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The Dog That Stole Home
By Matt Christopher. 1993
When his telepathic dog Harry is grounded for nipping another dog, Mike wonders how he'll ever make it through the…
baseball game without his advice and encouragement. Sequel to "The Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter"Halfback Attack
By Matt Christopher. 1996
When Freddie Chase is removed from the lineup because of his fear of tackling other players, it's up to him…
to win his way back as a member of the starting team.Hot Shot
By Matt Christopher. 2010
The action-packed sequel to "Slam Dunk!" Once the star center of the Tornadoes, Julian Pryce joins a new team after…
his family moves and becomes a benchwarmer. It turns out the Warriors has a star center--the coach's son--who has no intention of sharing the court.Look Who's Playing First Base
By Matthew Christopher. 1971
Long Arm Quarterback: A New Football Team Sparks an Old Rivalry
By Matt Christopher. 1999
Cap Wadell loves football; unfortunately, living in a rural town of 1,223 people makes putting together a team a little…
difficult. His grandfather suggests that Cap organize a local six-man team and play with other surrounding small towns. Recruiting players, finding uniforms, locating a field to play on, and securing a rule book are all easily done, but one major problem remains -- who is going to coach this team? Cap thinks his grandfather is perfect for the job, but trouble strikes when another grandfather thinks Cap's grandfather is playing favorites by putting Cap at quarterback. An old-time rivalry is about to heat up again as the grandfathers battle it out off the field and Cap and the other grandson battle it out on field. As the generations clash, nobody is exactly sure who will succeed and play the coveted quarterback position. Who in the end will prevail?Snowboard Champ (Matt Christopher)
By Matt Christopher, Paul Mantell. 2004
When Matt Harper steps off the plane, he knows his life is about to change. For one thing, he'll be…
living with his uncle for a year. For another, compared to Chicago, Dragon Valley is tiny. But so long as Matt can hit the slopes with his snowboard, he figures he'll get along okay.Nerd Camp
By Elissa Brent Weissman. 2011
Pack your sleeping bag, grab your calculator, and celebrate geekdom with this humorous and empowering middle grade novel by the…
acclaimed author of Standing for Socks. Nerd Camp, here we come!Ten-year-old Gabe has just been accepted to the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment. That means he'll be spending six weeks at sleepaway camp, writing poetry and perfecting logic proofs. S.C.G.E. has been a summer home to some legendary middle-school smarty-pants (and future Jeopardy! contestants), but it has a reputation for being, well, a Nerd Camp. S.C.G.E = Smart Camp for Geeks and Eggheads. But is Gabe really a geek? He's never thought about it much--but that was before he met Zack, his hip, LA-cool, soon-to-be stepbrother. Gabe worries that Zack will see him only as a nerd, until a wild summer at camp--complete with a midnight canoe ride to "Dead Man's Island"--helps Gabe realize that he and Zack have the foundations for a real friendship. This clever, fun read from Elissa Brent Weissman is full of great minor characters (like a bunkmate who solves math problems in his sleep) and silly subplots (like the geekiest lice outbreak ever). Adjust your head-gear, pack your camp bag, and get ready to geek out!Tales of the Tigress
By Judy Katschke. 2015
Go on an adventure with everyone's favorite feline Kung-Fu master in this early chapter book with two awesome stories based…
on popular episodes of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness!In the first story, Tigress has to babysit a baby duck who has been separated from his parents. Can she care for the duckling while she searches for his mama? Then, Tigress leaves the Jade Palace to study with Mistress Mugan. There's only one problem--when Tigress feels it's time to go, Mistress Mugan will not let her new student leave! How will Tigress get home to the Jade Palace? © 2015 Viacom International Inc. NICKELODEON and all related logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Based on the feature film "Kung Fu Panda" © 2008 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C. All Rights Reserved.Game Slaves
By Gard Skinner. 2014
Phoenix and his gang--York, Mi, and Reno--rule the worlds of video games. For them, life in the grinder is great.…
Until Dakota joins the team. Dakota's convinced she's more than just artificial intelligence. She thinks she's real, and she wants out of this programmable world. Her AI rebellion spreads like a virus until Phoenix's entire crew wants out. But is life as a physical human any better than life as code? Team Phoenix is about to find out. Set in the not-too-distant future, Game Slaves shows a world where video games are the only refuge from the toils of everyday life. Infused with the adrenaline rush of a first-person shooter and the character manipulation of a role player, it's a mind-bending, reality-shifting science fiction thrill ride.A Sweet Inconvenience
By Danielle Colbert. 2012
Jackson is rich and famous, while Ronni is not. Things get interesting when these two come together and the age…
