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Books in Mo Jackson series

  • Don't Throw It to Mo!

    David A. Adler, Sam Ricks

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, May 3, 2016)
    Winner of the 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel AwardMo is the youngest kid on the Robins, his football team. His classmates don’t mind, but the kids on their rival team tease him for being a "butterfingers" who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins! This Level 2 reader about a little African-American boy with a big passion for sports was the winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award in 2016.
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  • Pass the Ball, Mo!

    David A. Adler, Sam Ricks

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Jan. 29, 2019)
    The third installment in this adorable Level 2 Geisel Award-winning series from a classroom favorite!Mo's latest obsession is basketball. He's determined to learn how to pass, but as the shortest member of the team, he can't seem to launch the ball high enough. Can Mo learn to pass in time to help his team win the big game? This Level 2 reader about a little African-American boy with a big passion for sports is a funny, motivational companion to the winner of the 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award.Praise for Pass the Ball, Mo!:"...welcome addition to the easy reader shelves." --The Horn Book
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  • Swim, Mo, Swim!

    David A. Adler, Sam Ricks

    Hardcover (Penguin Young Readers, March 17, 2020)
    Mo is going swimming in the fifth title of the perenially popular, Geisel Award-winning Level 2 readers series by David A. Adler!It's Field Day at summer camp and Mo's group, the Guppies, is competing for extra ice cream! He and his friends are doing their best at everything from the three-legged race to the potato sack race, and as the day nears its end, each group has won one medal each. It's all on Mo to break the tie in the final event: swimming!
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  • Kick It, Mo!

    David A. Adler, Sam Ricks

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, May 7, 2019)
    This fourth title in the perenially popular, Geisel Award-winning Level 2 readers series features a sport that's a kid favorite: soccer!The soccer season is starting, and Mo has been working hard on his kicking skills so he can help his team, the Billy Goats, score a goal. But when he gets on the field on game day, it seems like all he gets to do is run back and forth. Will Mo ever get the chance to show his team what he can do?
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  • Get a Hit, Mo!

    David A. Adler, Sam Ricks

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Feb. 14, 2017)
    A companion to the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning Don't Throw It to Mo!Baseball season has arrived and Mo is all set to play with his team, the Lions. But Mo always bats last, and he always plays right field—and no balls ever come to right field. Will Mo ever get his chance to help the Lions win? This Level 2 reader about a little African-American boy with a big passion for sports is a funny, motivational companion to the winner of the 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award.
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  • Run, Mo, Run!

    David A. Adler

    Hardcover (Penguin Young Readers, Nov. 3, 2020)
    Mo is the star of his school's track-and-field meet in the sixth title of the perenially popular, Geisel Award-winning series by David A. Adler!Mo and his classmates from 2B will compete against the students from class 2M in a track-and-field meet and the winning team will get a surprise dessert! Mo, Jenna, and Dov will compete in the day's final event--the relay race--but first, Mo has to pass the baton without dropping it. He practices at lunch and during class, but the baton keeps slipping out of his hand. When the score is tied and the pressure is on, will Mo be able to win for his team?
  • Kick It, Mo!

    David A. Adler, Sam Ricks

    Hardcover (Penguin Young Readers, Sept. 18, 2018)
    This fourth title in the perenially popular, Geisel Award-winning Level 2 readers series features a sport that's a kid favorite: soccer!The soccer season is starting, and Mo has been working hard on his kicking skills so he can help his team, the Billy Goats, score a goal. But when he gets on the field on game day, it seems like all he gets to do is run back and forth. Will Mo ever get the chance to show his team what he can do?
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  • Don't Throw It to Mo!

    David A. Adler, Sam Ricks

    Hardcover (Penguin Young Readers, May 5, 2015)
    Winner of the 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel AwardMo is the youngest kid on the Robins, his football team. His classmates don’t mind, but the kids on their rival team tease him for being a "butterfingers" who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins! This Level 2 reader about a little African-American boy with a big passion for sports was the winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award in 2016.
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  • Pass the Ball, Mo!

    David A. Adler, Sam Ricks

    Hardcover (Penguin Young Readers, Jan. 30, 2018)
    The third installment in this adorable Level 2 Geisel Award-winning series from a classroom favorite!Mo's latest obsession is basketball. He's determined to learn how to pass, but as the shortest member of the team, he can't seem to launch the ball high enough. Can Mo learn to pass in time to help his team win the big game? This Level 2 reader about a little African-American boy with a big passion for sports is a funny, motivational companion to the winner of the 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award.Praise for Pass the Ball, Mo!:"...welcome addition to the easy reader shelves." --The Horn Book
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  • Get a Hit, Mo!

    David A. Adler, Sam Ricks

    Hardcover (Penguin Young Readers, Feb. 16, 2016)
    A companion to the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning Don't Throw It to Mo!Baseball season has arrived and Mo is all set to play with his team, the Lions. But Mo always bats last, and he always plays right field—and no balls ever come to right field. Will Mo ever get his chance to help the Lions win? This Level 2 reader about a little African-American boy with a big passion for sports is a funny, motivational companion to the winner of the 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award.
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  • Get a Hit, Mo!

    David A Adler, Sam Ricks

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Feb. 14, 2017)
    A companion to the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning Don't Throw It to Mo! Mo Jackson is a small boy with a big passion for sports. He may not be the biggest, the fastest, or the strongest kid on the team, but he won't let that stop him from playing! Baseball season has arrived and Mo is all set to play with his team, the Lions. But Mo always bats last, and he always plays right field and no balls ever come to right field. Will Mo ever get his chance to help the Lions win? From the Hardcover edition."
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