Title: Oh. My. Gods. Author: Tera Lynn Childs Summary: Child’s story reads rather like a light, girly version of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. Phoebe Casto is a high…
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Travel Team
Title: Travel Team Author: Mike Lupica Summer Reading List: Fairfield Middle Schools – 7th Grade Summary: Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the…
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Title: A Fighter’s Heart: One Man’s Journey Through the World of Fighting Author: Sam Sheridan Summary: Author Sam Sheridan gets right to the heart of the…
View More A Fighter’s HeartPeeling the Onion
Title: Peeling the Onion Author: Wendy Orr Summary: Seventeen-year-old Anna Duncan is on her way to becoming a national karate champion when the car she…
View More Peeling the OnionDairy Queen
Title: Dairy Queen Author: Catherine Murdock Summary: Fifteen-year-old D.J. Schwenk lives in rural Wisconsin on her family’s small dairy farm. This star basketball player, who comes from a…
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Title: The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself Authors: Rodney Mullen and Sean Morimer Summary: No knowledge of skateboarding is needed to enjoy…
View More The MuttMy Most Excellent Year
Title: My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park Author: Steve Kluger Summary: There are some books that are about…
View More My Most Excellent YearGoing for the Record
Title: Going for the Record Author: Julie Swanson Summary: Leah Weiczynkowski has done it, she’s made it onto the Midwest Region’s Olympic Developmental Program’s soccer…
View More Going for the RecordTangerine
Title: Tangerine Author: Edward Bloor Summary: Eighth-grader Paul Fisher is a very talented soccer goalie who lives in the shadows of his cruel, high school football…
View More TangerineAthletic Shorts
Title: Athletic Shorts Author: Chris Crutcher Summary: Crutcher is at his best with this collection of six sports-related short stories. Crutcher’s heroes are clever and…
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