Paul Volponi
1) Top prospect
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Travis, a pre-teen quarterback with big potential, gets the opportunity of a lifetime when the coach of Gainesville University football program offers him a scholarship before Travis even gets to high school.
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"This book is an autobiographical account of the author's experiences as a 17-year-old intent on becoming a legitimate NYC streetballer at the highest level. Included as part of the narrative are the important social skills learned on the basketball court, showing readers that their time spent streetballing is meaningful beyond the sport itself"--
3) Rikers High
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After he is arrested on a minor offense, a New York City teenager attends high school in the jail facility on Rikers Island as he waits for his case to go to court.
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"This . . . book compels both reluctant and sports-crazed readers to its pages by examining how various teams from a range of sports received their names. Teen and pre-teen readers will gain knowledge of history, science, literature, math, and a slew of other subjects through the lens of notable sports teams"--Provided by publisher.
6) Game seven
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Sixteen-year-old Julio Ramirez Jr. faces the difficult decision of escaping Cuba in the hopes that his father, a star baseball player who defected to America to play for the Miami Marlins, will take him in, or remaining behind and pursuing his dream of playing for Cuba's national team.
9) The 32 principles: harnessing the power of jiu-jitsu to succeed in business, relationships, and life
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"In The 32 Principles, famed jiu-jitsu instructor Rener Gracie, who has coached more than 350,000 students in 196 countries, presents the core teachings of jiu-jitsu and explains how they can apply to all of our daily lives."--