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3) Elevation
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together--a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. Although Scott Carey doesn't look any different, he's been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join Diego and his team in new and exciting adventures. Diego needs your help convincing Armadillo that she can win her race, help Roady Roadrunner practice for his big race, and explore lots of fun places with Chucho the Train.
Author
Series
Myth-o-mania volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this modern version of Greek mythology, Hades, King of the Underworld, tells the true story of Atalanta, the foot race, and the golden apples.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nick hates running, but his high school gym teacher thinks he is just the right person to fill in for the two hundred meter relay race, and will not give him a passing grade unless he tries--will Nick learn to run or let the team down?
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 65 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join in the excitement as unlikely competitors Max Hare and Toby Tortoise challenge each other to a foot race. Max is confident he will win, so he takes time out to flirt with some cute bunnies, he shows off his skills in other sports and takes a break for a nap. But when he hears the crowd roar for Toby, who has slowly and steadily kept to the course, Max must make a last-minute dash for victory.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve animals race to determine where they stand on the Chinese zodiac calendar. Each animal's unique quality comes out during the race, including Dragon's kind nature, Rat's forgetfulness, and Pig's love of food. Who can guess how they'll stack up? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is track season and seventh-grader Marcus is struggling at the 400 meter distance and upset that his best friend Torry jokes about his slow times--so he is determined to build up enough strength to earn a place on the 4x400 meter relay at the upcoming track and field meet.
10) Turkey trot plot
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover/paperback edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
89 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a chocolate turkey--the intended prize for the winners of a Thanksgiving Day race--disappears, Nancy and her friends identify and eliminate suspects in their search for the missing confection.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Recounts the author's experiences with the reclusive Tarahumara Indians, whose techniques allow them to run long distances with ease, and describes his training for a fifty-mile race with the tribe and a number of ultramarathoners.
Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In his narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
School field day is coming up and Boris and his friends are practicing hard because they are determined not to let Eddie win again, but on race day Boris is forced to choose between winning and friendship.
13) Running scared
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Best friends Olivia and Jessica are good runners, but Olivia is uncomfortable with competition, so when her friend talks her into joining the track team and Olivia is assigned to a long distance race, she is suddenly overcome by a fear of failure.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
Karnazes is an ultramarathoner: a member of a small, elite, hard-core group of extreme athletes who race 100 miles and longer. They can run forty-eight hours and more without sleep. They can scale mountains, in brutally hot or cold weather, pushing their bodies, minds, and spirits well past what seems humanly possible. Karnazes has run 226.2 miles nonstop; he has completed the 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon across Death Valley in 130-degree weather;...
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
After he accidentally injures a teammate during relay race practice, thirteen-year-old Nate and his cousin Rachel travel back in time to meet Jesse Owens, and get a chance to see him run in the 1936 Olympics--and almost lose the Sports Illustrated magazine that is their ticket back to the present.
Publisher
Journeyfilm
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
[Theatrical version]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Four undefeated runners are entered in the 2010 Western States 100 mile endurance run, the world's oldest and most prestigious 100-mile foot race in the world. Three must break; only one would remain unbreakable.
18) I am darn tough
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"A story to show how to keep going even when something is difficult. Girls (and boys!) can become stronger and more resilient simply by realizing how strong and resilient they already are, and running provides a pathway to that realization"--
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