Boys, Grades 5-6
Find in Children's Fiction unless otherwise noted.
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The Basket Counts by Christopher, Matt Illustrations and poetic text describe the movement and feel of the game of basketball. |
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Whales on Stilts! by M.T. Anderson Racing against the clock, shy middle-school student Lily and her best friends must foil the plot of her father's conniving boss to conquer the world using an army of whales. |
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Swindle by Gordon Korman After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There are many things standing in their way -- a menacing guard dog, a high-tech security system, a very secret hiding place, and their general inability to drive -- but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his . . . even if hijinks ensue. |
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One-Handed Catch by M.J. Auch After losing his hand in an accident in 1946, 6th-grader Norman uses hard work and humor to learn to live with his disability and succeed at art, baseball and other activities. |
