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 Soccer Scoop written by Matt Christopher and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soccer Scoop written by Matt Christopher and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mac is the best goalie on the team--and he's not afraid to let everyone know it. Then someone on the school paper creates a new comic strip that caricatures Mac and his performance on and off the field, sending him on a chase for the artist before things get out of hand.
Download or read book Who s Making a Fool of Mac written by Matt Christopher and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 1998-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt Christopher Sports Stories.
Download or read book Soccer Hero written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beloved sports classic tells the story of an ordinary boy who loves his friends and teammates—and suddenly becomes a hero after a single afternoon turns his life upside down. Rob Lasher is just an ordinary soccer player, good at the game, but not great. Then one afternoon, he saves his coach's life in front of all his teammates. Suddenly, he's the team's hero. As some members of his team and the rest of the town continue to laud Rob's heroic act, Rob realizes he doesn't want the attention and any unearned accolades that come with it. Kids will learn that doing what is right should be the norm, not the exception.
Download or read book Soccer Halfback written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jabber Morris has his heart set on playing soccer, but his family is pressuring him to play football. Tension at home builds when Jabber's brother suspects him of stealing. Now he has to tell his uncle that he's decided to play soccer - and convince his brother that he's not a thief. One of the all-time best-selling titles from Matt Christopher!
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 Dive Right In written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Traci Winchell is a gifted gymnast, but lately she's been having trouble -- so much trouble that her coach warns her she may need to drop out or else risk serious injury. Traci wants to find something to fill the void left by gymnastics, but is diving for her?
Download or read book Comeback of the Home Run Kid written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sylvester Coddmyer III, star of "The Kid Who Only Hit Homers" and "Return of the Home Run Kid" is about to face his biggest challenge yet. He sprains his ankle and wonders how he will hit homers--or even singles--when every swing means pain.
Download or read book Challenge at Second Base written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHALLENGE AT SECOND BASE Stan Martin's chances of playing second base seem next to zero at the start of the season. His rival for the position, Gary Newman, looks tough to beat. Stan loves baseball-maybe even more than his brother, Phil, who played pro ball until quitting suddenly the year before-but after experiencing a few setbacks, Stan is tempted to quit too. Then Stan receives a mysterious note telling him to stick it out-and soon Stan finds himself face-to-face with the challenge at second base.
Download or read book Shoot for the Hoop 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: When Rusty Young is diagnosed with diabetes, his parents want him to stop playing basketball, but Rusty doesn't want to. When Rusty learns that his friends have formed a summer league team, he is determined to persuade his parents to let him join them.
Download or read book Hot Shot written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exciting sequel to Slam Dunk! Julian Pryce was once the star center of the Tornadoes. But when he joins a new team after his family moves, he suddenly finds himself the star benchwarmer. It turns out the Warriors already have a starting center, Paul Boyd, who has no intention of sharing the court with Julian. The coach is no help, either, for one simple reason: Paul is his son! Now Julian may have to take drastic measures if he's going to get back into the game. . . but is he to blame when Paul winds up in the hospital?
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 Dale Earnhardt Sr written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dale Earnhardt, Sr. first broke onto the racing scene in 1979, when he was named Rookie of the Year. In the more than 20 years that followed, his daring driving style earned him several top honors, including his proudest moment, a victory at Daytona. On February 18th, 2001, Earnhardt had been racing in the Daytona 500, when in the final lap, he had a fatal crash. While other drivers have come and gone, the face of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., with his handlebar moustache and wide grin, will always be the face of NACAR. Get to know a legend.
Download or read book The Reluctant Pitcher written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wally Morris is a good right fielder, but Coach Hutter is trying to make him a pitcher. Wally is a lefty and has a strong arm and good aim. What he doesn't have is the desire to play the position. But how can he refuse? Coach Hutter once saved his life, and Wally feels he owes him. Then he meets Cab Lacey, a former ballplayer whose life story bears some resemblances to his own. Will Cab help Wally see that being true to oneself is sometimes more important than fulfilling another's dreams?
Download or read book Catcher with a Glass Arm written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young baseball player struggles to overcome his fear of a pitched ball, improve his throwing, and somehow redeem himself in the eyes of his teammates.
Download or read book How to Get Your Child to Love Reading written by Esmé Raji Codell and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice and guidelines on how to expand a child's world through books and reading, introducing three thousand teacher-recommended book titles, craft ideas, projects, recipes, and reading club tips.
