Paul Volponi
1) Top prospect
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Travis, a pre-teen quarterback with big potential, gets the opportunity of a lifetime when the coach of Gainesville University football program offers him a scholarship before Travis even gets to high school." --
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This book will expand the horizons of teen and pre-teen readers in an exciting and engaging way, by debating the Greatest of All Time in a variety of categories. Topics include the greatest athlete of all time, greatest band, greatest inventor, greatest scientist, greatest writer, greatest sci-fi franchise, and more"--
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"How did author Edgar Allen Poe influence the naming of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens? What major historical events inspired the naming of the Philadelphia 76ers, San Francisco 49ers, and Oklahoma Sooners? And what caused the NBA's Washington Bullets to change their name to the Wizards? In That's My Team! The History, Science, and Fun behind Sports Teams' Names, Paul Volponi shares the answers to these questions and more. Leading readers on a fast-paced...
6) Rikers High
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Arrested on a minor offense, a New York City teenager attends high school in the jail facility on Rikers Island, as he waits for his case to go to court.
7) Rooftop
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Still reeling from seeing police shoot his unarmed cousin to death on the roof of a New York City housing project, seventeen-year-old Clay is dragged into the whirlwind of political manipulation that follows.
8) Game seven
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba who dreams of playing with the pros must choose between his country and his father who defected to the U.S."--
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This book is an autobiographical account of the author's experiences as a 17-year-old intent on becoming a legitimate NYC streetballer at the highest level. Included as part of the narrative are the important social skills learned on the basketball court, showing readers that their time spent streetballing is meaningful beyond the sport itself"--
10) Hurricane song
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Miles Shaw goes to live with his father, a jazz musician, in New Orleans, and together they survive the horrors of Hurricane Katrina in the Superdome, learning about each other and growing closer through their painful experiences.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When seventeen-year-old Huck's vindictive math teacher wins the town poker tournament and takes the winner's watch away from Huck's father while he's in a coma, Huck vows to get even with him no matter what it takes.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
While playing in a crucial basketball game on the very court where his best friend was murdered, Mackey tries to come to terms with his own part in that murder and decide whether to maintain his silence or tell J.R.'s father and the police what really happened.
13) Response
Author
Publisher
Viking Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When an African American high school student is beaten with a baseball bat in a white neighborhood, three boys are charged with a hate crime.
14) Crossing lines
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
High school senior Adonis struggles to do the right thing when his fellow football players escalate their bullying of a new classmate, Alan, who is transgendered.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When SpongeBob SquarePants debuted, the fun-loving, pure-hearted title character took the world of animation by storm, riding a virtual tsunami of critical praise. This fast-moving, eclectic, and fun "biography" celebrates the show's history and provides fascinating insight into the show's creation, the episodes, the voice artists, and the fans"--
16) Homestretch
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Five months after losing his mother, seventeen-year-old Gas runs away from an abusive father and gets a job working at an Arkansas race track, surrounded by the illegal Mexican immigrants that he and his father blame for her death.
17) The 32 principles: harnessing the power of Jiu-jitsu to succeed in business, relationships, and life
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In The 32 Principles, famed jiu-jitsu instructor Rener Gracie, who has coached more than 350,000 students in 196 countries, presents the core teachings of jiu-jitsu and explains how they can apply to all of our daily lives"--
