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24) Toad Rage
Author
Series
Toad rage books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
Gr 3-6-Young Limpy just can't figure out why humans hate his kind so much that they gleefully squash cane toads flat on the road every chance they get. Determined to be a goodwill ambassador, he sets off to change people's minds, but meets with nothing but vilification until he and his hapless cousin Goliath hitch a truck to the city and become involved in the hoopla surrounding a major athletic competition, The Games. Humor, both outrageously broad...
25) Grit and gold
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"Cousins Nate and Rachel travel back in time to see legendary Olympic events and learn what it takes to prepare for greatness"--
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Boomer the Pig has been training hard for the Animal Olympics, so when he loses his first race, he shrugs it off and cheerfully moves on. One event after another, Boomer keeps losing, and the frustration begins to get to him.
Author
Series
Goddess girls. Main series volume 7
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"It's time for the annual Olympic Games, and the four goddess girls are not happy! It's boys only--and the girls at MOA are not pleased. Led by Artemis, Athena, Persephone and Aphrodite, the ladies of Mount Olympus hatch a plan to get Zeus to open up the games to everyone. Will they succeed--or end up watching from the sidelines again?" -Publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Set in Ancient Greece, this inspiring story tells of an enslaved girl who became champion in the Heraean Games (the girls' and women's version of the Olympic Games) in the great stadium at Olympia. Born in Corinth, abandoned as a baby, she becomes nameless until her strength and skill are noticed by her owner, a famous athlete. Her spirit and courage take her to victory in the Games, to freedom and to fame."--
Author
Series
Century kids volume 3
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In the summer of 1936, Tony runs away from his home above his family's Italian restaurant in Chicago, while in Berlin David is present at the Olympics and prepares to move to America.
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Fans watch sporting events every day. But only a few are unforgettable. Olympic Hockey was not on too many people's minds in 1979. The "Cold War" between the U.S. and Russia was in full swing. And in hockey, Russia had the best team!
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
After Nate's middle school basketball team suffers a frustrating loss, he and his cousin Rachel travel back in time to see the 1992 Dream Team in Barcelona, and learn about teamwork--but he still needs to convince the other players on his team to share the ball.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s. While Hitler's teachings promoted White supremacy, Andrew's father, told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism, Don't get mad, get smart. To drive home this idea, Andrew Young Senior took his family to the local movie house to see a newsreel of track star Jesse Owens...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
After a fall during her balance beam routine thirteen-year-old Rachel and her cousin use the magical Sports Illustrated magazines in their grandfather's collection to travel back to the 1976 Olympics to observe Nadia Comneci's perfect routines--and incidentally meet their grandfather who is covering the Olympics as a sports reporter.