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1-3Jake Maddox Sports Stories: Olympic Sports series.
Illustrated by
Eduardo Garcia.
Text by Thomas Kingsley Troupe. In this fast-moving sports story, Nick needs to run with the track team to pass PE--but he hates running. The story is predictable, and the cartoony black-and-white illustrations don't add much. However, this low-level chapter book should appeal to struggling readers. Discussion questions, writing prompts, and information about Olympic running events are appended. Glos.