Most Valuable Players

Author : Phil Bildner
Publisher : Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 0374305102
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Most Valuable Players written by Phil Bildner and published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's fifth-grade graduation time for Rip and Red, and as part of the celebration, Hoops Machine, the Harlem Globetrotters-like basketball team, is paying a visit. Rip has been chosen to perform with them, but before this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the boys need to finish their schoolwork--including taking their middle-school placement tests. However, when the students of Room 208 begin to question the assessments, a mini opt-out movement gains momentum. All of a sudden, Hoops Machine, middle-school basketball tryouts, and walking at graduation are all in jeopardy, along with Mr. Acevedo's job. But luckily for Rip, Red, their classmates, and their teacher, sometimes when you stand up for what you truly believe in, the people you've touched along the way rally to your corner.

Author : Rebecca Jenshak
Publisher : Rebecca Jenshak
ISBN 13 : 1951815351
Total Pages : 815 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Most Valuable Players written by Rebecca Jenshak and published by Rebecca Jenshak. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three books. Three sports. Three swoony book boyfriends! Includes: The Assist, Sweet Spot, and Secret Puck. The Assist Wes Reynolds. Basketball player, arrogant, always sleeping through class. And my new tutor. Sweet Spot Lincoln Reeves, golf pro and swing coach, might be the one person who can take my game to the next level. If I don’t throw my club at his handsome face first. Secret Puck Secretly hooking up with my brother’s teammate was a bad idea. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat.

Author : David A. Kelly
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0553513281
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book MVP #4: The Basketball Blowout written by David A. Kelly and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the Ballpark Mysteries comes the coolest sports club around—the Most Valuable Players! The MVP club needs to raise money for their basketball tournament. At first, they think selling popcorn will be easy . . . but then Luke eats more popcorn than he sells! Plus there’s a new kid at school who might need the money even more than the team does. Can the MVP kids raise enough money, win the tournament, and help their friend? Perfect for kids who love to compete in all kinds of contests and have fun with great friends, David A. Kelly’s series teaches readers that when you’re a most valuable player, you love sports, always show spirit, and never give up! Don’t miss bonus sports facts in every MVP book.

Author : Phil Bildner
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374301301
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Whole New Ballgame written by Phil Bildner and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the first morning with their odd new teacher fifth grade is full of shocking surprises for best friends Rip and Red"--

Author : Clancy M Dixon
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595386660
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Power of a Name written by Clancy M Dixon and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered how your favorite teams acquired their nickname; or the statistics regarding your favorite players. Power of a Name delivers the information right to your fingertips. Consider the Yankees: the origin of the name was actually an expression invented by Dutch immigrants. Their accent made saying, "Jack Cheese" sound like they were uttering, "Jan-kee". The Pittsburg Pirates, meanwhile, were so called because their owner was accused of stealing players from other teams. Did you know Ty Cobb ran the 100-yard dash in ten seconds, and Hall of Fame pitcher, Walter Johnson, is believed to have thrown pitches in excess of 100-mph. Andy Rooney of Sixty Minutes said, "We have the Jets and Mets, what do all these names mean anyway." The answers are in this book which associates team names with some of the most intriguing events, people, and moments in American history. Power of a Name is an entertaining fact filled book full of rich trivia. Max Morgan, Fox Sports News

Author : Phil Bildner
Publisher : Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 0374305072
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tournament of Champions written by Phil Bildner and published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rip, Red, and their friends on the Clifton United basketball team travel to a spring sleep-away tournament.

Author : David A. Kelly
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0553513222
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book MVP #2: The Soccer Surprise written by David A. Kelly and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the Ballpark Mysteries comes a brand-new sports-themed chapter book series featuring the coolest club around—the Most Valuable Players! The MVP club wants to save an old field house close to their school. They could turn it into their very own sports center! Luckily, a famous soccer star is coming to town and wants to help. Can the kids and their all-star friend raise enough money for the field house? And will practice with a pro help them score big at their next soccer game? Perfect for kids who love to compete in all kinds of contests and have fun with great friends, David A. Kelly’s new series teaches readers that when you’re a most valuable player, you love sports, always show spirit, and never give up! And don’t miss bonus back matter filled with cool sports facts in every book.

Author : George Vecsey
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780394801858
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Most Valuable Players written by George Vecsey and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1966 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willie Mays, Frank Frisch, Jo DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Lou Boudreau, Ted Williams, Jim Konstanty, Yogi Berra, Ernie Banks, Mickey Mantle, Maury Wills, Ken Boyer, Zolio Versalles.

Author : Phil Bildner
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 0374301352
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rookie of the Year written by Phil Bildner and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just when they think they've got the hang of things, Rip and Red find that fifth grade continues to challenge them in head-spinning ways. Tiki, a new girl whose Egyptian dad is an animal-rights activist, has just joined their class. She's charismatic, funny—and she's got game! Rip has his world turned upside down as Tiki proves to be tough competition on the Clifton United basketball team and leads a rebellion against the lousy new food service in the school cafeteria. Red—a kid on the autism spectrum—is struggling with the upheavals as well. But as these two funky and funny best friends discover, sometimes radical change is the right move, on the court and off. This title has Common Core connections.

Author : Ben Lindbergh
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541698959
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The MVP Machine written by Ben Lindbergh and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Move over, Moneyball -- this New York Times bestseller examines major league baseball's next cutting-edge revolution: the high-tech quest to build better players. As bestselling authors Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik reveal in The MVP Machine, the Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics' groundbreaking team-building strategies to light, every front office takes a data-driven approach to evaluating players, and the league's smarter teams no longer have a huge advantage in valuing past performance. Lindbergh and Sawchik's behind-the-scenes reporting reveals: How undersized afterthoughts José Altuve and Mookie Betts became big sluggers and MVPs How polarizing pitcher Trevor Bauer made himself a Cy Young contender How new analytical tools have overturned traditional pitching and hitting techniques How a wave of young talent is making MLB both better than ever and arguably worse to watch Instead of out-drafting, out-signing, and out-trading their rivals, baseball's best minds have turned to out-developing opponents, gaining greater edges than ever by perfecting prospects and eking extra runs out of older athletes who were once written off. Lindbergh and Sawchik take us inside the transformation of former fringe hitters into home-run kings, show how washed-up pitchers have emerged as aces, and document how coaching and scouting are being turned upside down. The MVP Machine charts the future of a sport and offers a lesson that goes beyond baseball: Success stems not from focusing on finished products, but from making the most of untapped potential.