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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes a poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team that might just change everything. Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a community slowly being eaten...
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First Second
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There's checking (anything that hinders the player with posession of the puck, ranging from a stick check all the way to a physical sweep). And then, there is Jack-- his very...
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Publisher
Front Street
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Tells the story--in the form of a suicide note from a teenaged boy to his unborn sister--of how a ninth-grader comes to accept his less than ideal life after witnessing the struggles of a friend with serious depression.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Holland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happens to be a girl. But when her school team is selected to be featured and televised as part of HockeyFest, her status as the only girl on the boys' team makes her the lead story. Not everyone is thrilled with Holland's new fame, but there's one person who fiercely supports her, and it's the last person she expects (and definitely the last person she should...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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From the author of The Last Thing You Said, a YA romance about a girl on a boys hockey team who happens to fall for the team captain.
Holland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happens to be a girl. So, to keep her spot on the boys' varsity team, she has rules:
• Practice harder than anyone else, even if that means 5 A.M. training sessions.
• Keep a low profile, even if that means ignoring trolls...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Hockey meets the #MeToo movement in this powerful debut novel.
Michigan Manning lives for hockey, and this is her year to shine. That is, until she gets some crushing news: budget cuts will keep the girls' hockey team off the ice this year.
If she wants colleges to notice her, Michigan has to find a way to play. Luckily, there's still one team left in town …
The boys' team isn't exactly welcoming, but Michigan's prepared to prove herself. She...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Set amid the spontaneous, uninhibited surf culture of Malibu and Mexico in the late 1970s, this riveting memoir, written in crisp Hemingwayesque prose, recalls Ollestad's childhood and the magnetic man whose determination and love infuriated and inspired him--and ultimately saved his life.
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First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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"Eric Bittle is heading into his junior year at Samwell University, and not only does he have new teammates -- he has a brand new boyfriend! Bitty and Jack must navigate their new, secret, long-distance relationship, and decide how to reveal their relationship to friends and teammates. And on top of that, Bitty's time at Samwell is quickly coming to an end. It's two full hockey seasons packed with big wins and high stakes!"--
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