Scobre Press Presents:

THE DREAM SERIES

  • Scobre’s award-winning Dream Series consists of nine titles.
  • The books are high-interest reading materials designed to increase literacy.
  • Reading comprehension questions and writing exercises are in the back of each Scobre book. At the close of each chapter, students respond to three short-answer questions and an essay question that asks them to relate their personal experiences to that of the characters in the book.
  • The stories deal with issues such as divorce, obesity, bullying, fear, popularity, decision-making and death.
  • These multicultural books teach life lessons, reinforce a value structure, and positively influence young people with stories about athletes who act as role models.
  • Quizzes from Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning are available for all nine titles.

Title / Description / Level
The Road to the Majors / The Road to the Majors is a baseball book about Jimmy Hanks, a twelve-year-old who struggles on his road to the Major Leagues. The book spans a ten-year period in his life. From high school disappointments, college highs, through the annals of the Minor Leagues, and culminating on a Major League field, we travel on an exciting journey with Jimmy. / 6.0
HoopCity / HoopCity is a basketball book about twin twelve-year-old brothers growing up on the tough streets of New York City. While Mike Hope makes a bad decision that ends his basketball career, Tony Hope finds the strength to continue his journey to NBA stardom without his “wing-man” by his side. The basketball scenes jump off the page in this story of strength, perseverance and consequence. / 4.9
Keeper / Keeper is a book about a young girl, Sasha Beckdell Lewis, who is afraid of everything. When her best friend, Courtney, forces her to try out for the soccer team and somehow she makes it, everything changes. Suddenly things aren’t so scary anymore and the sport of soccer begins to change her life. When tragedy strikes near the close of the book, Sasha has the strength to overcome. Through the sport of soccer, she learns not to be afraid of the world. / 5.6
The Highest Stand / The Highest Stand gives us an in depth look at the 110 m hurdles as Dede races in the last race of his track and field life. Told through a series of flashbacks, we follow Dede on his journey to the Olympics and learn a valuable lesson about standing up for yourself. The Highest Stand takes a bold and brave look at bullying among young people. Dede Bartholomew Savage III, a kid who wears “glasses the size of CD’s and pants as tight as his socks,” is picked on consistently as he grows up in a Los Angeles suburb. While running from the bullies one day, and leaping over bushes, fences and small trees, Dede realizes something that changes his life… “I’m fast!” / 6.4
Chasing the King / Chasing the King deals with an issue many young people face in their life, moving away. Jason “Skids” Skidder, a fourteen year-old with a dream to play professional soccer, wakes up on a seemingly normal San Francisco morning and finds out that his father has received a job offer in Brazil. Brazil! Leaving his friends and his life behind him is only the beginning of his troubles. When “Skids” reaches Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian capital, he finds out that soccer is really futebol and that he is not as good as he thinks. After meeting some new Brazilian friends, and the girl of his dreams, he starts his journey toward the World Cup, but which team will he play for, America or Brazil? / 6.0
Long Shot / Long Shot is a book about a young girl, Brittany Bristol, who is in love with her brother’s best friend, Brian. Everyday, Brian and Eric play basketball in Brian’s front yard and Brittany usually tags along. Somewhere along the way, she realizes that she is a pretty good player. The only problem is that Brittany is tiny. When she earns the starting point guard job during her senior year, nobody really believes she has a chance to play in college, but the “long shot” proves them wrong again. Eight years after high school, on her way to tryout for the Olympic team, she bumps into Brian and finds out that he had a crush on her in high school, too! Will she make the team? / 5.5
The Green / The Green, a comedic look at the sport of golf, is told through the eyes of Jason Green, the class clown. This book deals with the issue of obesity, a growing problem among America’s youth. After being forced to get a job by his parents, fourteen-year-old Jason Green lands at Whispering Canyons Country Club and meets a strange cast of characters. Hanging out with Eugene, a nerdy classmate who is definitely not a part of the cool crowd, Jason begins to play the game of golf and starts to realize that “maybe the cool kids aren’t so cool after all. Maybe I’m not just the fat kid who’s good for a laugh, maybe I’m a golfer.” The Green captures the audience’s attention immediately as we follow the hones voice of our narrator on a hilarious journey of self exploration…and goofy pants. / 5.4
The Long Way Around / The Long Way Around has football action that jumps off the page and tackles you. Matt Devon, a good kid from a small town makes a huge mistake that lands him behind bars. A story of redemption and second chances, The Long Way Around takes us from the lowest of lows of prison life, teaching us an important lesson about consequences along the way, to the highest highs of professional football. / 5.9
The Kid from Courage / Bryan Berry is a kid from Courage, Kansas, a small town with a big heart. At fourteen, Bryan is one of the better players at the local tennis courts, but he is not where he wants to be on the national tennis scene. Dealing with the stress of a custody battle among his divorced parents isn’t helping Bryan focus either. By chance, he bumps into Henry, a washed up tennis coach well beyond his prime. Out of desperation, and in need of a friend, Bryan convinces the old man to coach him. Reluctantly, Henry agrees. Can Bryan make it all the way to Kalamazoo, the sight of the USTA Hardcourt Championships? Will Henry take him there? The Kid from Courage is filled with tennis action and takes the reader on an emotional rollercoaster ride culminating in the match of Bryan’s life. / 6.4