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Books in Short Stories series

  • Board Rebel

    Bob Temple

    Hardcover (Raintree, )
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  • Storm Surfer

    Lisa Trumbauer

    Hardcover (Raintree, March 16, 2010)
    The boys and girls in these books face obstacles, and meet mental and social challenges as well. Readers will discover that an athlete's inner strength, persistence, and courage are just as important as a steady hand or a chance for a goal.
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  • Free Throw. Anastasia Suen

    Anastasia Suen, Jake Maddox

    Paperback (Raintree, Feb. 1, 2010)
    Since Theo is the tallest kid on his basketball team, his coach decides to have him play centre instead of Jason. Theo thinks this is a lucky break, until Jason stops passing the ball to him out on the court. As Jason takes his revenge upon him, Theo begins to lose confidence.
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  • A Son of the Sun

    Jack London

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Feb. 20, 2014)
    A Son of the Sun - Classic Short Stories - By Jack London A Son of the Sun is a 1912 novel by Jack London. It is set in the South Pacific at the beginning of the 20th century and consists of eight separate stories. David Grief is a forty-year-old English adventurer who came to the South seas years ago and became rich. As a businessman he owns offices in Sydney, but he is rarely there. Since his wealth spreads over a lot of islands, Grief has some adventures while going among these islands. London depicts the striking panorama of the South seas with adventurers, scoundrels, swindlers, pirates, and cannibals. Includes: A Son of the Sun - The Proud Goat of Aloysius Pankburn - The Devils of Fuatino - The Jokers of New Gibbon - A Little Account With Swithin Hall - A Goboto Night - The Feathers of the Sun - The Pearls of Parlay
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  • Team Spirit

    Eric Stevens

    Paperback (Raintree, March 15, 2010)
    Anna, Bethany, and Jasmine have a problem: there is no more funding for the girls' football team at their school. They have to join the team at their arch rival school. The three friends aren't happy about it, but they're glad they get to play. Will the girls ever feel at home on their new team?
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  • The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

    Mark Twain

    Library Binding (Creative Co, March 1, 1986)
    A stranger who feels mistreated by a supposedly incorruptible town concocts a vengeful scheme to test the honesty of its leading citizens.
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  • The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

    Mark Twain

    Library Binding (Creative Co, Oct. 1, 1989)
    A man who loves to place bets acquires a remarkable frog, which he claims can outjump any other frog in the county.
  • Rocking Horse Winner

    D. H. Lawrence, Sandra Higashi

    Library Binding (Creative Co, Dec. 1, 1982)
    Hoping to prove his luck and satisfy his mother's obsession with money, a young boy rides madly atop his rocking horse and predicts the winners of horse races
  • The Red Balloon

    Albert Lamorisse

    Library Binding (Creative Co, Feb. 1, 1990)
    A young boy finds a red balloon with a mind of its own floating across the skies of Paris.
  • The Prussian Officer

    D. H. Lawrence

    Library Binding (Creative Co, Dec. 1, 1982)
    A young orderly and soldier rebels against the sadistic, aristocratic Prussian officer who mistreats him
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  • Sport Stories Pack D of 5

    Lisa Trumbauer, Diana G. Gallagher, Chris Kreie, Eric Stevens, Emma Carlson Berne

    Paperback (Raintree, )
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  • Sport Stories Pack A of 6

    Ronda Redman, Leigh McDonald, Margaret Gurevich, Emma Carlson-Berne, Tuesday Mourning, Katie Wood

    Paperback (Raintree, Jan. 26, 2017)
    These best-selling sports stories by Jake Maddox are a hit with boys and girls alike! They're pumped-up, easy-to-read tales with an emphasis on speed, skill and fair play. The boys and girls in these books face obstacles on the field, the court, the ice or the half-pipe, and meet mental and social challenges as well. Readers discover that an athlete's inner game, persistence and courage are just as important as a steady hand or a chance for a goal.
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