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The million dollar shot
By Dan Gutman. 1997
Eddie enters a contest sponsored by Finkle Foods and has the chance to win a million dollars if he can…
sink a foul shot at the National Basketball Association finals. But Mr. Finkle can't afford to let Eddie win. Grades 4-7. 1997.The magic finger
By Roald Dahl. 1995
The Koufax dilemma
By Steven Schnur. 1997
Danny Guttman, eleven, a southpaw with a great fastball, is supposed to pitch at the season opener. There is just…
one problem--the game is on the first night of Passover, and his mother refuses to let him miss the family Seder. As the day approaches, Danny argues with his parents and teammates, and even threatens to quit the team, but an event on the day of the game changes his outlook. Grades 4-7. 1997.The Kansas City Cowboys
By Johnny D Boggs. 2017
Seventeen-year-old Silver King dreams of becoming a working cowboy. His mother, however, has pushed him to be a baseball player--and…
King certainly has the arm to be a star pitcher. When the National League forms a team in Kansas City in 1886, both mother and son get their wishes. 2017.The key to the Golden Firebird: a novel
By Maureen Johnson. 2004
After their father's sudden fatal heart attack, the Gold sisters each cope in their own way. May tries to hold…
the family together even as she goes to pieces, Palmer begins to have panic attacks, and Brooks quits the softball team, gets drunk on a regular basis, and makes plans to have sex with her not-quite-boyfriend. Everything revolves around their father's Pontiac Firebird, which serves as a haven for one of the girls, a means to rebel for another, and an important part of the healing process for all three. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language. For junior high readers. 2004.The Iowa baseball confederacy
By W. P Kinsella. 1986
Gideon Clarke is obsessed with his departed father's lifelong crusade to prove that, in 1908, baseball's champion Chicago Cubs played…
the Iowa All-Stars in a game that went on for 40 days and nights in a continuous rainstorm. A fantasy of adventures that involves many of baseball's early greats. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1986.The Ice Chips and the magical rink: Ice Chips Series Book 1
By Roy MacGregor, Kerry MacGregor. 2018
Lucas Finnigan eats, sleeps and breathes hockey. With his friends Edge, Swift and Crunch, Lucas plays on his hometown’s rink,…
dreaming of the day when he knows he’ll make the NHL. But lately money has been tight at home, and after a major growth spurt, Lucas is forced to wear hand-me-down gear that doesn’t quite fit right. And that’s not the only problem. With the community arena’s chiller on the fritz, and replacement parts too tough to come by, it looks like Lucas and his friends may be doomed to a season on a plastic rink - or worse, no hockey at all! But with a magical discovery, and some help from one of hockey's greatest players, their final skate might turn into their first great adventure. Grades 3-6. Followed by "The Ice Chips and the haunted hurricane". 2018.Between Sundays
By Karen Kingsbury. 2007
Christian football player Derrick Anderson becomes mentor and backup to shallow San Francisco quarterback Aaron Hill. Meanwhile Megan Gunn's eight-year-old…
foster child Cory insists that he is Aaron's son. When the two athletes volunteer at Cory's youth centre, Cory believes his prayers have come true. Complications and romance follow. 2007.Curve ball
By John Danakas. 1993
Young Tom Poulos is hoping to play baseball all summer for his little league team in Toronto, but his mom…
decides he would be better off spending the summer with his uncle in Winnipeg. Fortunately the league team in Winnipeg needs a catcher - which is the position Tom plays. Grades 4-7. 1993.Great racing stories
By Dick Francis, John Welcome. 1989
Breaking away
By Joseph Howard, Steve Tesich. 1979
A novel about young men in a tradition-bound mid-western town who have finished high school and face making decisions for…
the future. The story focuses on Dave who prepares for a major bicycle race by emulating his heroes on the Italian team. Some strong language. 1979.White boots
By Noel Streatfeild. 1951
Harriet started skating because she had been very ill, and needed the exercise; but at the rink she found new…
friends, and a quite unexpected ability on the ice. Grades 2-4. 1951.The bloodstone papers
By Glen Duncan. 2006
India, the 1940s: a time of political turmoil and violence; a country on the verge of it stryst with destiny.…
Ross Monroe is a boxer, a Catholic and an Anglo-Indian - part of the race which for years has run the administrative side of the Raj for the British. From the brutal boarding school of his childhood, through youth in the Indian Air Force and manhood on the Railways, Ross is sustained by a single dream: to box his way to Olympic victory - until a devastating betrayal by an Englishman sends him into exile, and an obsession which will change his life forever. Strong language. 2006.The hockey sweater and other stories (Anansi fiction series. book AF40)
By Roch Carrier. 1979
The dark horse
By Rumer Godden. 1982
Dark Horse is the favourite for the Viceroy's Cup, but three days before the race, a puzzling and perhaps providential…
accident occurs which leads to a mystery only someone with an eye for a good horse--and for a miracle--could possibly solve. 1982.Great golf stories
By Gordon Jarvie. 1994
Power forward (Zayd Saleem, chasing the dream. #1.)
By Hena Khan. 2018
Fourth-grader Zayd yearns to play basketball on the Gold Team, but when he skips orchestra rehearsal to practice, his parents…
forbid anything basketball-related, and tryouts are coming soon. Followed by "On point". Grades 4-7. 2018.Girls of July
By Alex Flinn. 2019
From the 1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly comes a contemporary novel about four completely different girls and…
the life-changing summer they spend in the beautiful Adirondacks.Four girls. One unforgettable July.Britta is the bubbly drama queen. She needs to get away-and a peaceful cabin in the woods sounds like the perfect escape.Meredith is the overachiever. She's spent her entire life preparing for college, but at what cost? Now she's wondering if that's all there is.Kate is the reluctant socialite. She's searching for a reason to begin again after fleeing her small Georgia town-and a shameful family secret.Spider is the quiet intellectual. She's struggling with pain that has isolated her from her peers for much of her life.When these four very different young women stay together for a month in the mountains, they discover that sometimes getting away from it all can only bring you back to who you really are.Eight times up /
By John Corr. 2019
Ever since his mom left, Riley has been a mess. He feels nervous all the time. His heart pounds, his…
neck is tight, and he can't seem to turn off his brain. His dad signs him up for aikido, hoping it will help. In the dojo, Riley meets boys who are much rougher than he is and a girl who is tougher than all the rest of them put together. For Wafaa, aikido is not her first choice. She was disqualified from competing in judo for wearing a hijab. From the first time she steps on the mat, it's clear she is far more skilled than anyone expected. Through the teachings of their sensei, Riley and his classmates come to understand that aikido is not about winning or losing or about being perfect. Sensei shows them how to tap into their inner strength and find their place in the universe. Grades 5-8. 2019.The playmaker / (Sports stories)
By Alex O'Brien. 2019
With no team in rural Innisfil, Zoey tries out for Bantam girls team the Barrie Sharks. She makes the cut…
and, knowing that the income from her family's farm won't cover the fees, pushes herself to overcome her shyness and try to raise her own funding. Zoey's talent and eagerness on the ice impress Coach Mikom, team captain Tia, and goalie Anika. But her skills challenge rich Mel for prominence on the team. Teammate Kat makes Zoey embarrassed by her rural background, and Zoey's shame at her father's behaviour at a game gives a player on another team the opportunity to bully Zoey, make her lose her temper and interfere with her game. Grades 4-7. 2019.