Bad Calls
Sam the Hockey Player, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Jerry Sciarrio
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By:
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Frank Scalise
About this listen
Eleven-year-old Sam Parker is a hockey player who has always had fun playing the game. But that was before a bully at school starts hounding him. To make matters worse, even the refs seem to have it in for him, making a series of bad calls that costs his team a game.
Flustered by the constant hassle from the bully and his gang and frustrated with the way things are going on the ice, Sam decides to take things into his own hands to solve both problems. His choices only make things worse, and his troubles seem to pile up. Worse yet, no one seems to understand — not his teachers, not his parents, and not even his best friend, Jill.
Sam will have to figure out how to solve this problem and learn how to deal with frustrating and unfair events – both on and off the ice. Play through it. Life is hockey. Hockey is Life.
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From the mind of basketball legend and Academy Award-winning storyteller Kobe Bryant comes this radically original portrait of five young basketball players, one enlightening coach, and the awesome transformative power of the game. Filled with insights about the mental stamina and emotional clarity that peak performance requires, this is an indispensable story for young athletes, coaches, educators, and anyone interested in the astonishing potential of team sports to unlock individual growth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Wizenard Series
- By Varian David on 06-01-19
By: Wesley King
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The Underdogs
- By: Mike Lupica
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
Will Tyler can fly on a football field. He may not be the biggest running back around, but no one can touch him when it comes to hitting the hole and finding the end zone. And no one can match his love of the game. When Will has a football in hand, he may as well be flying for real because life can't touch him - his dad isn't so defeated, his town isn't so poor, and everyone has something to cheer for. All of which does him no good if the football season is canceled.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good
- By Ryan Sosa on 05-24-17
By: Mike Lupica
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A Short History of the Girl Next Door
- By: Jared Reck
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 358
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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Story4 out of 5 stars 326
Matt Wainwright is constantly sabotaged by the overdramatic movie director in his head. He can't tell his best friend, Tabby, how he really feels about her; he implodes on the JV basketball team; and the only place he feels normal is in Mr. Ellis' English class, discussing the greatest fart scenes in literature and writing poems about pissed-off candy-cane lumberjacks. After a tragic accident, Matt finds himself left on the sidelines, on the verge of spiraling out of control and losing everything that matters to him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Move Over John Green
- By Katie - Audible on 09-27-17
By: Jared Reck
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The Walk On
- By: John Feinstein
- Narrated by: John Feinstein
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story5 out of 5 stars 42
Alex Myers is a triple-threat athlete - great at football, basketball, and baseball. But he'll have to fight for a spot on the varsity team. Alex is a quarterback, but from the first day of football practice, it's clear that that position is very much filled by the coach's son, Matt. Alex finally gets a chance to show what he can do when Matt is injured, and he helps win a key game to keep the Lions' bid for the state championship alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book, but needed more of an ending.
- By Amanda Plank on 06-07-23
By: John Feinstein
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Gym Candy
- By: Carl Deuker
- Narrated by: Kyle McCarley
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 185
Running back Mick Johnson has dreams: dreams of cutting back, finding the hole, breaking in to the open, and running free with nothing but green grass ahead. He has dreams of winning and of being the best. But football is a cruel sport. It requires power, grace, speed, quickness, and knowledge of the game. It takes luck, too. One crazy bounce can turn a likely victory into sudden defeat. What elite athlete wouldn’t look for an edge? A way to make him bigger, stronger, faster?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great message, great story
- By C. Murphy on 07-14-21
By: Carl Deuker
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Game Changer
- By: Neal Shusterman
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 271
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Story4 out of 5 stars 242
An explosive new novel by the author of the National Book Award-winning Challenger Deep and the New York Times best-selling Arc of a Scythe series, about the limited ways we see our world - and how a jolt out of the ordinary can upend the universe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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mind expanding questions are asked and explored.
- By Klokfixr on 02-11-21
By: Neal Shusterman
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Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
- By: David Lubar
- Narrated by: Ryan MacConnell, the Full Cast Family
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 139
From the author of Dunk comes this sparkling new novel that covers a year in the life of high school freshman Scott Hudson, who is sideswiped by the unexpected news that his mother is about to have another baby.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pick Me! Pick Me!
