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Sammy Brown The Penalty by Mal Peet left me hanging after each chapter, and made me want to read more and more every day. Paul Faustino, one of the best authors in all of South America, is back in this thrilling, nail biting, and exhilarating book, The Penalty. I definitely would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan
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Smack. Michael Arroyo’s 80 mph fastball hits the catcher’s mitt letting out a loud pop. Smack. Michael struck out the last 10 batters to win his team the game. However, Michael can not enjoy his victory, instead, he is told by his coach that, “Until a proper birth certificate is on file, you’re not eligible to play.” These words hit
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“Two best friends. One spot on the team.” Either Joey, the powerful, home run hitter, or Zach, the consistent contact hitter and all-star shortstop will be selected to play on the Center State baseball team. Tim Green’s, Force Out, takes the reader on a magnificent journey filled with excitement and anxiety. After learning that there is only one position available
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Just like every other kid in his history class, Joe “Stosh” Stoshack has to write a report about a famous African American person that helped change society. Stosh loves baseball and has played it since he was little. He picks Jackie Robinson to write about, because he broke the color barrier for baseball in 1947. Instead of researching Jackie Robinson,
Read moreFourteen year old, Jake Cullen is a freshman quarterback playing under the Friday Night Lights, which is also known as Cullen Field. Jake has a older brother named Wyatt, who receives more attention from his dad, Troy Cullen. The Cullen family is the most popular family in the town of Granger, because Troy Cullen was a Professional quarterback, who
Read moreHave you ever wondered what it would be like to be a top tier college basketball recruit? Making college coaches drool over you, being offered scholarships daily, earning the opportunity to be the face of a school; If so, then I would highly recommend reading John Feinstein’s Foul Trouble. Foul Trouble is a book about the nation’s top college basketball
Read moreJoe Stoshack is 14 years old and lives in Louisville. He plays baseball and has a secret that only a few people know about. When Stosh (his nickname) was little, he picked up an old baseball card and felt a weird tingling sensation in his fingers. Stosh held the card for a long time with his eyes closed, and the
Read moreMy mind was racing, trying to figure out what will happen next. My eyes reading, trying to pick up clues. My hands flipping, turning pages rapidly. This is what was happening to me when I read Carl Deuker’s PayBack Time. It constantly kept me hooked with plot twists and clues. Deuker’s descriptions were so vivid with details, for example, “a
Read morePayback Time by Carl Deuker is a riveting story about Mitch True, aspiring journalist. He wants to become an editor for his school newspaper, but instead he is assigned to be sports columnist. He works with his friend Kimi, a photographer, and together, they try to unveil a scandal about the school football team and one of its players, the
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