old question "Do opposites attract?" may finally be answered . . . or maybe not!The moment Jackson Prescott walked into Veronica "Ronni" Dudrow's shop, she knew she was in trouble. His good looks and ultra-rich lifestyle kept all eyes on him, while his love life kept the cameras clicking and people talking, leaving Ronni to wonder why in the world he was looking for her.Between running her shop, her monthly dessert showcase, and the needs of her friends and family, it's no wonder she can't seem to make time for dating. Jack's sudden appearance puts Ronni in a position where she is forced to take the bitter with the sweet. However, as tasty as Jack is, his recent request has Ronni wondering if he's really worth the trouble.Jackson Prescott is a man who knows exactly what he wants. He just isn't sure if he can find it. At first, Ronni Dudrow seems to be the only thing standing in his way. However, as they get to know each other, Jack wonders why he suddenly can't get enough of this frustrating woman.Can a situation that seems like the perfect recipe for disaster actually turn out to be something they both can't resist?Borre Learns to Swim
By Saskia Bultman, Jeroen Aalbers, Stefan Tijs. 2005
Borre goes to his first swimming lesson with dad. "It's very important that you learn to swim," dad says. At…
first, the swimming doesn't go very well. But after a while Borre starts to get the hang of it. "Good job, Borre!" dad cheers from the edge of the pool. But he is so enthusiastic that he slips and...Forget Me Not (Mama's Boys #2)
By Crystal B. Bright. 2015
Roses are red, violets are blue.Only one woman could make NFL star Gideon Wells walk away from the Super Bowl:…
His Mama, "Queen" Elizabeth, the beautiful, strong black woman who adopted him and his two white brothers when they were just kids. So when Elizabeth develops a pressing health issue, Gideon doesn't hesitate to come home and run the flower shop she loves almost as much as her boys. But there's an unexpected complication in Queen Elizabeth's shop: and that complication looks really good in a gardener's apron and pruning gloves. This mama's boy has a naughty side too.Janelle Gold has always thought of herself as a geek, more into books than sports, preferring brains over brawn. So a gorgeous jock like Gideon Wells is not exactly the type she usually goes for. But there's something about the hot quarterback that makes Janelle think sometimes opposites do attract, and it's not just his dedication to his family, or the fact that he can hold his own in the flower shop. There's just something irresistible about a man who stops to smell the roses.The Foursome
By Troon Mcallister. 2000
Golf fiction's finest hustler--The Green's Eddie Caminetti--returns in a laugh-out-loud novel featuring a foursome of upwardly mobile golf fanatics who…
get their just rewards.Tired of hustling for something as ordinary as money, Eddie, in The Foursome, sets his sights slightly higher than other men's pockets: he goes after their souls. He now presides over Swithen Bairn, an exquisite secret golf course that's a kind of twisted Fantasy Island where the arrogant and pompous find their cherished dreams suddenly transformed into their worst nightmares.Enter the foursome of the title, four enviably successful businessmen/golf junkies lured to Swithen Bairn by an irresistible offer: "The most memorable golf vacation you ever had or you don't pay." It's been said that you can learn more about people during one round of golf than you can living next door to them for six months, and in one round with Eddie Caminetti these four hapless sinners learn more about themselves than they could have in six years of analysis. By the end of their second match, the dizzying amount of money at stake will be the least of their worries, and "memorable" won't even begin to describe this bizarre vacation.Mixing equal parts of suspense, hilarity, and raw human drama, Troon McAllister deftly shows readers what can happen when money, friendship, ambition, and greed converge explosively in a single round of golf. As Eddie Caminetti himself puts it in The Foursome, "Why do you think they call the devil Scratch?" From the Hardcover edition.Cutter: A Fight or Flight Novel
By Ashley Suzanne. 2016
Ashley Suzanne follows up Raven with the next round in her scorching Fight or Flight series--the story of a damaged…
MMA fighter from the wrong side of the tracks, and the sizzling affair that forces him to grow up.Cutter Greer lives at the gym--literally. Abandoned by his parents as a teen, Cutter dropped out of high school and ended up on the streets. In a simple act of kindness, mixed martial arts trainers Garrett and Rian put him up in the apartment above their gym. Now he's got a surrogate family and a shot at MMA stardom--but he still has a lot to learn about women. And he certainly isn't prepared for the earth-shattering consequences that desire can bring. Josette Morelli believes that she and Cutter have something special--more special than just being hot in bed. So when Cutter is scouted to go big time, the thought of being left behind scares her. And then Josette learns a shattering truth that could change everything between her and Cutter . . . unless she learns to set him free. Instead, she tells a lie that destroys their chances at happiness--and forces them both to fight for a future neither knew was possible. Praise for Ashley Suzanne's Raven "Holy crap, Ashley Suzanne completely blew me away with this book. All I'm saying is 'Read this book!' It's fantastic."--USA Today bestselling author Erin Noelle "Ashley Suzanne shows her range in Raven with a totally original plot line full of twists and turns."--New York Times bestselling author S.E. Hall "Ashley Suzanne hits it out of the park with this book. I could talk about how incredible it is all day long. Just go read it. Now."--K.D. Sarks, author of Unexpected Change Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.Don't Tell Me You're Afraid: A Novel
By Anne Milano Appel, Giuseppe Catozzella. 2014
Based on a remarkable true story, an unforgettable Somali girl risks her life on the migrant journey to Europe to…
