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By Cynthia Kadohata. 2018
&“Kadohata&’s slapshot is the heart-swelling narrative of a father and son…Truly powerful.&” —Jason Reynolds&“A deeply poignant story about a boy…
sorting out his priorities.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) &“A vivid, memorable portrayal of a boy within his family, his sport, and his gradually broadening world.&” —Booklist (starred review) From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata comes a brilliantly-realized novel about a hockey player who must discover who he is without the sport that defines him.Hockey is Conor&’s life. His whole life. He&’ll say it himself, he&’s a hockey beast. It&’s his dad&’s whole life too—and Conor is sure that&’s why his stepmom, Jenny, left. There are very few things Conor and his dad love more than the game, and one of those things is their Doberman, Sinbad. When Sinbad is diagnosed with cancer, Conor chooses to put his hockey lessons and practices on hold so they can pay for Sinbad&’s chemotherapy.But without hockey to distract him, Conor begins to notice more. Like his dad&’s crying bouts, and his friend&’s difficult family life. And then Conor notices one more thing: Without hockey, the one thing that makes him feel special, is he really special at all?Even the Score (It Takes Two #5)
By Belle Payton. 2015
Alex makes an unpopular decision and Ava deals with an unwanted crush in the fifth book of the It Takes…
Two series!Sporty, shy Ava is finally starting to feel like the guys on the Ashland Middle School football team are accepting her as a player, despite the fact that she’s a girl. But then the star wide receiver, Owen, keeps missing his passes, and his teammates are blaming it on a crush—on Ava! When he awkwardly gives Ava a gift that’s way too expensive, she realizes they’re right. Can she find a way to let Owen down easy and still stay on the team’s good side?Meanwhile, class president Alex has to choose how to spend some student council funds. The football team is scheduled to get a new scoreboard, but the drama department desperately needs new sets and costumes. Alex decides it’s fair to give some money to the arts for a change, but the football fans of Ashland don’t necessarily think so…and it may take a natural disaster for Alex to prove she’s not a football-hater!The Explorer
By Katherine Rundell. 2017
From Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must…
survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes.Fred, Con, Lila, and Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when the plane they&’re on crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds a map that leads them to a ruined city, and to a secret.No one thinks much of Black Gold because he is so small. But Jaydee sees something special in his eyes.…
He knows Black Gold would be great if he was his rider! Finally, Jaydee gets his wish. And Black Gold grows strong and fast under his careful hands. Soon it will be time for the most important race in America. Do they really have what it takes to win?Black Gold’s inspirational story proves that the power of love and dedication can make any dream come true. Set against the thrilling and colorful world of Thoroughbred horses, Black Gold is the true story of a legendary horse and his determined young jockey.In the fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben Ripley enrolls in ski school, where…
the slopes, and the stakes, get really steep.Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley is not exactly the best student spy school has ever seen—he keeps flunking Advanced Self Preservation. But outside of class, Ben is pretty great at staying alive. His enemies have kidnapped him, shot at him, locked him in a room with a ticking time bomb, and even tried to blow him up with missiles. And he&’s survived every time. After all that unexpected success, the CIA has decided to activate Ben for real.The Mission: Become friends with Jessica Shang, the daughter of a suspected Chinese crime boss, and find out all of her father&’s secrets.Ben might not be able to handle a weapon (or a pair of skis), but he can make friends easy-peasy. That is, until his best friend from home drops in on the trip and jeopardizes the entire mission…Wild Card (Barber Game Time Bks.)
By Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber, Paul Mantell. 2009
From NFL superstars Tiki and Ronde Barber, a story of teamwork and determination—in the classroom as well as on the…
field.The eighth-grade season couldn’t be going better for the Barbers’ team, the Hidden Valley Egales. Everything is off to a strong start—until one of the key players on the team is benched for academic probation. Without good grades there is no playing time. No exceptions. Ever. Will the team’s hopes for the season be demolished, or can they find a way to help their teammate get his grades up? Fortunately for the Barber brothers, it turns out that the team that plays together can study together too.The Night Ride
By J. Anderson Coats. 2021
The Black Stallion meets Tamora Pierce in this adventure-filled middle grade novel about a young stable girl who discovers a…
secret that endangers her beloved horse and threatens her future.Sonnia loves horses more than anything. She works at her family&’s struggling pony ride business but dreams of the beautiful steeds in the royal stables, especially Ricochet, who she&’s been slowly saving money to buy—even though she knows people from her impoverished neighborhood are rarely so lucky.Then Ricochet is moved to the racetrack across town, and Sonnia lands a job there. Now, she can see Ricochet every day and earn enough money to buy him in no time—all while helping her family with her new wages! She even joins the junior racing cadre to train to become a jockey. But then she uncovers their secret pastime: competing in the Night Ride, a dangerous and highly illegal race in the darkest hours before dawn. Every race puts the horses at risk.Sonnia wants to protect the horses she&’s grown to care for, but she&’s only a kid from the poor side of town—considered expendable, just like the horses. If she just keeps her head down, soon she can buy Ricochet and get him out of there—and keep supporting her family. But would she be able to live with herself?Megan's Island
By Willo Davis Roberts. 2016
From critically acclaimed author Willo Davis Roberts comes an Edgar Award–winning classic mystery about a twelve-year-old girl on the run…
with her family.Pack up and leave? Tonight? When Megan has just one week of school left before summer vacation? Something doesn’t seem right.Megan is used to moving. After all, she’s moved a dozen times in her twelve years. But this time, something is different. They’re leaving in the middle of the night, and Megan doesn’t even have a chance to say good-bye to her best friend. What’s worse, Megan can tell her mother is frightened. It’s almost as if they’re running away from something. But from what?Dancing in the Storm
By Amie Darnell Specht, Shannon Hitchcock. 2024
In the tradition of Out of My Mind and Rules, and inspired by the co-author&’s own life, this is a…
heartfelt, candid, and illuminating story of a girl learning to live fully with a rare genetic disorder.Kate&’s life in Baton Rouge, full of friends and family, gymnastics and Girl Scouts, is just plain great. But then, at the age of twelve, she suddenly develops a mysterious shoulder pain that won&’t go away . . . and that will change her life forever. It turns out that Kate has one of the rarest genetic disorders in the world, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. FOP causes bone to form in places in the body where it shouldn&’t, and there&’s no cure yet. Kate will need to learn how to live with this difficult new reality, helped by those close to her and by a new pen pal named Amie, who has been living with FOP for years.Drawing upon much of Amie Specht&’s own experiences with FOP, she and esteemed novelist Shannon Hitchcock have created a poignant, eye-opening, and uplifting story of finding courage and joy in the face of adversity.Death Valley Summer (Wilder Boys)
By Brandon Wallace. 2024
Two brothers try to lead lost campers to safety in the fourth adventure of the Wilder Boys series.The boys help…
out at a wilderness camp near Sequoia National Park, a day&’s drive south of the Sierras. The camp&’s main draw is a multi-day trek traversing woodlands, mountains, and desert during a team-based orientation competition that will take them to the edge of Death Valley. When Jake and Taylor&’s team counselor is badly hurt in a flash flood, they must galvanize the lost campers to find shelter, aid the injured counselor, and supplement their low supplies with what can be found around them. At first, stumbling across a ghost town seems like a lucky break from the scorching heat of summer, but the town is already occupied by counterfeiters who are none too pleased about their operation being discovered. The boys must use all their resourcefulness and knowledge of the outdoors to protect their teammates from the criminals and the elements.Camp Sauvage (Orca Currents en Français)
By Pam Withers. 2024
Will est persuadé que ses parents ne veulent rien savoir de lui. Quand il n’est pas à l’école, Will se…
retrouve seul et, l’été, ses parents l’envoient au camp de vacances. Mais il a maintenant quatorze ans et s’estime trop vieux pour y aller. Alors quand ses parents ignorent ses protestations et l’y envoient quand même, l’adolescent élabore un plan : il va s’évader en canot et passer le reste de ses vacances seul dans le bois pour afficher son indépendance. Son plan se complique quand son compagnon de cabane l’oblige à l’emmener. Les choses se mettent à aller de mal en pis La situation empire davantage lorsqu’ils doivent affronter la rivière impitoyable pour survivre.Swimming into Trouble
By Angela Ahn. 2024
Temporarily sidelined from her swim team by an earache, Julia won't be kept down in this buoyant novel for ages…
