The Extreme Team #5: Rock On
X’s friends believe he can excel at any extreme sport, so when they want to check out the new climbing wall at the mall, he decides to hide his fear of heights rather than have them think him a coward.
Category: 2nd Grade
Books appropriate for a second grade reading level.
Power Play
Rabbit was a fair basketball player. He sank his share of baskets, but he knew that he missed too many times, and he really hated it when the fans started to ride him. How he wished he were a star. The one day Rabbit finds a new kind of candy bar lying on the street. …
The Lucky Baseball Bat
The first book ever published by Matt Christopher now in a special Anniversary Edition that is a faithful fascimile of the original book first published in 1954. To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary, this edition reinstates the illustrations from the original edition, and celebrates the classic story. Will Marvin find his lucky bat—and his confidence—in time …
The Dog That Stole Football Plays
Mike’s telepathic dog Harry is able to tell him what the other football team plans to do on the field, but Mike wonders–is it cheating? Can he win the game without Harry’s help?
Baseball Jokes and Riddles
What are the best kind of shoes to wear for stealing bases? Get ready to hold your sides and roll your eyes—America’s best-loved sports writer for children has let his sense of humor loose! This collection of wacky jokes, riddles, puns, and anecdotes about our favorite pastime is sure to liven up the diamond and …
The Dog that Called the Pitch
No batter, no batter, no — umpire? The Dog that Called the Pitch Harry, the Airedale with ESP, and his best friend, Mike, pitcher for the Grand Avenue Giants, are back! In this latest adventure, Mike and Harry discover that someone else shares their telepathic abilities: the new home-plate umpire, Mr. Grimley. When Mike accidentally …
The Dog That Stole Home
When Harry the Airedale is grounded for nipping another dog, Mike is forced to muddle through a baseball game without his best friend’s encouragement. He hits a crucial triple, but with the team’s weakest batter up next, how will he ever score the game-winning run? Out of nowhere comes a fuzzy, four-legged miracle to make …
Extreme Teams #2: The Day of the Dragon
Mark Goldstein knows he’s the klutziest member of their group. But what can he do about it? There’s no miracle cure for clumsiness. Or is there? When Mark starts taking kung fu lessons, he thinks he might conquer his problem after all. Then something happens that threatens to ruin everything. . .
Extreme Teams #3: Roller Hockey Rumble
Bizz Juarez is a whiz at roller hocker, and she uses her talent to help her best friend, Savannah Smith, learn how to play. Bizz is a patient teacher, but she can also be hot-headed. When a bully makes fun of Savannah’s poor skills, Bizz lets her temper take control. Before she knows what’s happened, …
Extreme Teams #4: On Thin Ice
It’s December, and the Smith family is planning a big holiday party for Savannah and her classmates from the all-girl private school she attends. Savannah worries that she can’t invite her best friend, Bizz Juarez, and the others from the skatepark because they don’t go to the school. Then she finds out that Jonas Malloy …
