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Lucky in love Lucky in love Dean Hughes During a visit to Hawaii, twelve-year-old Lucky gets windsurfing lessons from an older, more muscular boy and tries to build up his own body after meeting a beautiful girl at the local Mormon church. OL15162433W
Family pose Family pose Dean Hughes Feeling unwanted, an eleven-year-old orphan runs away from his foster home and lives on the streets until he finds a new type of family at a hotel. OL16071148W
Lucky's mud festival Lucky's mud festival Dean Hughes Even though he is only a sixth grader, Lucky Ladd persists in finding a way to help the people in a small Washington town that has been devastated by a flood. OL16479465W
Line Drive Line Drive Dean Hughes When Jeff Reinhold breaks his arm, a small Asian boy named Lian Jie becomes the new second baseman. OL166583W
Search and destroy Search and destroy Dean Hughes Recent high school graduate Rick Ward, undecided about his future and eager to escape his unhappy home life, joins the army and experiences the horrors of the war in Vietnam. OL166591W
Total Soccer Total Soccer Dean Hughes The Angel Park Pride must learn to play not as a group of talented individuals, but as a single unit, if they are to win the championship. OL166595W
Victory goal Victory goal Dean Hughes Sterling Malone is a fullback who wants to be a forward, just like his big brother. OL166596W
As wide as the river As wide as the river Dean Hughes When an angry mob drives Joseph Williams and his family from Jackson County, the twelve-year-old must face conflicts within his family, his own unsteady faith, and his growing desire for adventure as… OL166597W
Facing the enemy Facing the enemy Dean Hughes Recently settled in the Mormon community of Far West in northern Missouri, sixteen-year-old Joseph Williams begins to fear that the growing hostility of the old settlers towards the Mormons will forc… OL166598W
Nutty knows all Nutty knows all Dean Hughes Fifth-grader, Nutty Nutsell, produces another memorable science fair project when his partner, William Bilks, transfers photons of light to Nutty's brain, causing a personality change and his head to… OL166600W
On the line On the line Dean Hughes Unless star guard Miles "Tip" Harris can keep his cool under pressure from opposing players, the Angel Park Lakers could have a short season. OL17695871W
Quick moves Quick moves Dean Hughes When she finds that she is no longer taller than most of the other players, Heidi has to adjust to playing wing instead of striker. OL17745791W
Nutty's ghost Nutty's ghost Dean Hughes Eleven-year-old Nutty isn't sure he wants to be an actor when he has to contend with an overzealous director, jealous friends, and a strange apparition that doesn't want the movie he is starring in t… OL17810214W
Psyched! Psyched! Dean Hughes The Angel Park players are so nervous about winning their upcoming "big game" with Blue Spring that they mess up all over the place. OL17846350W
Lucky's tricks Lucky's tricks Dean Hughes Eleven-year-old Lucky is worried that the nomadic life he and his father share will come to an end in Provo, Utah, when his father begins seeing a woman with a hostile twelve-year-old son. OL17848428W
Backup goalie Backup goalie Dean Hughes When Nate Matheson, Angel Park's regular goalie, gets injured he has to train Jared Trajillo to replace him. OL18151433W
Making the team Making the team Dean Hughes Three third-grade rookies who make the Little League baseball team aren't immediately accepted by the older players. OL18167003W
Brad and Butter play ball Brad and Butter play ball Dean Hughes Eight-year-old Brad tries to follow his father's advice so he can be a good baseball player, but his best friend Warren, a.k.a "Butter," is the one who helps him with his game. OL18167011W
Millie Willenheimer and the Chestnut Corporation Millie Willenheimer and the Chestnut Corporation Dean Hughes When her father cuts off her allowance, Millie uses her ingenuity to corner the market on chestnuts before she is forced to question her own ethics and business practices. OL18173203W
Quarterback hero Quarterback hero Dean Hughes Eleven-year-old Sterling Malone tries out for quarterback because his father thinks African-Americans need to prove they can be leaders, but Sterling isn't sure he wants to be a leader. OL18177055W
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