Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Tennis Trouble
    Tennis Trouble
    Tennis Trouble
    Ebook54 pages17 minutes

    Tennis Trouble

    By Jake Maddox and Tuesday Mourning

    ()

    Switch to audiobook
    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Alexis is only 13, but she made the varsity tennis team.  She's thrilled, but not everyone is happy for her--two of the older girls think Alexis ruined the season for their friend, who didn't make the team.  The older girls are out to make Alexis's season terrible.  Can she keep up her self-confidence and step up to the net, or will she let the girls get to her and lose everything?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateMay 1, 2013
    ISBN9781434289049
    Author

    Jake Maddox

    Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler – or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps – literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.

    Read more from Jake Maddox

    Related to Tennis Trouble

    Related ebooks

    Children's Readers For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Are You A GIRLY-GIRL?

      Sep 7, 2022

      Are You A GIRLY-GIRL?
      1 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Oct 4, 2023

      It was lunchtime at school and my friends and I were sitting on the grass eating our lunch. It was almost time for the bell to ring so I thought I would go to the toilet quickly before it rang. When I stood up I didn’t realise that my shoelace was un

      3 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Sep 30, 2020

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!
      2 min read

    • Article

      Totally EMBARRASSING

      Jul 12, 2020

      I was playing a game with my older sister and I lost, so she got to dress me in any outfit of her choice that I had to wear on our daily walk. She made me wear my dressing gown, a floppy leopard print sun hat, and tiny pink sunglasses. I also had to

      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Mar 1, 2023

      I was walking home from school and I had my headphones in listening to music. When Lizzo’s song, About Damn Time came on, I couldn’t help but kind of start dancing as I was walking because I love that song. Suddenly two boys from my school walked pas

      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Sep 2, 2021

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!
      2 min read

    • Article

      Totally EMBARRASSING

      Jul 11, 2021

      We were doing art in class and we were allowed to listen to our own music with our headphones. I was listening to an old Harry Styles song. I was getting so into the music, I started singing it. Each second, I got louder and louder until I was yellin

      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Apr 8, 2021

      I was getting in some kicking practice before the first soccer training of the new season. I was feeling awesome because last year my team was undefeated and we got pushed up into a bigger and more competitive division. I had my new boots on and coul

      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Aug 6, 2020

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!
      2 min read

    • Article

      Totally EMBARRASSING LOL

      Aug 9, 2020

      Totally EMBARRASSING LOL
      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Jan 2, 2020

      Our swimming teacher took us diving off one of those proper diving boards. While I was waiting for my go I was so nervous that I started to cry. When it was my turn to dive, I was so scared that I didn’t think that I would be able to do it. I stood o

      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Nov 1, 2023

      I was at cross-country training on a wet day. There were rumours going around that there was a snake in the bush, so everyone was too scared to go near there. I was trying to look brave, so I said that I would go and have a look. When I walked into t

      3 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Sep 3, 2020

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!
      3 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing

      Dec 2, 2021

      Every Thursday I walk to school because my Mum starts work earlier than usual. One morning Mum told me to make sur e I took an umbrella with me because it might rain. I couldn’t find my umbr ella anywher e so I just left without it thinking I’ll be f

      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Mar 5, 2020

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!
      3 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Oct 3, 2019

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Spring shake-up!

      Oct 4, 2023

      The Spring shake-up!
      1 min read

    • Article

      Totally EMBARRASSING

      Sep 13, 2020

      Totally EMBARRASSING
      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Dec 3, 2020

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!
      2 min read

    • Article

      CELEBRITY gossip CHRISTMAS EDITION

      Dec 2, 2021

      Taylor Swift has received many special Christmas presents over the years but there’s one particular gift that was a little bit extra special. “I remember the present I got that really excited me was a guitar that I got when I was eight. I didn’t end

      2 min read

    • Article

      Totally EMBARRASSING

      Feb 14, 2021

      We were setting up for my birthday party and my mum tied a banner to the fairy floss machine. When I was bringing the party food in, I tripped and fell over - bringing the fairy floss machine and the banners down with me! This also brought down the m

      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Jul 5, 2023

      Not long after I first got my braces put on, I went out to dinner for my cousin’s birthday. Unfortunately, I hadn’t as yet figured out how to eat without getting food stuck all through my braces. When the waiter came to clear the table, I gave him a

      2 min read

    • Article

      Just like MAGIC

      Nov 14, 2021

      Just like MAGIC
      2 min read

    • Article

      Sweet Sabrina

      Jun 1, 2022

      Sweet Sabrina
      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Jun 7, 2023

      It was a rainy day and I was running late. I was worried that I would miss the bus and have to walk to school, so I grabbed my bag and started running to the bus stop. I could see the bus approaching so I started running faster, but I didn’t see the

      3 min read

    • Article

      Charmed–by–Charli

      Nov 2, 2022

      After storming the TikTok world and basically becoming famous overnight, people suddenly wanted to know a whole lot more about Charli, her sister Dixie and their parents Heidi and Marc. In 2021, the first season of The D’Amelio Show aired and season

      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Jan 1, 2023

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!
      3 min read

    • Article

      CELEBRITY Gossip

      Jul 6, 2022

      Jenna Ortega is set to play Wednesday Addams in an all-new Netflix show. The upcoming series is called Wednesday and it follows teenage Wednesday’s years as a student at Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, th

      2 min read

    • Article

      Whoa! How Embarrassing!

      Mar 7, 2024

      I was at my friend’s house jumping with her and her brother on the trampoline when suddenly my undies started to fall down. I tried to pull them back up but because the trampoline was still moving I lost my balance and completely tumbled over. My fri

      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Tennis Trouble

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Tennis Trouble - Jake Maddox

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Chapter 1:Middle School

      Chapter 2:The Team Roster

      Chapter 3:Number Four

      Chapter 4:First Match

      Chapter 5:Push Yourself

      Chapter 6:Intimidation

      Chapter 7:Challenging Morgan

      Chapter 8:The Big Time

      Chapter 9:A True Tiger

      About the Author

      About the Illustrator

      Glossary

      Tennis Words You Should Know

      Discussion Questions

      Writing Prompts

      Other Books By Jake Maddox

      Internet Sites

      Copyright

      Back Cover

      CHAPTER 1

      MIDDLE SCHOOL

      Alexis Fletcher rolled the tennis ball around in her fingers. She bounced it three times on the court. Then she tossed the ball into the sky.

      Whoosh!

      Her arm came forward. Her wrist snapped like a whip.

      Alexis hit the ball hard. It bounced inside the four straight lines of the service box, just across the net.

      The ball quickly sailed past the arm of her opponent. Then it crashed loudly into the fence behind the court.

      Wow! Do that again, Coach Taylor shouted, walking next to the court.

      Alexis tossed another ball up. Whoosh! Again, the ball landed in the service box before bouncing sharply to the left. The other player didn’t have a chance.

      As the coach watched, Alexis hit over several more serves. It seemed like her plan to impress Coach Taylor was working.

      Coach Taylor was the head coach of the Fairfield Tigers. Today was tryout day for the Tigers high school tennis team.

      Alexis was only in seventh grade. She’d thought long and hard about even coming to tryouts.

      She had worried that trying out for the high school team while she

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1