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1) Shot clock
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26 copies available. 3 copies on order.
Lexington - Young Adult
YOUNG ADULT BUTLER
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YOUNG ADULT BUTLER
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"Tony loves basketball. But the game changed recently when his best friend, Dante, a hoops phenom, was killed by a police officer. Tony hopes he can carry on Dante's legacy by making the Sabres, the AAU basketball team Dante took to two national championships. Tony doesn't make the team, but Coach James likes what he sees from Tony at tryouts and offers him another chance: join the team as the statistician. With his community reeling and the team...
2) Air
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Lexington - Children's
j ROE M
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j ROE M
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Lexington - Young Adult
[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT ROE
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[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT ROE
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Twelve-and-a-half year old Emelyn Ethrige lives with her father in South Carolina, dreams of wheelchair motocross, and makes custom chair bags trying to earn enough money to buy a serious set of wheels. She has been in a wheelchair all her life and is just fine getting around without help, but it seems that since her mother was killed in an accident everyone (father, grandparents, teachers, and classmates) have started treating her differently: urging...
3) The turnover
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"When a young basketball star decides to research his grandfather--and coach--for a school project, he uncovers a decades-old scandal that changes everything he thought he knew about his grandfather"--
4) Heat
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Lexington - Children's
j LUPICA M
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j LUPICA M
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Lexington - Young Adult
[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT LUPICA
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[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT LUPICA
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1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
Checked Out
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
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Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
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Lexington - Young Adult
[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT BAILAR
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[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT BAILAR
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"A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such a splash"--
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Twelve-year old Sarah is used to being the star on her basketball team, playing with her best friends, but suddenly she finds that her body is changing and she does not understand why she cannot keep up on the court, plus she does not understand why her mother has gotten so weird about food, binging on candy while forgetting about dinner, and she really does not understand why she told Benny, her crush, about her mother--but when Benny offers to teach...
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"Star basketball player Isaac plans on finally keeping up with his schoolwork. Better grades will surely stop Isaac's parents from arguing all the time. Meanwhile, straight-A Marco vows on finally winning his father's approval by earning a spot on the school's basketball team. But will their friendship and support for each other be enough to keep the two boys from falling short"--
8) Up for air
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Learning disabilities make school painful for Annabelle, thirteen, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.
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1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.
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1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.
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Cory has always been passionate about football. But life for him and his single mom has been hard, making it difficult for Cory to play. And though Cory is a good kid, he's constantly surrounded by negative influences. But when the coach from an elite private school with one of the best football programs in the country recognizes his talents on the field, Cory is presented with an unbelievable opportunity. Cory knows that football could be his ticket...
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Thirteen-year-old Nikki Doyle dreams of becoming a great basketball player like her WNBA idol, Mia McCall. Nikki has always been the best point guard in her county league and her dreams feel within reach when she's selected to play on an elite-level club team. But in a league with taller, stronger and faster girls, it turns out that Nikki is no longer the best point guard. In fact, she's no longer a point guard at all, which leaves her struggling...
11) Golden arm
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In this riveting story about baseball and brotherhood, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks finds himself pitching his way out of poverty--one strike at a time. By "a premier author of provocative YA sports novels" (The Bulletin). Lazarus "Laz" Weathers has always been shy, and his issue with stuttering when he speaks hasn't helped. Stuck in a Seattle trailer park, Laz finds baseball helps him escape from the world of poverty and drugs. When...
12) Checked
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Lexington - Young Adult
[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT KADOHATA
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[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT KADOHATA
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To help his dog through cancer treatment, Conor gives up hockey and finds himself considering who he is without the sport that has defined him, and connecting more with his family and best friend.
13) Sidetracked
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"Seventh-grader Joseph Friedman is friendless and puny, with ADD to boot. He spends most of his time avoiding the class bully and hiding out in the Resource Room. But the Resource Room teacher encourages (i.e., practically forces) him to join the school cross country team, and he meets Heather, a new student who's tough and athletic and refuses to be pushed around by anybody"--
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Millicent Min series volume 2
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After flunking sixth-grade English, basketball prodigy Stanford Wong must struggle to pass his summer-school class, keep his failure a secret from his friends, and satisy his academically demanding father.
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Lexington - Children's
j GRATZ A
1 available
j GRATZ A
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Lexington - Young Adult
[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT GRATZ
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[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT GRATZ
1 available
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Follows the fortunes of a German immigrant family through nine generations, beginning in 1845, as they experience American life and play baseball.
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Becoming Ali volume 1
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Lexington - Children's
j PATTERSON J
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j PATTERSON J
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Lexington - Young Adult
[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT PATTERSON
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[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT PATTERSON
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A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time.
17) Ghost
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Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
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Lexington - Young Adult
[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT REYNOLDS
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[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT REYNOLDS
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Lexington - Children's
j REYNOLDS J
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j REYNOLDS J
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Lexington - Young Adult
[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT REYNOLDS
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[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT REYNOLDS
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Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team -- a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves. Ghost has a crazy natural talent, but no formal training....
18) One last shot
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28 copies available. 1 copy on order.
Lexington - Children's
j ANDERSON J
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j ANDERSON J
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For as long as he can remember, Malcolm has never felt like he was good enough. Not for his parents, who have always seemed at odds with each other, with Malcolm caught in between. And especially not for his dad, whose competitive drive and love for sports Malcolm has never shared. That is, until Malcolm discovers miniature golf, the one sport he actually enjoys. Maybe it's the way in which every hole is a puzzle to be solved. Or the whimsy of the...
19) The crossover
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
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Lexington - Children's
j ALEXANDER K
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j ALEXANDER K
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Lexington - Young Adult
[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT ALEXANDER
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[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT ALEXANDER
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"Basketball phenom Josh Bell and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court, with crossovers that make even the toughest ballers cry. But when Jordan meets the new girl in school, the twins' bond unravels. Basketball and brotherhood intertwine to show Josh and jordan that life doesn't come with a playbook and, sometimes, it's not about winning." --Page 4 of cover.
20) Booked
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
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Lexington - Children's
j ALEXANDER K
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j ALEXANDER K
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Lexington - Young Adult
[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT ALEXANDER
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[BETWEEN] YOUNG ADULT ALEXANDER
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"In this follow-up to Newbery-winner THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read. This electric and heartfelt novel-in-verse by poet...