Toby Wheeler: Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer

By Thatcher Heldring

Publisher Delacorte Imprint Delacorte ISBN

9780385904056

Toby Wheeler: Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer

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"Gym rat"-it's a nasty name, but it suits Toby Wheeler just fine. He likes playing pickup basketball at the rec center. Then the school coach recruits him, and he accepts-after all, his best friend JJ will be on the team, too. As school starts, though, JJ starts treating Toby like an embarrassment, and after Toby performs poorly on the court, he feels like an embarrassment. Toby may no longer be a gym rat, but will he ever be more than just a benchwarmer? Library edition with trade jacket added.

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AR Level 4.2 AR Points 6.0 AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey F Title alpha Toby Wheeler: Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer Category Sports Middle Plus Pages Count 224 Summary Toby is a gym rat who loves playing basketball at the local rec center. This year, the new coach invites Toby to join the school team. Toby hopes that being on the same team with his best friend, JJ, will allow them to spend more time together. Home life is a little tense, since Toby’s mother works to protect the environment, while his father works for a lumber company. What Toby doesn’t count on is how much hard work and practice being on the team will entail, as well as how much time he’ll be spending on the bench. Plus, he becomes fast friends with the coach’s daughter, Megan, and he strongly suspects the coach disapproves. The deck seems stacked against him, but Toby learns that even though he’s the twelfth man on the team, he has an important role to play, both on and off the court. Topics Basketball. Teams. Girls' sports. Practice. Friendship. Music. Rejection. Neglect. Friendship. Tutoring. Academic success. Crushes. Dating. Patience. Intimidation. The bench. Learning. Skill development. Rivalry. Strategy. The environmental. Innovation. Creative thinking. Sharing. Appreciating others. Self-assertion. Acceptance. Improvement. Protecting a friend. Forgiveness. Self-sacrifice. Success. SRC Level 3.600000 SRC Points 11.000000 Lexile 680L Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" Language English JLG Release Date Nov 2007 Minimum grade 5 Maximum grade 8 Reading level Middle Format Print

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