo wants to do something to help her, but what? Then his friend Paul tells him about a 5K road race coming up. The money collected from the race goes toward cancer research. Theo panics: running the race seems like the perfect way to help out his aunt, but 5K is more than three miles! Theo can barely run a quarter of one mile without having to stop. How will he be able to finish the race?

Download or read book Miracle at the Plate written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic sports story from bestselling author Matt Christopher.

Download or read book On the Field with Peyton and Eli Manning written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other family has conquered football like the Mannings. Discover their amazing story in this biography that includes stats and the achievements of the Mannings, on and off the football field. It all started with the dad, Archie, a former pro quarterback who taught his sons Peyton and Eli to play football. Now, the brothers have a legacy of their own as pro quarterbacks, starting with two stunning Super Bowl wins. This exciting Matt Christopher biography gives readers the story behind this famous football family, as well as thrilling recaps of some of the most awesome games in NFL history.