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Christopher and his sister, Sarah, have traveled all the way to Australia to raft down the Franklin River with their uncle Nathan. Christopher doesn't want to admit it, but he's nervous. Rainy weather has left the river higher than normal. At first, their trip seems fine, but before long, the whitewater starts churning. When the water gets rough, will Christopher be able to hang on, or will he find himself in too deep?
3) Face-off
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Kyle wants to be a great hockey player just like his older brother, but to do that, he must focus all of his energy on the game and not be distracted by a teammate's injury.
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Nick and his family are on vacation in Hawaii. He and his big brother, Eric, decide to hit the waves and learn to surf. Eric is amazing right way, but Nick can't keep his head above water. He gives up. But when he goes to return his surfboard, he meets Meiko, a talented windsurfer. She offers to teach Nick. He find himself in the water again - but this time, he wants to get up and keep trying. Will he learn to stay afloat, or is he doamed to get soaked?...
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After a summer spent working, Tim wants to enjoy his last day of freedom at the beach with his best friend, Brent, who just got home from computer camp. But Brent has other plans for the last day of summer. He wants to go geocaching, and his dad has arranged a contest. At first, Tim is sure the day will be boring. But that's before he figures out where the cache is hidden. How far is he willing to go to win the prize?
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Flatte County got its name for a reason: it's flat as a pancake. So even though Johan and his little brother, Shawn, brought their mountain bikes to Grandpa's house, there's nowehre to do cool tricks. Except Crooked Hill. But Grandpa says there's a curse on Crooked Hill that makes riders wipe out. When a storm pops up over the prairie and Shawn is missing, will Jonah risk the ride of his life to save his little brother?
7) On guard
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Trey Smith, the captain of the Wildcats, knows he's one of the best players on the team. He doesn't worry about anything when he's on the court, until he finds out that his cousin Pete is on the opposing team and they're assigned to guard each other. How can Trey play when he'll have to beat his cousin to win?
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Peter entered a contest to be on a stock car pit crew and he won. Soon he's spending weekends at the racetrack, hanging out with other crew members and drivers. Life is great, except that Peter hasn't been able to work in a real race yet. Just when it looks like he'll finally get his chance, things go wrong in an unexpected and terrifying way.
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Shawn is lucky enough to be a junior team member on Johnny Pride's stock car team, but when he arrives at the racetrack in Talladega, it turns out that Shawn will be helping Johnny's biggest competition, "Mean" Gene Pederson. Shawn is disappointed to be helping his hero's rival, but he soon realizes that appearances aren't everything and that there may be more to Mean Gene than a bad reputation.
10) Shark attack!
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Ever since he arrived at his family's rented summer house, Brandan has been hearing horror stories from all of the locals about sharks in the water. His new friend and surfing partner, Alex, swears the stories aren't true, but Brendan can't shake his fear. Then, one day, when Alex and Brendan are surfing off the coast, Brendan's shark nightmare comes true in a horrible way.
11) Speed camp
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Dylan and Robby do everything together, but when they're at race camp, they're given different partners for the big challenge of building a stock car. Dylan is secretly pleased--he's a little sick of know-it-all Robby--until he mets his new partner, Joe, and wonders how he can build the best race car and beat Robby when his partner is a girl.