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For Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, executive assistants to the CEOs of newly merged Bexley-Gamin Publishing, it's hate-at-first-sight. So begins a series of daily passive-aggressive maneuvers, including the staring game, the mirror game, and the HR game, each played with the intensity of the Hunger Games. Their mutual antipathy grows when a new executive position opens at Bexley-Gamin, and both their bosses put their names up for the promotion....
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (65 pages) : illustrations.
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English
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Peter's best friends and new coach have told him that he is one of the best players on the lacrosse team, but he doesn't really believe them. Also Hurley Johnson, the team's captain, will stop at nothing to make Peter quit the team. Now Peter doubts his own ability and wants to give up.
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 online resource (65 pages) : illustrations.
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English
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At the beginning of the track season, Amy hurt her knee during a race. Now her doctor has given her the okay to get back on the track, but Amy's still shaky. Her knee may be healed, but her confidence is still broken. The biggest race of the year is coming up, and it's on the exact same track where she was hurt before. With help from an unexpected source, will she be able to race again?
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"In 2006 Julia Lerner is living in Moscow, a recent university graduate in computer science, when she’s recruited by Russia’s largest intelligence agency. By 2018 she’s in Silicon Valley as COO of Tangerine, one of America’s most famous technology companies. In between her executive management (make offers to promising startups, crush them and copy their features if they refuse); self promotion (check out her latest op-ed...
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
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1 online resource (65 pages) : illustrations
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English
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Jason never turns down a dare, which has gotten him in trouble more than once. After he gives some classmates a hard time, they challenge him to a BMX competition. Jason can't say no. But BMX is way harder than he thought. If he can't learn to ride before the competition, this dare will be his last.
7) Fries alive!
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English
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While competing with a rival restaurant for the winning float in the Founder's Day parade, nine-year-old Freddy Funkhouser constructs a batch of animated French fries in his secret laboratory that come to life after receiving an enormous jolt of electricity.
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 p.) : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dana and the rest of the Raiders gymnastics team must learn how to deal with their biggest rivals, the Superiors. When the Superiors don't play fair, the Raiders learn a valuable lesson in sportsmanship.
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (65 p.) : ill.
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English
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Sam is the best swimmer on his school swim team. When Julien, a new exchange student at school, joins the team near the end of the season, Sam offers to help him practice. But when Sam and Julien have to race against each other in the final meet, only one swimmer can win the gold.
10) Cycling Champion
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
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1 online resource (62 pages) : illustrations
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English
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Austin, eager to prove himself and win a sports trophy like his older brothers, joins a local cycling club and enters a Tour de France-style bike race. Not only does he have to find a bike, train, and learn the course, but he also has to deal with a bully who wants him out of the club. For Austin, it feels like a race just to get to the starting line!
11) Snowboard Duel
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (63 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Hannah and Brian have the run of Snowstream, a cool winter resort. But a new kid, Zach, starts a boys-only snowboard cross team. What will Brian do when he's forced to choose between Hannah and snowboarding?
12) Skating Showdown
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (65 pages) : illustrations
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English
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Grace is thrilled when her figure skating coach enters her in a local competition. But when she sees another skater practicing, Grace realizes she'll have some difficult competition. She psyches herself out so much that she starts messing up the moves she already knows. Can Grace remember why she loved skating before the skating showdown?
14) On guard
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Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 online resource (66 pages) : illustrations.
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English
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When Trey finds out his cousin is on the opposing basketball team, he finds it hard to focus on the game and worries more about winning.
15) Soccer Stand-off
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 online resource (89 pages).
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English
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Ethan is shocked when his soccer coach leaves the team and the new coach is his dreaded biology teacher, Mrs. B. Ethan must decide if he will work at improving his soccer skills or continue to blame everyone else for his problems.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (65 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
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Kyle's school decides to host an Olympic Fest in honor of the Summer Olympics, and he's assigned to compete in the track-and-field events. The only problem is, he's no good at them. Will practice make perfect, or will Kyle embarrass himself in front of everyone?
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St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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"Gillian has been happily divorced for several years and, after trying a few dating apps, prefers to stay that way. Navigating her way through dates with fat shamers and lackluster men has left her with no desire to do anything other than work in her garden in her spare time. Who needs rude comments and awkward first-date conversation when soft roses and vibrant tulips are so much better? Noah West has just moved to Willow Cove. After a rough breakup...
18) Soccer Step-Up
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 online resource (89 pages).
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English
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Hotshot forward Melina Stern is ready to start her last season of middle school soccer. But there's a problem. There won't be a middle school team this year! The program has been cut due to budget constraints, and the girls are forced to try out for the high school JV team. At first Melina is secretly excited for the tougher gameplay, but when the older girls begin teasing her relentlessly, she struggles to hold her own on the field. Now Melina is...
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Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"1938. Paris Opera legend Madeleine Moreau must keep newcomer Yvonne Chevallier, whose talent she fears, off the stage. When Madeleine is invited to headline at Germany's pre-eminent opera festival, she is sure this will cement her legacy. But war is looming, and when she learns that Adolf Hitler himself will be in attendance, she knows she's made a grave error. As Madeleine makes a hurried escape back to France, Yvonne finds herself unexpectedly...
20) Set on you
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Influencer volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Curvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes and mostly ignoring the trolls. After her recent breakup, she has little stamina left for men, instead finding solace in the gym, her place of power and positivity. Enter firefighter Scott Ritchie, the smug new gym patron who routinely steals her favorite squat rack. Sparks fly as these ultra-competitive foes battle for gym domination. But after a series of escalating...