Knockout Games

Knockout Games
Author: G. Neri
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1467732699

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For Kalvin Barnes, the only thing that comes close to the rush of playing the knockout game is watching videos of the knockout game. Kalvin's crew always takes videos of their KOs, but Kalvin wants more?something better. He thinks if someone could really see the game for what it was, could appreciate it, could capture the essence of it?that would be a video for all time. The world would have to notice. That's where Erica comes in. She's new in town. Awkward. Shy. White. But she's got a good camera and a filmmaker's eye. She could learn. Kalvin could open her eyes to the power he sees in the knockout game; he could make her see things his way. But first she'll have to close her eyes to everything else. For a while, Kalvin's knockouts are strangers. For a while, Erica can ignore their suffering in the rush of creativity and Kalvin's attention. Then comes the KO that forces her eyes open, that makes her see what's really happening. No one wins the knockout game. Coretta Scott King Award honoree G. Neri captures the notorious and terrifying knockout game and its players in an unflinching novel that's hard to read and impossible to put down.

Knockout Games

Knockout Games
Author: G. Neri
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab ®
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1467765937

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For Kalvin Barnes, the only thing that comes close to the rush of playing the knockout game is watching videos of the knockout game. Kalvin's crew always takes videos of their KOs, but Kalvin wants more—something better. He thinks if someone could really see the game for what it was, could appreciate it, could capture the essence of it—that would be a video for all time. The world would have to notice. That's where Erica comes in. She's new in town. Awkward. Shy. White. But she's got a good camera and a filmmaker's eye. She could learn. Kalvin could open her eyes to the power he sees in the knockout game; he could make her see things his way. But first she'll have to close her eyes to everything else. For a while, Kalvin's knockouts are strangers. For a while, Erica can ignore their suffering in the rush of creativity and Kalvin's attention. Then comes the KO that forces her eyes open, that makes her see what's really happening. No one wins the knockout game. Coretta Scott King Award honoree G. Neri captures the notorious and terrifying knockout game and its players in an unflinching novel that's hard to read and impossible to put down.

Who Killed English Football?

Who Killed English Football?
Author: K. P. C. Exall
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2007
Genre: Soccer
ISBN: 1434349489

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"Who Killed English Football?" is the product of personal research born out of a mixture of curiosity and frustration. This book was prompted by the inexorable decline of English football performance at European and World Cup events. Analysing the causes of such deterioration, simple but worrying truths are unearthed and laid bare. Club vs Country rivalry, a surfeit of money, a chimaera-like governance, "embedded" media and a foreign player invasion are all contributors to the slow death of the "beautiful game". There might be a glimmer of hope ... provided reality is acknowledged and palliative remedies introduced.

Knockout

Knockout
Author: K.A. Holt
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1452163677

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Levi just wants to be treated like a typical kid. As a baby, he had a serious disease that caused him respiratory issues. He's fine now, but his mom and overprotective brother still think of him as damaged, and his schoolmates see him as the same class clown he's always been. He feels stuck. So when his dad—divorced from his mom—suggests he take up boxing, he falls in love with the sport. And when he finds out about a school with a killer boxing team and a free-study curriculum, it feels like he's found a ticket to a new Levi. But how can he tell his mom about boxing? And how can he convince his family to set him free?

ENC Focus

ENC Focus
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1120
Release:
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN:

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Playing the Long Game

Playing the Long Game
Author: Christine Sinclair
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2023-10-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1039004628

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A captivatingly honest read." —CBC Sports For the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Christine Sinclair, the top international goal scorer of all time and one of Canada's greatest athletes, reflects on both her exhilarating successes and her heartbreaking failures. Playing the Long Game is a book of earned wisdom on the value of determination and team spirit, and on leadership that changed the landscape of women's sport. Christine Sinclair is one of the world's most respected and admired athletes. Not only is she the player who has scored the most goals on the international soccer stage, male or female, but more than two decades into her career, she is the heart of any team she plays on—the captain of both Canada's national team and the top-ranked Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League. Working with the brilliant and bestselling sportswriter Stephen Brunt, who has followed her career for decades, the intensely private Sinclair will share her reflections on the significant moments and turning points in her life and career, the big wins and losses survived—not only on the pitch. Her extraordinary journey, combined with her candour, commitment and decency, will inspire and empower her fans and admirers, and girls and women everywhere.

Digital Citizenship in Twenty-First-Century Young Adult Literature

Digital Citizenship in Twenty-First-Century Young Adult Literature
Author: Megan L. Musgrave
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2016-10-11
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1137581735

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This book is a study of the evolving relationships between literature, cyberspace, and young adults in the twenty-first century. Megan L. Musgrave explores the ways that young adult fiction is becoming a platform for a public conversation about the great benefits and terrible risks of our increasing dependence upon technology in public and private life. Drawing from theories of digital citizenship and posthuman theory, Digital Citizenship in Twenty-First Century Young Adult Literature considers how the imaginary forms of activism depicted in literature can prompt young people to shape their identities and choices as citizens in a digital culture

Best Matches of World Soccer

Best Matches of World Soccer
Author: Luke Hanlon
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2023-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

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Whether it's a great championship match, a historic upset, a legendary performance, or a nail-biting finish, some soccer matches live forever in the memories of fans. This title introduces readers to some of the greatest matches in the sport's history, as well as the players and teams at the center of these dramatic moments. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

My Incredible World Cup Journey

My Incredible World Cup Journey
Author: Michael Renouf
Publisher: Fair Play Publishing
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2022-11-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1925914321

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From the days of short pants and small screen black and white televisions, to international travel and attendance at the World Cup in person, 'My Incredible World Cup Journey' spans 36 years, stretches across ten World Cups, military juntas, corrupt officials, and goals with so-called divine intervention. Set against the backdrop of personal, political, and social change, Michael Renouf's memoir explore what football means both wihtin and beyond the 90 minutes on a pitch in a detailed, stunning, and humorous account.

The Economics of Professional Road Cycling

The Economics of Professional Road Cycling
Author: Daam Van Reeth
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2022-10-28
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 303111258X

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This volume brings together current academic research and knowledge on the economics and management of professional road cycling. Each chapter treats a particular economic aspect of the sport, from organizational structure to marketing, finance, media coverage, labor, strategic behavior, and competitive balance. By discussing the existing research and complementing it with the newest concepts, ideas and data on professional road cycling, this book sets an agenda for further academic research while providing insights for all stakeholders in cycling: governments, cycling's governing bodies, team managers, race organizers, sponsors, media. Furthermore, the unique characteristics of the sport of cycling explored within this text inform broader management and industrial organization research, as they extend analyses of team labor, broadcast revenue generation, and sponsorship financing models. Revised and updated for the second edition, this volume includes new chapters on women’s professional road cycling, the economic impact of hosting major cycling events, and the willingness to pay for professional road cycling events. This book is equally of interest to academic researchers, students studying sports economics, and policy makers, such as race organizers, team managers, and sponsors.