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Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 80
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When a professional hockey player comes to Greenfield with plans to build an ice skating rink, the Alden children suspect that someone in town wants to stop the project.
42) Stick with me
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-olds Izzy and Wren are thrown together by unusual circumstances, they find solace and solutions to nagging problems in their newly-formed friendship.
43) Roller girl
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2022].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Yasmin and her friend Emma are going to the ice rink, but Yasmin is nervous and does not want to admit that she has never skated, so she delays going on the ice as long as possible--but when she falls down Emma's mother offers to teach her, and Emma helps.
45) Hans Brinker
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A Dutch brother and sister work toward two goals--finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates.
46) Skating on Mars
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Still coping with the death of their father, twelve-year-old Mars tries to figure out their place on and off the rink as they navigate being nonbinary in a traditionally gendered sport.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography highlighting the early years of African American figure skater Mabel Fairbanks, who later became an Olympic coach and was inducted into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Emma's best friend Izzie loves roller skating, and she is going to teach Emma; Emma is worried about falling and hurting herself and her nerves make her wobbly--but Izzie is sure that listening to their favorite music will help her relax and forget her nerves. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart, glossary, and content-related questions.
49) Blades of glory
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Bitter mens figure skating rivals Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy brawl after tying for the gold medal at the world championships. Banned for life from the men's single skating competition, these archrivals find a loophole that will allow them to skate again as a figure skating pair.
Author
Series
Great Shelby Holmes volume 3
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Unexpected media attention in their Harlem neighborhood bring Shelby Holmes, nine, and John Watson, eleven, a new case that sends them undercover as figure skaters.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 21
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"The Thea sisters are in Russia for a figure skating championship. When their new friend is falsely accused of theft and barred from competing for the gold medal, the five mice resolve to clear her name. Along the way, they discover ancient love letters that could be the key to finding the real culprit. But can they solve the mystery in time?"--Page 4 of cover.
52) Muchos changes
Author
Series
Juana and Lucas volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Juana's life in Bogot̀, Colombia, is just about perfect. Every now and then a big problema comes along--like having to learn English or Juana's mami getting remarried--but things eventually settle down, and life goes back to feeling pretty perfect again. But then Mami springs two new sorpresas on Juana. One: Juana will be spending her school break going to skating camp instead of relaxing (even though she doesn't know how to skate!). Two: Mami is...
53) Roller skates
Author
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1936.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1890's, this story follows a ten-year-old tomboy as she spends a year in New York City going everywhere on roller skates.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Dora and Boots must skate to the rescue of the Snow Princess, Snow Fairy, and all their Snowy Forest friends when a mean Ice Witch takes everyone's ice skates! Plus, help Dora catch a runaway Shape Train, and join her brave puppy Perrito and Scooter as they race to rescue Boots.
55) Getting Dizzy
Author
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Dizzy is a fifteen year old who wants to be the best! The best at what? She hasn't figured that out just yet. When one idea after another fails, she’s ready to even give up roller skating—until the Negatrixes attack! Under the mantle The ‘Burb Defender, Dizzy finally has a chance to be the best, but only with the help of her skating crew: Chippe, Scarlett, Payton, and Av. But first, she’ll need to learn how to use her colorful powers endowed...
56) Ana on the edge
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old figure skater Ana strives to win her competitions while learning about gender identity--Ana's own and that of a new friend--and how to navigate the best path forward.--
57) Bruised
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Daya Wijesinghe sees a bruise as a mixture of comfort and control, but joining a roller derby team push her toward big truths about love, loss, strength, and healing.
Since her parents died in an accident Daya Wijesinghe survived, bruises have become a way to keep her pain on the surface of her skin so she doesn't need to deal with the ache deep in her heart. When chance brings her to a roller derby bout, Daya is hooked. Yes, the rules are confusing...
Author
Series
Blue Barry and Pancakes volume 6
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"After a series of wacky mishaps, Blue, Barry, and Pancakes find themselves inside a Roller Duck Ball stadium. Forced to compete in this nonsensical yet highly popular sport, the gang discovers a natural talent for the game. Soon enough, they find themselves hurtling towards athletic stardom! As endorsement deals and branded merchandise offers pile up, will our heroes be able to stay humble and hold onto their friendship? Or will the pressures of...
Author
Series
Air gear volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"The exciting battle between Kogarasumaru and Animal House comes to an explosive conclusion as secrets about Sleeping Forest surface and Ikki gets more involved with team Tool Toul To. Pressing questions are answered at last when Ikki and team Kogarasumaru descend deep into a Tower Trophaeum of mystery! --P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When her crush Brandon reveals that the animal shelter where he volunteers is in danger of being closed, Nikki and her friends enter an ice skating competition to help raise money, an effort that is compromised by an interfering Mackenzie.
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