Author: Kat Miller
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508170452
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Requiring high levels of athleticism and lots of hard work and practice, volleyball is an exciting sport. Aimed at both high school womens volleyball players and young women who just happen to be curious about volleyball, this book introduces the terms, techniques, and tips theyll need to become great players. The book offers a quick history of the sport and explains the rules of the game. There are extensive tips on staying healthyincluding eating right, proper stretching techniques, the dangers of overtraining, and dealing with injuries. Also addressed are the challenges of playing on a team and the need for good sportswomanship. Competition at the high school, college, and professional level is discussed, along with opportunities to play recreationally.
Volleyball: Girls Rocking It
Author: Kat Miller
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508170452
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Requiring high levels of athleticism and lots of hard work and practice, volleyball is an exciting sport. Aimed at both high school womens volleyball players and young women who just happen to be curious about volleyball, this book introduces the terms, techniques, and tips theyll need to become great players. The book offers a quick history of the sport and explains the rules of the game. There are extensive tips on staying healthyincluding eating right, proper stretching techniques, the dangers of overtraining, and dealing with injuries. Also addressed are the challenges of playing on a team and the need for good sportswomanship. Competition at the high school, college, and professional level is discussed, along with opportunities to play recreationally.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508170452
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Requiring high levels of athleticism and lots of hard work and practice, volleyball is an exciting sport. Aimed at both high school womens volleyball players and young women who just happen to be curious about volleyball, this book introduces the terms, techniques, and tips theyll need to become great players. The book offers a quick history of the sport and explains the rules of the game. There are extensive tips on staying healthyincluding eating right, proper stretching techniques, the dangers of overtraining, and dealing with injuries. Also addressed are the challenges of playing on a team and the need for good sportswomanship. Competition at the high school, college, and professional level is discussed, along with opportunities to play recreationally.
Volleyball: Girls Rocking It
Author: Kat Miller
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508170460
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Requiring high levels of athleticism and lots of hard work and practice, volleyball is an exciting sport. Aimed at both high school womens volleyball players and young women who just happen to be curious about volleyball, this book introduces the terms, techniques, and tips theyll need to become great players. The book offers a quick history of the sport and explains the rules of the game. There are extensive tips on staying healthyincluding eating right, proper stretching techniques, the dangers of overtraining, and dealing with injuries. Also addressed are the challenges of playing on a team and the need for good sportswomanship. Competition at the high school, college, and professional level is discussed, along with opportunities to play recreationally.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1508170460
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Requiring high levels of athleticism and lots of hard work and practice, volleyball is an exciting sport. Aimed at both high school womens volleyball players and young women who just happen to be curious about volleyball, this book introduces the terms, techniques, and tips theyll need to become great players. The book offers a quick history of the sport and explains the rules of the game. There are extensive tips on staying healthyincluding eating right, proper stretching techniques, the dangers of overtraining, and dealing with injuries. Also addressed are the challenges of playing on a team and the need for good sportswomanship. Competition at the high school, college, and professional level is discussed, along with opportunities to play recreationally.
Misty
Author: Misty May-Treanor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439155771
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The passionate, poignant, and triumphant story of two-time Olympic gold medal–winning beach volleyball icon Misty May-Treanor. More than any Olympics in history, the 2008 Beijing Summer Games captured the world’s imagination, and Misty May-Treanor became one of the biggest U.S. stars on the global stage. Now she shares the story of her life and remarkable athletic career. Destined for beach volleyball superstardom, having been raised on famed Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California, Misty talks about the personal and professional challenges she has faced and the life lessons she has learned in the process. From growing up with two driven, competitive, accomplished athlete parents and living in a volatile household rocked for years by their alcoholism to the heartbreaking death of her mother from cancer, Misty reveals intimate details never before publicly discussed. She tells behind-the-scenes stories about her eight-year climb to the top of beach volleyball with partners Holly McPeak and Kerri Walsh; her career-threatening injuries; her role on ABC’s hit television show Dancing with the Stars; and of course, her historic two Olympic gold medals and the special rewards they’ve brought. Offering an unprecedented glimpse into the life of a cherished celebrity sports icon and an ambassador for women’s athletics, Misty will touch, inspire, and empower readers everywhere.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439155771
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The passionate, poignant, and triumphant story of two-time Olympic gold medal–winning beach volleyball icon Misty May-Treanor. More than any Olympics in history, the 2008 Beijing Summer Games captured the world’s imagination, and Misty May-Treanor became one of the biggest U.S. stars on the global stage. Now she shares the story of her life and remarkable athletic career. Destined for beach volleyball superstardom, having been raised on famed Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California, Misty talks about the personal and professional challenges she has faced and the life lessons she has learned in the process. From growing up with two driven, competitive, accomplished athlete parents and living in a volatile household rocked for years by their alcoholism to the heartbreaking death of her mother from cancer, Misty reveals intimate details never before publicly discussed. She tells behind-the-scenes stories about her eight-year climb to the top of beach volleyball with partners Holly McPeak and Kerri Walsh; her career-threatening injuries; her role on ABC’s hit television show Dancing with the Stars; and of course, her historic two Olympic gold medals and the special rewards they’ve brought. Offering an unprecedented glimpse into the life of a cherished celebrity sports icon and an ambassador for women’s athletics, Misty will touch, inspire, and empower readers everywhere.
