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Rebound
By Kwame Alexander. 2018
Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In…
this prequel to Newbery Medal winner 'The Crossover', Chuck Bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to. A novel in verse with all the impact and rhythm readers have come to expect from Kwame Alexander, 'Rebound' will go back in time to visit the childhood of Chuck "Da Man" Bell during one pivotal summer, when young Charlie is sent to stay with his grandparents and where he discovers basketball and learns more about his family's past. Grades 5-8. 2018.Puck is a four letter word
By Frank Orr. 1982
William Milligan, farm boy turned professional hockey player, participates in a players' strike and is traded to a hopeless expansion…
team where he plays hockey with a bunch of over-sexed weirdos and a cement-headed coach. Strong language. 1983, c1982.Photo perfect (Girls only! (GO!) #7)
By Beverly Lewis. 2001
Heather Bock - ice dancer extraordinaire - sees a pubilcity photo of herself and decides she's not thin enough, and…
then becomes obsessed with losing weight after her partner and brother Kevin falls lifting her during ice skating practice. Kevin becomes very worried when Heather goes on a crash diet to "slim down". So do Heather's parents and her Girls Only friends. Sequel to "Better than best", followed by "Star status". Grades 4-7. 2001.Personal best (Sports stories ; #81)
By Sylvia Gunnery. 2005
It should be the best week of Jay's life: he's attending a Basketball Nova Scotia Summer Camp and rooming in…
a real university dorm with his best friend, Mike. But then Mike's older brother, Chad, turns out to be less than the coach Jay expected and the brother Mike had always known. Luckily for Jay, a new teammate and friend has figured out how to do what Chad can't: bring out the best in people. Sequel to "Out of Bounds". For junior and senior high readers. 2005.Payback time
By Carl Deuker. 2011
Lincoln High School, Seattle. Overweight and shy Daniel "Mitch" True, sports reporter for the school newspaper, is determined to learn…
the real story behind Angel Marichal, a talented new football player who refuses to draw attention on the field - or to discuss his past. Junior and senior High. 2011.Once around the track (Southern voices audio)
By Sharyn McCrumb. 2008
Badger Jenkins, a driver past his prime, is recruited by an all-female pit crew to drive their new car. But…
every woman has a different plan to get the car into the fast lane, and it's not long before the women collide - both on and off the track. 2008.Miracle at Augusta: a novel
By James Patterson, Peter De Jonge. 2015
A year ago Travis McKinley, an unknown golfing amateur, shocked the world by winning the PGA Senior Open at Pebble…
Beach. Now he makes his living playing golf in paradise, and everything should be perfect--but Travis can't shake the feeling that he's a fraud, an impostor who doesn't deserve his success. Then Travis blows a tournament and is suspended for assaulting another player. His family and friends are shocked, and Travis realizes he needs to find his purpose. His quest leads him to befriend a young teenager with a passion for golf and a troubled past who teaches Travis what a miracle really looks like. 2015.Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid
By Walter Dean Myers. 1988
T.J. and his younger brother, Moondance, recently have been adopted, but their friend, Mop, still is at the orphanage. Mop…
thinks her best bet for adoption is Mrs. Kennedy, the baseball coach, so she tries to impress the Kennedy family before the orphanage is closed. Followed by "Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki knights." Grades 4-7. 1988.Lizzie's soccer showdown (Sports stories)
By John Danakas. 1994
Lizzie receives some unexpected and unwelcome attention as the newly elected captain of the school co-ed soccer team. All of…
a sudden everyone in the school knows her name, but not everyone appreciates having grade 7 girls on the boys' soccer team. Grades 4-7. 1994.Magic time
By W. P Kinsella. 1998
Mike Houle turns down a draft offer from the Montreal Expos so that he can finish his business degree. When…