- By Misty on 12-10-07
By: David Lubar
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Posted
- By: John David Anderson
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 354
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 289
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 290
In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words can win you friends or make you enemies. They can come back to haunt you. Sometimes they can change things forever. When cell phones are banned at Branton Middle School, Frost and his friends Deedee, Wolf, and Bench come up with a new way to communicate: leaving sticky notes for each other all around the school. It catches on, and soon all the kids in school are leaving notes - though for every kind and friendly one, there is a cutting and cruel one as well.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really enjoyed this book
- By Svend&Brandy K. on 06-07-17
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Checked
- By: Cynthia Kadohata
- Narrated by: John Kroft
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story5 out of 5 stars 37
Hockey is Conor's life. His whole life. He'll say it himself, he's a hockey beast. It's his dad's whole life too - and Conor is sure that's why his stepmom, Jenny, left. There are very few things Conor and his dad love more than the game, and one of those things is their Doberman, Sinbad. When Sinbad is diagnosed with cancer, Conor chooses to put his hockey lessons and practices on hold so they can pay for Sinbad's chemotherapy. But without hockey to distract him, Conor begins to notice more. Like his dad's crying bouts, and his friend's difficult family life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Book
- By Patrick Smith on 01-30-24
By: Cynthia Kadohata
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Tweet Cute
- A Novel
- By: Emma Lord
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Emily Shaffer
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 377
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 337
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 336
Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming - mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly running Big League Burger’s massive Twitter account. Enter Jack, class clown and thorn in Pepper’s side. He works in his family’s deli. His relationship with the business might be love/hate, but when Big League Burger steals his grandma’s iconic grilled cheese recipe, he’ll do whatever it takes to take them down, one tweet at a time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tweet Cute
- By whatcha.listening.to on 03-28-20
By: Emma Lord
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Sweet Sixteen
- By: Brenda Rothert
- Narrated by: Kirsten Leigh, Chris Ruen
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Gin Fielding is counting the days until she escapes the small-town life of Roper, Missouri, for college at NYU. She prefers to blend in, though she’s far from invisible. But when she protects a younger student from a bully, the spotlight turns on her. Chase Matthews enjoys the small-town celebrity being the star quarterback brings. When Gin defends his little sister against a bully, he decides to change her senior year in ways she never imagined. When Gin declines Chase’s invitation to be part of the elite Sweet 16, the repercussions turn both their lives upside down.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Awful message
- By Pink Amy on 02-05-23
By: Brenda Rothert
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Payback Time
- By: Carl Deuker
- Narrated by: Stafford Clark-Price
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Through the eyes of a distinctly non-athletic protagonist - a fat high school journalist named Mitch - veteran sports novelist Deuker reveals the surprising truth behind a mysterious football player named Angel. When Angel shows up at Lincoln High, he seems to have no past - or at least not one he is willing to discuss. Though Mitch gets a glimpse of Angel's incredible talent off the field, Angel rarely allows himself to shine on the field. Is he an undercover cop, wonders Mitch? Or an ineligible player? In pursuit of a killer story, Mitch decides to find out just who this player is.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book ever
- By Lannon on 05-19-21
By: Carl Deuker
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Off the Ice
- Hat Trick, Book 1
- By: Avon Gale, Piper Vaughn
- Narrated by: Kirt Graves
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 211
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Story4 out of 5 stars 211
Despite a flourishing career as a defenseman for the Atlanta Venom, Tristan Holt knows he can’t play hockey forever. One day he’ll retire and finish his business degree. But he doesn’t count on a very inappropriate attraction to his standoffish sociology professor, Sebastian Cruz. Sebastian has his sights set on tenure, and he can’t afford to be distracted, especially not by a sexy student with a body straight out of Sebastian’s dreams. No matter how much Tristan tempts him, that’s one line Sebastian won’t cross. At least, not until summer classes end.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Quick Spicy Sports Rom Read With Some Complexity
- By Sophia Rose on 05-30-18
By: Avon Gale, and others
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Football Genius
- By: Tim Green
- Narrated by: Tim Green
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 93
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 95
When Tory White's mom gets a job with the Atlanta Falcons, Tory demonstrates his uncanny ability to call football plays before they happen. With Troy's genius, the Falcons could be unstoppable-- if only the coaches would take him seriously!
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5 out of 5 stars
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pretty engrossing
- By Pournima Navalkele on 01-20-24
By: Tim Green