North of the Killing Hand
Author: Joni M Fisher
Publisher: Joni M Fisher
ISBN: 0997257539
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Tragedy awakens a warrior A young woman, raised in the Amazon, must choose between the rule of law and the temptation of revenge after she moves to the United States.
Publisher: Joni M Fisher
ISBN: 0997257539
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Tragedy awakens a warrior A young woman, raised in the Amazon, must choose between the rule of law and the temptation of revenge after she moves to the United States.
Killing It
Author: Mike Bockoven
Publisher: Polis Books
ISBN: 1957957239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
From the twisted and imaginative mind of Mike Bockoven, author of the cult classic FANTASTICLAND, comes a wholly original and witty new novel of terror, perfect for fans of FROM DUSK TIL DAWN and SHAUN OF THE DEAD. Since the late 1980's, The Square had been one of the most important clubs in New York for the alt-comedy scene. But before that it was something much darker and is now a place where evil lingers, waiting for a chance to spill blood. After a night of killing on stage, four comics find themselves in a desperate situation as the spirits of the past come out to play, and a fight for laughs becomes a fight for survival in the most unlikely of places.
Publisher: Polis Books
ISBN: 1957957239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
From the twisted and imaginative mind of Mike Bockoven, author of the cult classic FANTASTICLAND, comes a wholly original and witty new novel of terror, perfect for fans of FROM DUSK TIL DAWN and SHAUN OF THE DEAD. Since the late 1980's, The Square had been one of the most important clubs in New York for the alt-comedy scene. But before that it was something much darker and is now a place where evil lingers, waiting for a chance to spill blood. After a night of killing on stage, four comics find themselves in a desperate situation as the spirits of the past come out to play, and a fight for laughs becomes a fight for survival in the most unlikely of places.
A Killing in the Valley
Author: J. F. Freedman
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 148042398X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
In this legal thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of Against the Wind, breaking into a mansion for a laugh turns into a sobering crime. Maria Estrada, a hard-partying girl with family ties to some of the toughest gangsters in California, had no idea an old mansion could be so beautiful. The boy who broke into it with her had a feeling she might be impressed. But by the time the night is over, Maria has been brutally killed, and the boy is nowhere to be found. It’s up to PI Kate Blanchard and Luke Garrison, a criminal lawyer, to decipher what happened in the grand old mansion. To bring Maria’s killer to justice, they must locate the elusive connection between the poverty where she was raised and the affluence of where she died.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 148042398X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
In this legal thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of Against the Wind, breaking into a mansion for a laugh turns into a sobering crime. Maria Estrada, a hard-partying girl with family ties to some of the toughest gangsters in California, had no idea an old mansion could be so beautiful. The boy who broke into it with her had a feeling she might be impressed. But by the time the night is over, Maria has been brutally killed, and the boy is nowhere to be found. It’s up to PI Kate Blanchard and Luke Garrison, a criminal lawyer, to decipher what happened in the grand old mansion. To bring Maria’s killer to justice, they must locate the elusive connection between the poverty where she was raised and the affluence of where she died.
Halfway to Happily Ever After (The Wish List #3)
Author: Sarah Aronson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545941636
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
It takes more than a sprinkle of magic to be a great fairy godmother! Happily Ever After? Not so fast!With two levels of fairy godmother training behind her, Isabelle is actually looking forward to Level Three. But when half the trainees go on strike, regular trainingseems to go up in sparkles again.But Isabelle's too close to becoming a real fairy godmother to let her skills get rusty. And when she finds out her first two princesses are unhappy at summer camp, she has to do something! Can Isabelle grant a few wishes without crossing the picket line?
