Avalon High

Have you ever felt like you’ve met someone before, but you’ve never seen them in your life?  Well, if you have, then you know exactly how Elaine feels about A. William Wagner.  With her parents having her move right as she enters high school, on a research study, she has no friends.  Then she meets Will, Jennifer, Marco, a special teacher, and Will’s best friend.  Things get a little out of hand.  Does someone die, fall in love, or become a social outcast due to an embarrassing accident?  Meg Cabot is an amazing author.  [SongBird22]

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Crash

This book is for football loving fans, and it’s also a perfect book for anybody. It’s about a boy who is naturally good at football. Then a nerdy boy named Penn Web moves in and things go hectic at school.  [max]

One-Handed Catch

onehandedcatch_110Norman Schmidt is a normal boy with a regular life.  Just after World War II ends, he lives outside of New York City.  On July 4 Norm’s life will change forever.  While grinding meat he loses his left hand in the meat grinder.  Will his dreams of being an artist shatter?  Probably not.  Yet will he still make the travel baseball team with only one hand?  Stay tuned!  Oh yeah, this is also a great book about friends, overcoming the impossible, and never giving up!  [Baseball #1 fan AGA]

New Book Haiku

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today: sit or play?

always box out on rebounds

beware angry ref

Toby Wheeler:
Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer

by Thatcher Heldring

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NFL Football: The Official Fans’ Guide

nflfootball_110When the Packers won the first world championship game AFL vs. NFL, they must have felt so great and had a party.  The Chiefs must have felt sad and mad.  Quarterbacks Bart Starr and Len Dawson battled on even terms and the Packers carried only a 14-10 lead into halftime.  The Packers won Super Bowl II.  They must have felt great when they were playing.  The Raiders must have felt sad and mad like the Chiefs when they lost.  Another 23-yard Lamonica-to-Miller TD pass was too little and too late.  Super Bowl III the Jets won 16-7 against the Colts.  The Jets felt great I bet.

- Nate

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Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery

lastshotThis is a good book for anyone who likes mystery and sports books.  There are two teenagers that win a contest to the Final Four.  Another player gets caught in a blackmailing scandal, so they try to help him with his problem.

- Xavier

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Heat

heatOn the streets of New York, the best game is baseball.  Michael Arroyo, he’s a very good pitcher, too good.  His dream is to make it to the Semi-Junior Pro Leagues.  Suspicions arise as to that Michael Arroyo is actually from Cuba (for those who don’t know, Cubans are considered aliens in America unless they’re allowed).  Now it’s the last game of the playoffs, the championship.  Who knows if they’ll let Michael play or not.  This is good for people who love fiction and baseball.

- Jackie

Play Like a Girl: A Celebration of Women in Sports

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intrigued by movement

adrenaline concerto

bodies crouch, tense … leap!