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Second shot, by Jake Maddox ; text by Josh Anderson ; illustrated by Aburtov

Label
Second shot, by Jake Maddox ; text by Josh Anderson ; illustrated by Aburtov
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
8-12, Brodart
resource.interestGradeLevel
3-7, Brodart
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Second shot
Oclc number
946483120
resource.readingGradeLevel
2-3
Responsibility statement
by Jake Maddox ; text by Josh Anderson ; illustrated by Aburtov
Series statement
Jake Maddox sports story
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, MG, 4.9, 1.
Summary
When fourteen-year-old Leggie LaGrande, star runner on the Bricklin Middle School track team, suffers a hamstring injury at the very start of the season, he figures his shot at the Junior Olympics is over--but his coach insists that even if he cannot run he can still compete in some other track and field event, so he finds himself working out at the shot put, competing with a new student whom he dislikes
Target audience
pre adolescent
Classification
Illustrator
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