Jake Maddox
1) Kart crash
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Fountas & Pinnell
M
Language
English
Formats
Description
Austin loves go-kart racing, but has to leave his own kart behind when he moves to a new town. Can he win with a rental?
2) BMX bully
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Matt wants to make the Evergreen Racing Team but his chances are seriously threatened when a new boy moves to town and resorts to cheating in order to win.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tabitha has been volunteering with her best friend Rachael at the Rocky Ridge Riding Center for three months, but she keeps getting in trouble because of her lack of focus--can working with the troubled horse, Diamond, help her to save both of them for the Riding Center?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dana and the rest of the Raiders gymnastics team believe that hard work and practice are the way to win--so how will they fare against the Superiors, a team with a reputation for dirty play and cheating?
6) Batter up!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Caleb has always batted with the same wood bat until the other team accuses Caleb of cheating by tampering with the bat! Now Caleb is forced to use the aluminum bat. How is he supposed to help his team win when he keeps striking out?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Austin, eager to win sports trophies like his older brothers, joins a local cycling club and enters his name for a three mile race--will he learn in time that bicycle racing is as much about technique as speed?
10) Behind the plate
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Danny has been the star catcher on his baseball team for three years, but this year his feelings about his parents' divorce seem to be effecting even routine plays.
11) Striker assist
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Talented striker Jax Cooper has been Most Valuable Player for the Screaming Hawks for four years in a row, but when he joins a traveling league he finds out that he still has a lot to learn about teamwork.
12) Running scared
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Best friends Olivia and Jessica are good runners, but Olivia is uncomfortable with competition, so when her friend talks her into joining the track team and Olivia is assigned to a long distance race, she is suddenly overcome by a fear of failure.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
They were supposed to be attending a volunteer dinner in their honor, but instead, Owen and Gray have been stranded in the middle of a raging blizzard. Once the storm subsides, the boys decide to try to find their way back to civilization. But with no food or water, freezing temperatures, and no help in sight, both boys begin to lose hope. Can they make it safely home, or will the frozen elements become too much for them to handle?
14) Free climb
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Fountas & Pinnell
M
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Amir's new friend doesn't want to learn the right way to climb, and soon he's in serious danger"--Publisher.
15) Horseback hopes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Molly has always dreamed of taking horseback riding lessons, but the lessons were too expensive. Until now! A new stable has opened up in town, and Molly convinces her parents to let her sign up for classes. Everything is great-- except that two girls at school keep making fun of Molly. She'll need to figure out a way to keep her confidence both in and out of the saddle.
16) Storm surfer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jill never expected her week at surf camp to be interrupted by a hurricane, but one is heading for the North Carolina coast. Abby and Sara think surfing in a hurricane will be amazing. Then the waves get out of control. Time is running out, and the storm is coming.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nick hates running, but his high school gym teacher thinks he is just the right person to fill in for the two hundred meter relay race, and will not give him a passing grade unless he tries--will Nick learn to run or let the team down?
18) Skating showdown
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Janelle loves figure skating, but when she enters a competition she is frustrated because she is not as good at the jumps as another girl at the rink and she starts to wonder if she should just quit--until her coach comes up with an idea.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Best friends Hannah and Caitlin are both on the high school dance team, but Hannah is troubled when her friend's preoccupation with a boy causes her to miss practice time and put their friendship at risk.
20) Backup goalie
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jamie thought everything was perfect on his hockey team. But when the goalie is injured, Jamie has to step in to play the unfamiliar position. With the state championship at stake, can Jamie help his team skate to victory or are they all on thin ice?