Interest Level
Grades 3 - 5
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 4.3
Lexile Measure®: 690L
DRA: 40
Guided Reading: S
Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Changes and New Experiences
- Pride and Self-Esteem
- Friends and Friendship
- Sports
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About This Book
Riley is awful at sports. He wants to quit the baseball team, but his dad won't let him give up. So when one bad swing brings a three-legged dog into his life, Riley feels like he's been thrown a curveball. How can he take care of a dog and make his dad proud?Champ is a former champion show dog. But when the accident that leaves him with Riley also leaves him with three legs, this dog has to learn some new tricks. Can Champ show Riley that winning doesn't always mean coming in first?
Together, Riley and Champ make a great team, but not everyone thinks so. Could they be separated?
About the Authors or Illustrators
Marcia Thornton Jones is the co-author, with Debbie Dadey, of the best-selling Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series.
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