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545941636
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
It takes more than a sprinkle of magic to be a great fairy godmother! Happily Ever After? Not so fast!With two levels of fairy godmother training behind her, Isabelle is actually looking forward to Level Three. But when half the trainees go on strike, regular trainingseems to go up in sparkles again.But Isabelle's too close to becoming a real fairy godmother to let her skills get rusty. And when she finds out her first two princesses are unhappy at summer camp, she has to do something! Can Isabelle grant a few wishes without crossing the picket line?
The Next Killing
Author: Rebecca Drake
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 078603145X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Trust Your Fear. . . For one hundred years, the best girls have come to St. Ursula's Preparatory Academy to learn. To achieve. To make both memories and friends. But now, it's where they also come to die. . . Watch Your Back. . . When the first body is found, the police call it an accident--an initiation ritual gone terribly wrong. But the students know something isn't right at St. Ursula's. There are sounds in the darkened corridors, a figure glimpsed between the trees, locked doors somehow opened. Someone is watching them, judging them, hating them. . .killing them. . . Or You'll Never Leave Alive. . . A twisted psychopath is turning the quiet campus into a school of fear. No sins will go unpunished. No girl will escape justice. And everyone will have a chance to join a serial killer's exclusive club. . .. Praise For Rebecca Drake's Don't Be Afraid "Read this alone, late at night, and you won't be afraid--you'll be terrified." --Wendy Corsi Staub, New York Times bestselling author "Fast, sharp, and super creepy. Get ready to have your socks scared off." --J.A. Konrath, author of Rusty Nail
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 078603145X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Trust Your Fear. . . For one hundred years, the best girls have come to St. Ursula's Preparatory Academy to learn. To achieve. To make both memories and friends. But now, it's where they also come to die. . . Watch Your Back. . . When the first body is found, the police call it an accident--an initiation ritual gone terribly wrong. But the students know something isn't right at St. Ursula's. There are sounds in the darkened corridors, a figure glimpsed between the trees, locked doors somehow opened. Someone is watching them, judging them, hating them. . .killing them. . . Or You'll Never Leave Alive. . . A twisted psychopath is turning the quiet campus into a school of fear. No sins will go unpunished. No girl will escape justice. And everyone will have a chance to join a serial killer's exclusive club. . .. Praise For Rebecca Drake's Don't Be Afraid "Read this alone, late at night, and you won't be afraid--you'll be terrified." --Wendy Corsi Staub, New York Times bestselling author "Fast, sharp, and super creepy. Get ready to have your socks scared off." --J.A. Konrath, author of Rusty Nail
Educational Bulletin
Author: Kentucky. Dept. of Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Asking for a Friend
Author: Ronnie Riley
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1339027666
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Eden Jones has exactly three friends. And they're all fake. From a web of lies and social anxiety to true friendship and queer joy; this is the wonderful second book from the author of the Indies Introduce and Indie Next List pick, Jude Saves the World. Why go through the stress of making friends when you can just pretend? It works for Eden and their social anxiety... until their mom announces she's throwing them a birthday party and all their friends are invited. Eden's "friends," Duke, Ramona, and Tabitha, are all real kids from school... but Eden's never actually spoken to them before. Now Eden will do whatever it takes to convince them to be their friends--at least until the party is over. When things start to go better than Eden expects, and the group starts to bond, Eden finds themselves trapped in a lie that gets worse the longer they keep it up. What happens if their now sort-of-real friends discover that Eden hasn't been honest with them from the very beginning? Author Ronnie Riley creates a world full of queer joy and all the ups and downs of true friendship.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1339027666
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Eden Jones has exactly three friends. And they're all fake. From a web of lies and social anxiety to true friendship and queer joy; this is the wonderful second book from the author of the Indies Introduce and Indie Next List pick, Jude Saves the World. Why go through the stress of making friends when you can just pretend? It works for Eden and their social anxiety... until their mom announces she's throwing them a birthday party and all their friends are invited. Eden's "friends," Duke, Ramona, and Tabitha, are all real kids from school... but Eden's never actually spoken to them before. Now Eden will do whatever it takes to convince them to be their friends--at least until the party is over. When things start to go better than Eden expects, and the group starts to bond, Eden finds themselves trapped in a lie that gets worse the longer they keep it up. What happens if their now sort-of-real friends discover that Eden hasn't been honest with them from the very beginning? Author Ronnie Riley creates a world full of queer joy and all the ups and downs of true friendship.