Hoops and Hopes

Hoops and Hopes
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2021
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1663911002

"For twelve-year-old Autumn Holloway, a week at Blazing Hoops wheelchair basketball camp is a dream come true. She has high hopes that it will be her ticket to making friends and connections in the adaptive sports community. But Autumn struggles to fit in with her wealthier fellow campers. To make matters worse, she has to use a borrowed basketball wheelchair that keeps needing repairs. It takes a chance encounter with the campus custodial staff to help Autumn realize that, no matter where she's from or how she speaks, she belongs at camp-and on the court-just as much as anyone else"--

Swimming the Distance

Swimming the Distance
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1434296377

Mason dominates short races in the pool, but his endurance is not up to speed. Can Mason learn to swim the distance?

Catching Confidence

Catching Confidence
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2018-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496559215

When Ana Flores spies a college team practicing, she's immediately drawn to the power and grace of softball. She knows she'll need practice and experience if she's going to play with her school team. Unfortunately, she's paired with Mali, the most demanding player on the team. Will Ana find the confidence to compete?

Block and Rock

Block and Rock
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2017-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496549465

Back before junior high, Justin, Tony, and Miles were the best of friends. Then they got pigeonholed into cliques and Justin was thrown in with the band nerds while Tony and Miles became a part of the jocks. But now that Justin wants to try out for the football team, music and football and stereotypes will surely collide. Will Justin find a way to survive?

Snowboard Sham

Snowboard Sham
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496587677

Will Pastora is entering his first snowboard race at the ski resort where heÕs vacationing. Instead of signing up as a beginner--where he belongs--he lies about his experience and registers for a higher level of competition. But when he faces his first black-diamond mountain, Will learns that the high level isn't just about tougher competition. It's about dangerous terrain too. Will the racing newbie admit to his sham before he gets hurt?

Gridiron Showdown

Gridiron Showdown
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2014-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1434291553

Jasper quit his school football team after blowing a big play, which is giving him a lot of time to get into trouble with his friends--but when he is allowed to rejoin the team rather than face detention he finds that everybody is mad at him: his teammates because he quit, and his friends because he is avoiding punishment.

Bad-Luck Basketball

Bad-Luck Basketball
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2014-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1434291561

Brandon's junior high school basketball team is struggling to make the playoffs, and Brandon is starting to feel that his bad luck is dragging them down--and when their bus breaks down on the way to the big game, Brandon has to turn luck into opportunity.

BMX Bravery

BMX Bravery
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2015-12-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496539664

When new-kid Jose moves into the neighborhood, BMX scaredy-cat Cam Dexter makes a new friend. But will Jose's daring ways put this dynamic duo in the kind of danger that isn't safe? Whether he wants to or not, Cam will soon find out.

Home Safe Home

Home Safe Home
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496559339

Fourteen-year-old Caleb Parker has not been having much fun playing baseball recently, but when his mother volunteers to host Ricky Alvarez, a nineteen-year-old Dominican player on a local independent team in their Minnesota town, he finds a friend and mentor whose own struggles serve as an inspiration to the young Caleb.