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1) SumoKitty
Author
Language
English
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Monarch Award Nominees 2022
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
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OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
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Description
A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
2) Pinned
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dealing with family problems, girls, and their own competitive natures, high school seniors Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane face each other in the final match of the New Jersey State Wrestling Championship.
3) Tumble
Author
Language
English
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2022 Anderson's Bookshop Mock Newbery
2023 Youth Services Favorites (SCPL-YS)
BBD Hispanic Culture 2023
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2023 Youth Services Favorites (SCPL-YS)
BBD Hispanic Culture 2023
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Description
Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ramírez reaches out to her estranged biological father--who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador--and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family.
4) Bump
Author
Language
English
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OBD Sports Books (Brochure) - YOUTH
Score! Middle Grade Sports Books (SCPL-YS)
Staff Picks - June 2023
Score! Middle Grade Sports Books (SCPL-YS)
Staff Picks - June 2023
Description
"MJ knows what it means to hurt. Bruises from gymnastics heal, but big hurts, like her dad not being around anymore, don't go away. Now her mom needs to work two jobs, and MJ doesn't have friends at school to lean on. There is only one thing MJ loves: the world of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When MJ learns that her neighbor, Mr. Arellano, runs a wrestling school, she has a new...
5) Takedown
Author
Series
Winning season volume 8
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Donald, living with his parents in New Jersey, is determined to master wrestling but discovers that to win at the sport he must learn to control his temper.
6) SumoPuppy
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Language
English
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Description
When puppy Chanko-chan is adopted by a sumo heya she is eager to learn how to be her best self among the wrestlers, but unfortunately she gets off to a slow start with SumoKitty.
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English
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Description
Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Friday night, and these kids are ready to wrestle! Join Dangerous Daddoo as he dishes out some serious moves to get the kids ready for bed. But what happens when Flying Mom Bomb gets home from work? Are the kids toast?
8) Ragtag team
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Series
Slamdown Town volume 2
Language
English
Description
When Tamiko is transformed into Game Over, she and best friend Ollie, as Big Chew, team up to face Slamdown Town tag-team champions the Krackle Kiddos, but will their friendship survive?
Author
Series
Nino (Yuyi Morales) volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Niño's little sisters get in on the wrestling action"--
Author
Series
Nino (Yuyi Morales) volume 1
Language
English
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2023 Monarch Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
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Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
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Description
Lucha Libre champion Niño has no trouble fending off monstrous opponents, but when his little sisters awaken from their naps, he is in for a no-holds-barred wrestling match that will truly test his skills.
12) Cover blown!
Author
Series
Gum Girl volume 4
Language
English
Description
When Gabby and her family visit her uncle in Cobel, Mexico, she learns about her Aztec roots, and faces students from the wrestling school of her uncle's rival.
14) Tumbos
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Language
Español
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Description
Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ramírez reaches out to her estranged biological father--who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador--and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The Young Bucks, Matt and Nick were inseparable. They went to school together, shared the same room, and even finished each other's sentences. The Young Bucks thought they could take on anything, inside the wrestling ring and out, with their Elite Team friends by their sides. But when Matt and Nick are singled out, who will have the courage to stand up and speak out?
16) Kid Coach
Author
Language
English
Description
After turning his couch-potato father into a wrestling champion, Kid Coach discovers that he left out the most important lesson--the importance of being a good sport.
Author
Language
English
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
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Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
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Description
Little Lobo, a Mexican American, and Bernabé, his dog, gather tacos, frutas picadas, cuernos, and more and deliver them to los luchadores preparing for Lucha Libre 5000.
18) Sumo Joe
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Language
English
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Description
"Sumo Joe and his friends pretend to be sumo wrestlers, but when his little sister who takes Aikido wants to join them, Sumo Joe must choose between his friends and his sister. Includes author's note about sumo and aikido, and illustrated glossary"--
20) Weirdomania!
Author
Series
WeirDo volume 13
Language
English
Description
Everyone is going nuts for WRESTLE-CRAZIA - the coolest wrestling show around! Can Weir come up with an awesome idea to WIN tickets for his whole family to see the show? It won't be easy... but it will be FUNNY!