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Camp Ford: a western story (Five Star First Edition Western Ser.)
By Johnny D Boggs. 2005
In 1946 Win McNaughton, baseball player, umpire, and manager, looks back on his years as a POW at Camp Ford.…
McNaughton helped organize a baseball game between the Union prisoners and their Confederate guards. The game soon became a mini-Civil War, as the Confederates, with their fortunes waning on the real battlefields, struggled to maintain dominance on the diamond. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2005.Full court fever (Allstar sportstory.)
By Fred Bowen. 1998
The seventh-grade basketball team are good, but having no tall players costs them game after game. Michael and his teammates…
especially dread their final game against the much-taller eighth graders. Then an old sports magazine gives Michael an idea to give his team an edge. Grades 3-6. c1998.Chance: a novel
By Steve Shilstone. 1996
An "oral biography" of fictitious Hall of Fame shortstop Chance Caine. The unnamed narrator admits that he lies to improve…
a story, then proceeds to chatter away about Caine's career, his poems and diaries, life in general, and baseball in particular. 1996.Flying feet (Orca sports)
By J. Alfred McCann. 2010
After losing yet another tae kwon do tournament, Jinho gives in to his anger and breaks his opponent's fingers. While…
this gets him barred from competing at his dojang, it also gets him scouted by Austin, a trainer for an underground mixed martial arts club. At first the prospect of fighting without boundaries appeals to Jinho, but the more involved he gets, the more disturbing he finds it and the harder it is to find a way out. Senior High. 2010.Hoop crazy! (An Orca young reader)
By Eric Walters, John Mantha. 2001
Nick and Ned are cousins who are as different as can be - Nick loves basketball and Ned loves nature.…
When Nick and his pal Kia lose their team-mate for a three-on-three hoop tournament, they must find a way to make Ned a part of the team, but this is easier said than done. Grades 2-4. 2001.Hit and run (Sports stories ; #35)
By Karen Hunter, Dawn Hunter. 1999
When Glen makes pitcher for the East York Eagles, he's determined to be the best player on the little league…
team. The trouble is, the rest of his teammates want to play too, and they never seem good enough for Glen's liking. Grades 3-6. 1999.Cutting it close (Sports stories. #24)
By Marion Crook. 1998
Jayleen dreams of one day being Canada's greatest amateur barrel racer. She knows that to do this she will have…
to have faith in herself and in her ability. Unfortunately her coach doesn't seem to have the same faith in her that Jayleen has in herself. Jayleen decides she must take control of her own destiny in order to make her dream come true. Grades 4-7. 1998.Glory ride (Sports stories (Toronto, Ont.) #21)
By Tamara L Williams. 1997
Fourteen-year-old Chloe Anderson is getting ready to compete for a spot on the Ontario Young Riders' Eventing Team. Her father…
wants her to make the team but Chloe's not sure she's up to the challenge. She's already been in one accident and isn't looking forward to risking another. Grades 4-7. 1997.Hockey night in Transcona (Sports stories #7)
By John Danakas. 1995
Twelve-year-old Cody is a great hockey player, but he's never played on a real team before. When he joins the…
Transcona Sharks he quickly impresses the coach. Unfortunately not everyone is so impressed. When Cody is promoted to the team's first line the coach's son, Stu, is bumped down to the second line. Cody has to figure how to be a good teammate to Stu while still being the best player he can be. Grades 4-7. 1995.Faded glory
By David Essex. 2017
Albert Kemp is a lonely widower, whose only son was killed in the war. Now, in 1953, he is working…
in a pub by the railway arches. Downstairs is a traditional bar, upstairs is a famous boxing gym. It is here that Albert brings Danny, a fatherless boy who he rescues from a gang on the streets. But as Danny begins to grow into a champion, the predators start to circle, luring him with glittering promises back into a life of crime in the corrupt world of match fixing. Will Danny listen to his wise old mentor? Or will the prospects of fame and money be too tempting? 2017.Booked
By Kwame Alexander. 2016
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at…
home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "Crossover". 2016.Game face (Sports stories)
By Sylvia Gunnery. 2013
Jay Hirtle's back in Rockets territory and he's determined to help his former teammates win the basketball championship. But some…
of his teammates aren't very welcoming, including Colin, Jay's former best friend and last season's MVP. When Jay wins out in a close vote for team captain, Colin's behaviour becomes even more hostile. Jay has to think of a way to fix their strained relationship -- and the effect it has on the team's showing -- even if it means giving up the captaincy. For junior and senior high readers. 2013.Heart of a champion
By Carl Deuker. 1997
Seth faces a strain on his friendship with Jimmy, who is both a baseball champion and something of an irresponsible…
fool, when Jimmy is kicked off the team. Junior and Senior High. 1997.Hannah's secret (The beautiful game)
By Narinder Dhami. 2009
Hoops: a novel
By Walter Dean Myers. 1981
A friendship develops between 18-year-old Lonnie Jackson and his basketball coach, Cal Jones. Cal reveals how he was forced to…
quit the pros because of sports betting. Now gamblers are pressuring Cal to fix a tournament by keeping Lonnie on the bench. Includes sex. Junior and Senior High. 1981.Home game
By Paul Quarrington. 1983
Nathaniel "Crybaby" Isbister was once the greatest baseball player in the world, but now he's a down-on-his-luck drifter on the…
road to oblivion. That is, until he meets up with a circus sideshow troupe stranded in a tiny Michigan town, which needs his help. 1983.Golf's sacred journey: seven days at the links of utopia
By David Lamar Cook. 2009
Based on thousands of athletes the author has counseled, and the great mentors and teachers from whom he has learned,…
told through the lives of two characters - a rancher with a passion for teaching truth, and a young golf professional at the end of his rope. They represent each of us at the various stages of growth. In life we must be willing to coach and be coached, for either one alone will leave us empty. 2009.Getting to first base with Danalda Chase
By Matt Beam. 2005
Darcy and his baseball buddies have entered middle school, and things aren't going well - one of his friends wants…
to be part of the popular crowd, while another boy would rather stay home playing video games. Meanwhile Darcy's parents, stressed over Grandpa Stillman's erratic behaviour, decide to move him to a care facility, and competition for the school baseball team is intense. So Darcy decides to forget everything and pursue sweet Danalda Chase, aided by an interesting new student who offers to teach him about girls if he will teach her about baseball. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2005.Foul play (Football detective. #1.)
By Tom Palmer. 2008
Danny is obsessed with two things: football - especially City Football Club - and investigating crimes. So when England and…
City footballing hero Sam Roberts is reported missing the day after Danny saw him being taken, blindfolded, into the bowels of the City FC stadium late at night, he's determined to get to the bottom of it. But is Danny getting into something he can't handle? Grades 5-8. 2008.Fenway fever
By John H Ritter. 2012