Teen Sports

Dantons Tod, Leonce und Lena, Lenz, Woyzeck, Der hessische Landbote - Georg Büchner schrieb während seines kurzen Lebens nur wenige Werke. Dafür erregten sie umso mehr Aufsehen und Missfallen, denn der Schriftsteller war seiner Zeit voraus.

James Cook umsegelt die Welt, die ersten Luftschiffe erobern den Himmel, Beethoven und Mozart komponieren ihre unvergessliche Musik...

Rising from poverty-stricken Louisville in the 1950s, Ali became one of the world's greatest athletes. Beginning life as Cassius Clay, Ali would struggle against opponents both in and out of the ring. Segregation and racism stood as obstacles in his path, but as he climbed the boxing ranks, his social conscience grew. He refused to be pigeonholed as a stereotypical black athlete in the 1960s and changed his name to Muhammad Ali after converting to Islam.

Olivia hat den perfekten Plan: Um ein Date mit ihrem Schwarm Lachlan zu ergattern, spielt sie Amor an ihrer Highschool und verkuppelt ihre Mitschüler. Sie lässt alle einen Test ausfüllen, der dann die kompatibelsten Pärchen für ein Date auswählt. Und weil Lachlan und Livi wie füreinander geschaffen sind, wird der Test sie zusammenbringen - und Livi wird endlich ihren ersten Kuss von Lachlan bekommen! Nur dass bisher noch niemand bei ihrer Verkupplungsaktion mitmachen will.

Brooke Parker never expected to find herself in the tiny town of Juniper Falls, Minnesota. Of course, she also never expected to lose her dad. Or for her mom to lose herself. Brooke feels like she's losing it . . . until she finds Juniper Falls hockey. Juniper Falls girls' hockey, that is. Jake Hammond, current prince of Juniper Falls, captain of the hockey team, and player with the best chance of scoring it big, is on top of the world. Until one hazing ritual gone wrong lands him injured, finding himself enjoying his "punishment" as assistant coach for the girls' team.

After having her heart broken, seventeen-year-old Nora Nichols decides to escape her hometown and take a summer job as an arts and crafts counsellor at an all-girls' camp in the mountains of West Virginia.

Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of 50 notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, including trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breakers in more than 40 sports. The athletes featured include well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, as well as lesser-known champions like Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a professional men's league, and skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee.

One on One from Dad to Son: Lessons in Basketball and Discipline is the story of a father Dwayne sharing his love of basketball with his son DJ. DJ learns about the history of the game of basketball, ranging from its founder Dr. James Naismith to NBA stars like Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Dwayne teaches his son DJ about the fundamentals of basketball and the importance of discipline to succeed as an athlete.

Find the inspiration you need to be the best soccer player you can be with these sports biographies! Soccer Stars on the Pitch goes deep and explores the lives and careers of some of the sport’s most famous players. Soccer (or, as it’s known outside the US, football) is the most popular sport in the world. From French stopper Hugo Lloris to American captain Christian Pulisic, these sports biographies show you how these amazing athletes made tough choices, overcame injuries, and blew past every other obstacle that got in their way!

Schools rugby star Eoin Madden has never been busier - he’s captain of the Junior Cup team, he’s training with Leinster and he's hoping to be chosen for the Ireland team for the first-ever Under 16 World Cup. But it’s not all fun and games, as Eoin also has to deal with grumpy friends, teachers piling on the homework - and a ghost on a mission that goes back to the very origins of the game of rugby. But what does the restless spirit need, and can Eoin help him?

In 1967, a 13-year-old girl named Maureen Wilton set the women's world marathon record, running 26.2 miles in 3:15:23. Nicknamed “Little Mo” by her track teammates, Wilton was already a headline-making athlete. But her accomplishment was greeted with controversy and misogynistic accusations of cheating. Wilton receded into the background, left the sport, and kept her achievement secret. This is the story of what happened and how Maureen found her way back to the sport decades later as the mother of a young runner herself.

Das neue Sachhörbuch mit Ostwind. Millionen Mädchen lieben die "Ostwind"-Hörbücher und -filme, denn die Geschichte von Mika und Ostwind erfüllt die Sehnsucht vieler nach Freiheit, Ungebundenheit und dem vertrauensvollen Verhältnis zu einem Pferd. In diesem Sachhörbuch bekommen "Ostwind"-Fans kompetente und hilfreiche Tipps fürs Reitenlernen und zum Umgang mit Pferden. Ein leicht verständlicher Hörbuchratgeber für alle Pferdebegeisterten.

This audiobook offers readers a close-up look at dragsters. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this short audiobook provides a thrilling overview of this exciting vehicle.

This audiobook offers readers a close-up look at choppers. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this short audiobook provides a thrilling overview of this exciting vehicle.

A rough-and-tumble band of batsmen from a California boomtown insist they're the country's best baseball team. To back up their boast, the Dillontown Nine make the 1881 champion ChicagoWhite Stockings an offer they can't refuse - a wager so bold it may completely transform life in their gold mining settlement. Into this explosive high-stakes climate rides 12-year-old baseball virtuoso Jack Dillon.

When a shy high-school student's body is found washed up on the shore of a quiet New England beach town - an apparent suicide - 15-year-old Terry Novak doesn't know what to think. Something just doesn't add up, so he decides to do some investigating of his own with the help of his best friend, Abby. It doesn't take long before they learn that asking questions puts them in grave danger, and surviving is going to be a fight.

Kyle Saint-Claire is everything Jonny Fehey wishes to be: A star on the soccer field, a straight-A student, and king of Millburn High's social ladder. Jonny unhappily accepts his position on a lesser rung, until fate steps in and Jonny scores the go-ahead goal in the county soccer championships...and it looks like he will finally make it into the popular crowd. But at the victory party, a classmate is raped and Jonny's world begins to unravel.

When self-proclaimed geek girl Bethany Reynolds becomes the newest member of the varsity cheerleading squad, she realizes that there's one thing worse than blending into the lockers: getting noticed. Who knew cheerleading was so hard? Well, at least there's a manual, The Prairie Stone High Varsity Cheerleading Guide. Too bad it doesn't cover any of the really tough questions. Like, how do you maintain some semblance of dignity while wearing an insanely short skirt?

Again is John A. Passaro's sequel to 6 Minutes Wrestling With Life. The fight inside of you must be dictated by the outcome you want to achieve. You must fight for the whole six minutes. Every second counts. Everything matters. Every breath is gold.

It takes a big risk in the mixed martial arts arena for 98-pound weakling Johnny to find that real power comes from within. This audiobook is another exciting addition to the Guys Read library.