The Extra Yard (Home Team #2), by Mike Lupica.
Teddy, a young football player, learns that sometimes bridging the
distance in your family can be harder than stretching for an extra yard
on the field in the second book of the Home Team series from New York Times bestselling author and sportswriting legend Mike Lupica.
Last
spring Teddy's life changed for the better. He started working out,
shaping up, and even earned a spot on the Walton baseball team, and with
the team he went all the way to the Little League World Series. But the
best things to come out of that season were his friendships with Jack,
Cassie, and Gus, and the confidence to finally try out for the sport he
really loves—football. So when eighth grade begins, Teddy couldn't be
more psyched.
Until his mom drops a bomb: his father—who left
them a long time ago—is back in Walton and back in their lives. And
Teddy isn't happy about it. As a former star football player at the
school, Teddy's dad is thrilled to find out his son is going out for the
team, but Teddy begins to wonder if his father only cares about him now
because he's putting on the helmet. Can Teddy find a way to go the
extra yard for the team and for himself, or is the distance between him
and his father too much to overcome?
Here Comes Valentine Cat, by Deborah Underwood. Illustrated by Claudia Rueda.
Cat does NOT like Valentine's Day. It's much too mushy, and no way is he
making anyone a valentine - especially not his new neighbor, Dog. Dog
refuses to respect the fence: He keeps tossing over old bones and
hitting Cat in the head! But just as Cat's about to send Dog an angry
"valentine" telling him exactly what he can do with his bones, Dog
throws a ball over the fence. What is Dog playing at? Cat is in
for a hilarious—and heartwarming—surprise in this story about being
perhaps too quick to judge.
Once Upon a Kiss, by Robin Palmer.
It's 1986 and sixteen-year-old Zoe Brenner's world revolves around
Depeche Mode, Judd Nelson, exercise-obsessed parents, and her best
friend Jonah. Then one day, in a freak Fun-Dip choking accident, Zoe
falls unconscious, and awakes in the year 2016. So much has changed, and
Zoe needs Jonah to help her make sense of it all.
But in this life, Zoe
is the most popular girl in school, and she soon realizes this Zoe
doesn't associate with nerds like Jonah. As Zoe juggles new technology,
attempts to hide her enthusiasm for poet blouses, and manages to keep
her super jock boyfriend at bay, she tries to rekindle her friendship
with Jonah and use her popularity for a good cause. Will she ever get
back to 1986? And more importantly, does she want to?
The Terrible Two Get Worse, by Mac Barnett and Jory John.
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