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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how Tiger Woods, Gabby Douglas, Bruce Lee, Billie Jean King, and other budding sports champions faced kid-sized challenges growing up.
Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend
Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such ...
Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Power of Habit and Supercommunicators and “master of the life hack” (GQ) explores the fascinating science of productivity and offers real-world takeaways to apply your life, whether you’re chasing peak productivity or simply trying to get back on track.
“Duhigg melds cutting-edge science, deep reporting,...
“Duhigg melds cutting-edge science, deep reporting,...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"During his twenty years as a Navy officer and SEAL, Rich Diviney was intimately involved in a specialized SEAL selection process, which whittled a group of hundreds of extraordinary candidates down to a handful of the most elite performers. Diviney was often surprised by which candidates washed out and which succeeded. Someone could have all the right skills and still fail, while others he might have initially dismissed would prove to be top performers....
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Edition
Special collector's ed.; full screen version.
Language
English
Description
When his band votes him out due to his embarrasing musical antics, Dewey has to make the rent somehow. After intercepting a call for his substitute-teacher roomie Ned, Dewey finds himself in front of a class of elite elementary school students. Dewey decides to take on the music program and makes it his goal to teach them the gospel of rock and roll. His ulterior motive is to get them to compete against his former band for a cash prize.
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
One of America's greatest performers, Bobby Darin lived a rags-to-riches life. He worked his way from shady nightclubs to his dream destination, the Copacabana, where he wowed the crowds with his songs. He was a marvel at singing, songwriting and performing - stealing the hearts of fans everywhere despite the suffering in his own heart.
Author
Publisher
Gallup Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
To help people uncover their talents, Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in the 2001 management book Now, Discover Your Strengths. The book has spent more than five years on bestseller lists and ignited a global conversation, while StrengthsFinder has helped millions discover their top five talents. In StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup unveils the new and improved version of its popular assessment and much more....
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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While practicing her clarinet for the upcoming band concert, reluctantly agreeing to a new hairstyle, and competing with a rival fourth grade class in kite flying, Katie anxiously wonders when the magic wind will transform her into someone else. Includes kite flying tips.
Author
Series
Melowy chapter books volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
[English edition]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Melowies are required to perform a musical in front of all of Destino. Selene does not want to participate because she made a fool of herself the last time she performed publicly. With a little encouragement from her friends she auditions and wins the role of the moon!
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"How does time shape consciousness, and consciousness, time? Do we live in time, or does time live in us? And how does music, with its patterns of rhythm and harmony, inform our experience of time? Uncommon Measure: Reflections on Music, Performance, andthe Science of Time explores these questions from the perspective of a young Korean American who dedicated herself to perfecting her art until, crippled by performance anxiety, she was forced to give...
14) The family Fang
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
©2011
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Performance artists Caleb and Camille Fang dedicated themselves to making great art. But when an artist's work lies in subverting normality, it can be difficult to raise well-adjusted children. Just ask Buster and Annie Fang. For as long as they can remember, they starred (unwillingly) in their parents' madcap pieces. But now that they are grown up, the chaos of their childhood has made it difficult to cope with life outside the fishbowl of their...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
[Full screen ed.]
Language
English
Description
Traces Johnny Cash's childhood, including his distant father to his early attempts at a music career. At this point in his life he marries his girlfriend Vivian. During a tour with singer/musicians Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, he encounters singer June Carter, and his love for her, and her rejection of him through the years, spurs him into drugs, drinking, and depression. June is both a sassy spitfire singer whose charm breaks hearts and eventually...
17) Fame
Publisher
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Rental exclusive.
Language
English
Description
Passions will be tested and young hearts will be broken. Ultimately, talent, dedication and hard work will triumph. Centers around a group of dancers, singers, musicians and actors at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, and their spirited drive to live out their dreams of stardom. In an incredibly competitive atmosphere, each student must shine amidst the tumult of school work, deep friendships, budding romance and self-discovery.
18) The Whatifs
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cora, always bothered by the Whatifs, grows much more anxious before her piano recital but a fellow performer helps her imagine what could go right, rather than wrong. Includes author's note about her own anxiety.
Author
Series
Hank Zipzer volume 4
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The pressure is on when Hank Zipzer is chosen as pitcher for the softball team at Public School 87's annual Olympiad, the most anticipated day of the school year.
20) Leo's gift
Author
Publisher
Loyala Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Leo--a creative, shy, young boy in search of a special talent that he can share with the world. Curious and persistent, Leo tries all kinds of activities. Then, with the unknowing help of his sister, he discovers music. Leo may seem quiet, but the piano gives him a big voice, helps his confidence soar, and propels him to embrace the treasure inside him and share it with the world. Beautifully illustrated and filled with heart and hope, Leo's...
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