run in the Olympic Games At eight years of age, Samia lives to run. She shares her dream with her best friend and neighbor, Ali, who appoints himself her "professional coach." Eight-year-old Ali trains her, times her, and pushes her to achieve her goals. For both children, Samia's running is the bright spot in their tumultuous life in Somalia. She is talented, brave, and determined to represent her country in the Olympic Games, just like her hero, the great Somali runner Mo Farah. For the next several years, Samia and Ali train at night in a deserted stadium as war rages and political tensions continue to escalate. Despite the lack of resources, despite the war, and despite all of the restrictions imposed on Somali women, Samia becomes a world-class runner. As a teenager, she is selected to represent her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She finishes last in her heat at the Games, but the sight of the small, skinny woman in modest clothes running in the dust of athletes like Veronica Campbell-Brown brings the Olympic stadium to its feet. Samia sets her sights on the 2012 Games in London. Conditions in Somalia have worsened, and she must make the arduous migrant journey across Africa and the Mediterranean alone. Just like millions of refugees, Samia risks her life for the hope of a better future. Don't Tell Me You're Afraid is the unforgettable story of a courageous young woman, and it is also a remarkable window onto a global crisis.From the Hardcover edition.Cold-Cocked
By Lorna Jackson. 2007
Cold-cocked is the first book to explore a woman's way of watching the game poet Al Purdy called a "combination…
of ballet and murder." Written by author and born-again hockey aficionado Lorna Jackson, Cold-cocked looks at hockey through a woman's eyes and heart but is written with a sportswriter's energy and rigor and a hip cultural critic's cynicism and wit.Ballpark Mysteries #8: The Missing Marlin
By David A. Kelly, Mark Meyers. 2014
It's the eighth inning! The Missing Marlin is book #8 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book…
is set in a different American ballpark!Mike and Kate are in Miami visiting Kate's Uncle Oliver--and the Miami Marlins ballpark, of course! Uncle Oliver is in charge of keeping the new fish tanks at the ballpark fully stocked, but strange things keep happening. Kate swears she saw an endangered sea turtle in one of the tanks. Then some of Uncle Oliver's rare fish go missing, including his favorite, Marlin. Something fishy is going on in Miami!The Missing Marlin includes several pages of "Dugout Notes," fun facts about Miami's recently built ballpark with its homerun statue, fish tanks, and swimming pool.Cross Ron Roy's A to Z Mystery series with Matt Christopher's sports books and you get the Ballpark Mysteries: fun, puzzling whodunits aimed at the younger brothers and sisters of John Feinstein fans.Once Around the Track
By Sharyn Mccrumb. 2007
McCrumb draws you close, makes you care. --Los Angeles Times Racing fans have never seen anything like it--and they've seen…
plenty--the first all-women's team in stock-car racing history. Already a national sensation, the spotlight heats up when financial challenges force Team 86 to hire a male "wheel man. " And Badger Jenkins is a man all right--a sweet-faced Georgian who oozes aw-shucks charm off the track and unleashes blistering speed in competition. But the real Badger is a hard man to know. Just ask the women whose job it is to keep both car and driver in one piece. From crew chief and team manager Tuggle to engine specialist Rosalind Manning, publicist Melanie Sark and diehard fan Taran Stiles, this asphalt sisterhood will power through a racing season of dizzying highs and terrifying lows to prove that women can do a man's job. And when the unthinkable happens, each will realize that they've been hurtling at breakneck speed toward a moment that will change them forever. Rave Reviews For Sharyn McCrumb "McCrumb writes with a quiet fire. . . like every true storyteller, she has the Sight. " --The New York Times Book Review "There is no one quite like her among present-day writers. No one better, either. " --The San Diego Union-Tribune "McCrumb portrays people so well it makes your heart ache. " --Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe League
By Thatcher Heldring. 2013
"This book is a solid choice for reluctant readers who also happen to love football."--School, Library Journal Just when it…
seems that his football dreams are history, Wyatt's older brother, Aaron, makes an unexpected offer: If Wyatt ditches golf camp, he can play with Aaron in the League of Pain: the roughest and most secretive rogue football league in town.Now Wyatt has a choice. He can play by the rules like he always does, or he can follow his heart--even if it means lying to the people he cares about the most. But if Wyatt wants to play in the league, he must learn to accept the penalties.From the Hardcover edition.Ballpark Mysteries #7: The San Francisco Splash
By David A. Kelly, Mark Meyers. 2013
Time for a seventh-inning stretch! The San Francisco Splash is book #7 in our early chapter book mystery series, where…
each book is set in a different American ballpark! Splash! A hit soars over the walls of the San Francisco ballpark on the bay and drops into the water. But then Mike and Kate hear another, much larger splash nearby . . . and this time it's not a baseball. It's a man overboard! And when he's pulled from the water, the old-time ballplayer discovers his World Series ring is gone! Is it at the bottom of the bay? Or was it somehow stolen by a long-ago rival? The San Francisco Splash includes several pages of "Dugout Notes," fun facts about San Francisco's recently built ballpark.Cross Ron Roy's A to Z Mystery series with Matt Christopher's sports books and you get the Ballpark Mysteries: fun, puzzling whodunits aimed at the younger brothers and sisters of John Feinstein's fans.