Fred Bowen sports stories
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Series
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
123 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Sam is proud that his touchdown in the final play of a game left his football team undefeated, but when a videorecording of the game reveals that the touchdown was scored illegally, he and the other Cowboys must decide whether to reveal the truth. Includes facts about a similar situation faced by Cornell University's team after a game with Dartmouth in 1940.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
125 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jake, who was one of his mediocre baseball team's best players the previous season, unexpectedly finds himself overshadowed when a new player shows up and the team starts winning.
6) Real hoops
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Language
English
Formats
Description
When Ben and Logan go to a recreation center to practice basketball with more experienced players in hopes of getting on the freshman team, they meet Hud, who could be the perfect point guard if he is willing to listen to the coach.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
137 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Josh joins an elite travel league soccer team on which the individual members are all talented but not playing well as a team, so their coach suggests that they do some team-building exercises.
8) Perfect game
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Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
143 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Isaac is a perfectionist, especially when it comes to baseball, and is unable to cope when things go wrong until his coach asks him to help out with a Unified Sports basketball team on which intellectually-disabled and other children play together.
9)
Double reverse
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10) Out of bounds
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Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eighth-grade soccer forward Nick Osborne and his teammates are highly competitive but, with help from his soccer-playing aunt, Nick begins to see that good sportsmanship is more important than winning. Includes a recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and the real story behind the novel.
11) Outside shot
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
133 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Richie Mallon has always known he was a shooter. Now that he is facing basketball tryouts under a tough new coach, will his amazing shooting talent be enough to keep him on the team?"--
12) Speed demon
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ninth-grader Tim Beeman, struggling as a newcomer at elite Hilton Prep, is torn between using his special talent for speed by playing on the prestigious football team or by running with the more relaxed track and field team"--
14)
Off the bench
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