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Nolan is the highly skilled punter of his school team, but he is less sure about taking over another position when their quarterback goes down--especially since he is also running for class president, and his competition for election is Tony, a linebacker on the team who is constantly belittling punters.
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Being in a wheelchair prevents Iako from hitting the real gridiron, but he makes up for it by being a whiz at the video game, Football Blitz, so when the opportunity arises, Iako enters an esports tournament to prove he can compete as well as anyone else.
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Thirteen-year-old Kaleb has always looked up to his older stepbrother, Luke, in snowboarding and everything else, so when Luke is wounded in Afghanistan Kaleb is devastated--and to honor his brother he is set on competing on the difficult slopestyle course.
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Twelve-year-old Tanisha Carter's favorite extreme obstacle course challenge is coming to town; her classmate Derek agrees to be her partner, and his cousin Janet agrees to train them at her gym, and while getting in shape is a little hard for easy going Derek, but the real problem the pair face is when Tanisha discovers she is afraid of heights.
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Thirteen-year old Ben Malone is the son of the head groundskeeper at the exclusive golf club, Strongwood, a course Ben has never played because they cannot afford the fee--but when his best friend puts up the money to enter him in a junior tournament at the club, Ben is forced to confront his own lack of confidence (and his wicked slice).
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When Will Pastora's family arrived at the Sorenson Resort for a family vacation he did not know that there was going to be a snowboarding competition; he enjoys snowboarding, but he is embarrassed to admit that he is only a beginner so he signs up at a higher level--and soon realizes that tackling the more difficult slopes is dangerous and that he needs some help to admit his error in front of his new, more experienced acquaintances.
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Jae Cho does not win games very often, but when her older brother leaves his Castle Crusadors game open she starts playing and soon becomes fascinated by the strategy involved--until she accidently enters an online esports competition in his name, and discovers that her brother now expects her to compete for real.
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Eighth-grader Tamaya Jackson is captain on her gymnastics team, but she sometimes feels like her coach spends a lot more time with the other gymnasts, and that she is expected to do more with less help--and an interview with the local TV station only makes matters worse when it focuses on her and makes her teammates jealous, so somehow Tamaya and the others must pull it all together because a regional competition is coming up fast.
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Eight-grader Bristol loves snowboarding, but her double vision makes doing the tricks challenging, and the Paralympic Committee does not recognize her particular disability so her opportunities for competition are limited--she would love to participate in the PowderX Games, but her parents announce that to do that she must do well on an upcoming exam.
11) Swim or sink
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Although only in eighth grade Baxter Reilly is an important member of the Edgeview High School in Tempe, Arizona, and lately the pool has been his place of refuge from the stress of his parents' separation--but now, between the pending divorce, his father's miserable apartment, his mother's new boyfriend, and the resentment and bullying from his older teammates, it is getting harder to focus on his role as the anchor of the 4 x 400 freestyle relay...
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Nita Dara is one of ten eighth graders who has already won a scholarship to attend the Alaska Young Explorers program and learn explorer skills in an Alaskan wilderness camp; but the program is also a competition and the winner will get 5000 dollars--money that Nita's family could really use--but on the final challenge she is paired with the super-competitive Sohail Aman, and the challenge turns deadly when they find themselves lost in the fog while...
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Thirteen-year-old Aniyah's mother and all of her aunts went to historically Black universities and were drill and step team members, but Aniyah does not like performing and has avoided stepping, until her friend Stacy convinces her that now they are entering eighth grade they should both join the school step club which does not compete; Aniyah discovers that stepping can be fun--but when the club decides to enter a competition all of Aniyah's fears...
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Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
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[2018]
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Ever since she broke her wrist longboarding, Valeria has been reluctant to get back on her board, but now she has been asked to teach Chloe, the new girl in Harlow Springs, Colorado, the art of downhill longboarding and get her ready in time for the upcoming race.
16) Kart rival
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Stone Arch Books
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[2019]
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When his Aunt Lucy introduces Sheldon to the world of kart racing he is quickly hooked; the challenge of building a winning kart is irresistible, and so is the opportunity to take "Coal Roller," the local champion (and bully) down--and maybe he can even make his often-absent father proud.
17) Out of step
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[2019]
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Last season Mercy Anderson was one of the best dancers on her school's dance team when they almost made it to the state championship, but a sudden growth spurt has made her awkward and unsure of her moves--a personal coach would help bring her back to competition level, but can she earn enough money dog walking to pay for the training?
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