his baseball falls apart in his senior year, he sees his big league chances slip away. Still, Mike's agent offers him a chance to play in Iowa's Cornbelt League, where he might be seen by a scout. Some strong language. 1998.Luke goes to bat
By Rachel Isadora. 2005
Whenever the Dodgers play in Brooklyn, Luke goes up to his roof where he can see the lights of Ebbets…
Field and imagine each play in the game. Someday he wants to hit a homerun like his hero, Jackie Robinson. But the kids on Bedford Avenue won't let him play. "You're just a squirt," they tell him. When he finally does get to play stickball with the others, he does so badly that he thinks they'll never let him play again. But then his grandma takes him to see Jackie in a real game, and Luke discovers that part of being a hero is never giving up, even when there are two strikes against you and the game seems out of reach. Grades K-3. 2005.Love's winning plays (Southern voices)
By Inman Majors. 2013
Raymond Love, a graduate assistant in a college football program, is assigned to babysit old-timer Coach Woody at fundraising events.…
Love discovers firsthand the corrupt side of university sports while wooing a girl in his book club and socializing with another from grad school. 2013.Japanese baseball and other stories: And Other Stories
By W. P Kinsella. 2000
A collection of baseball short stories that will delight all lovers of engaging storytelling and fans of the sport Kinsella…
chronicles in "Shoeless Joe," "Field of dreams," and "The thrill of the grass." Kinsella weaves his characters into the thrill of the game, be it in Japan, Central America, Canada or the U.S., with a variety of comic, tragic, and mystical results. 2000.Keeper (A paul Faustino Novel Ser.)
By Mal Peet. 2006
El Gato tells his incredible story - how he, a poor logger's son, learns to become a World Cup-winning goalkeeper…
so good he is almost unbeatable. And the most remarkable part of this story is the man who teaches him - the mysterious Keeper, who haunts a football pitch at the heart of the claustrophobic forest. Grades 4-7. 2006.Kidnapped in Sweden (The Screech Owls series. #5.)
By Roy MacGregor. 1997
The Screech Owls are off to Stockholm for an international tournament. They make some new friends, including the thirteen-year-old Russian…
phenomenon Slava Shadrin. The young star travels with bodyguards, since the police suspect that the "Russian Mob" wants to kidnap him. And when Slava and his new Screech Owl friends give the bodyguards the slip, the Mob moves in. Grades 4-7. 1997. (The Screech Owls series ; 5)Jimmy the greatest!
By Elisa Amado, Jairo Buitrago. 2013
Inspired by Muhammad Ali, Jimmy starts training to become a boxer, and while his future looks bright, he decides leaving…
his small town for big matches might not be the best option for him. K-3. 2013. Uniform title: Jimmy, el m�as grande!Jim & me (Baseball card adventure.)
By Dan Gutman. 2009
Joe and his longtime enemy, Bobby Fuller, use a vintage baseball card to travel in time, hoping to stop Jim…
Thorpe from participating in the 1912 Olympics and losing his medals, but instead they watch Thorpe struggle during his first season with the New York Giants. Grades 4-7. Sequel to "Satch and me", followed by "Ray and me". 2009.Jackie and me: a baseball card adventure (Baseball card adventure. #2.)
By Dan Gutman. 1999
In this sequel to "Honus and Me", an assignment for Black History Month prompts Joe Stoshack to use his time-travel…
ability to visit Jackie Robinson. In 1947 New York, Jackie faces opposition as he becomes the first black baseball player allowed in the majors. Grades 4-7. c1999.If I never get back: a novel
By Darryl Brock. 1989
Mysteriously transported from the present day to 1869 Ohio, Sam meets up with the Cincinnati Red Stockings, baseball's first professional…
team. He joins them on their national tour and encounters a political conspiracy, a get-rich-quick scheme with Mark Twain, and through it all, the shaky start of America's favourite pastime. 1989.If wishes were horses
By W. P Kinsella. 1996
On the run from the law, accused of hijacking a jet and kidnapping a baby, Joe McCoy can't help wondering…
if there's some parallel dimension where he's living the life he was supposed to live. His only hope is that Ray Kinsella, from "Shoeless Joe," and Gideon Clarke, from "The Iowa Baseball Confederacy," will believe his story. Some strong language and descriptions of sex.