7 to 10 by acclaimed writer Angela Ahn.As a member of the Vipers Swim Team, Julia Nam's always in the pool. Mountainview Community Center is like her second home, not only because swimming at the aquatic center is her favorite thing in the world, but also because her parents run the center's sushi café. Julia would much rather be in the pool than sitting behind the counter of Sushi on the Go! watching other people swim. She's the youngest swimmer on the team, but definitely not the slowest. Julia can't wait for Personal Best Day — the most important day for all of the swimmers. If their times are good enough, they can enter a big regional swim meet. But then the worst thing happens. A sharp pain in Julia's ear reveals an infection and she's forbidden to swim for ten days. How can she get timed during Personal Best Day when she's not allowed in the water? Julia is desperate to get back in the pool, even if it means having to go behind her parents' backs in order to do so. But Julia's solution lands her in a sticky situation, and it's going to require the entire community center to come together to help her out of it!Swimming into Trouble (Julia on the Go! #1)
By Angela Ahn. 2024
Temporarily sidelined from her swim team by an earache, Julia won't be kept down in this buoyant illustrated novel for…
ages 7 to 10 by acclaimed writer Angela Ahn.As a member of the Vipers Swim Team, Julia Nam's always in the pool. Mountainview Community Center is like her second home, not only because swimming at the aquatic center is her favorite thing in the world, but also because her parents run the center's sushi café. Julia would much rather be in the pool than sitting behind the counter of Sushi on the Go! watching other people swim. She's the youngest swimmer on the team, but definitely not the slowest. Julia can't wait for Personal Best Day — the most important day for all of the swimmers. If their times are good enough, they can enter a big regional swim meet. But then the worst thing happens. A sharp pain in Julia's ear reveals an infection and she's forbidden to swim for ten days. How can she get timed during Personal Best Day when she's not allowed in the water? Julia is desperate to get back in the pool, even if it means having to go behind her parents' backs in order to do so. But Julia's solution lands her in a sticky situation, and it's going to require the entire community center to come together to help her out of it!The Hurricane Girls
By Kimberly Willis Holt. 2023
★ "The girls&’ slowly deepening understanding of themselves gives this book its heart. Like their rebuilt city, this friendship cannot reconstitute…
as an exact replica of what they had before…. [an] appealing and sensitive novel." —The Horn Book, starred reviewA coming-of-age middle grade novel about three best friends born in the wake of Hurricane Katrina who must confront storms of their own 12 years later, from a National Book Award winning author. Born in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Greer, Joya Mia, and Kiki are seventh graders and the best of friends. After an accident leaves Greer's little sister paralyzed, Greer is forever changed by the experience and blames herself. Kiki and Joya Mia will do anything to help Greer let go of this emotional burden, and a plan is hatched to compete in a triathlon. Each girl will participate: Kiki will swim, Joya Mia will cycle, and Greer, if they can persuade her, will run—something she once loved to do. Set on the Westbank of New Orleans, this contemporary coming-of-age novel is a journey of growth, healing, and difficult transitions as the girls navigate their many life challenges: family trauma, body insecurity, and the conflict between ambition and responsibility. It's a powerful and enlightening exploration of how to surmount personal tragedy through friendship and forgiveness."A tender and triumphant story about friendship and family, in a proud and resilient city."―Deborah Wiles, author of the National Book Award finalists Each Little Bird That Sings and RevolutionMiddle School: Save Rafe! (Middle School #6)
By James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts. 2014
Join Rafe as he survives white-water rafting, camp counselors, and rock climbing in this hilarious New York Times bestseller from…
the Middle School series.After a rough summer, Rafe is heading back to the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, the site of the very worst years of his life. And as if that's not bad enough, he's learned that he's going to be held back a year unless he can prove himself on an outdoor survival excursion-complete with dangerous white-water rafting, dizzying rock climbing, and fanatical counselors. Rafe and the rest of the pack of "delinquent" trainees are forced to cooperate as they prepare for the final test: a solo excursion in the deep woods. Can Rafe come out of the experience in one piece? And if he does, will he go home as the same insecure kid?Both heartwarming and hilarious, Save Rafe! is a story of perseverance and courage as only James Patterson could tell it.Face-Off
By Matt Christopher. 1972
FACE-OFF A jealous teammate can lead to danger on the ice.... When it comes to skating, Scott Harrison can't be…
beat. Still, he can't believe it when he's asked to play for the Golden Bears hockey team. But soon his excitement turns to doubt, then fear, when a resentful teammate ruins his confidence. Scott must confront his nemesis or give up his dream of playing hockey forever.Fishing on Thin Ice (Wilderness Ridge)
By Art Coulson. 2022
Jimmy Benge is excited to celebrate his thirteenth birthday with an ice fishing adventure in northern Minnesota. He's even allowed…
to invite his best friend, Ryan, to spend winter break at the family’s lakeside home. The two boys learn a lot about ice fishing and catch a few panfish but decide to fish for something bigger: Northern pike, the alpha predators of the lake. The trip is fun until one day, while out fishing by themselves, the boys are hit by a sudden, unexpected snowstorm and find themselves fishing on thin ice.Pheasant Hunting Firsts (Wilderness Ridge)
By Art Coulson. 2022
Eleven-year-old Zach Feather can't wait to go on his first pheasant hunting trip, especially when he learns his parents have…
a surprise for him—a new bird dog! The family travels across the state from the Cherokee reservation in eastern Oklahoma to hunt pheasant on a relative's ranch. There are more surprises—including a rattlesnake encounter—in store for Zach on his first hunt. Along the way, he learns that hunting is about more than just finding pheasants. It's also about patience and the things in life that are most important—hunting with his dog and his family.Extra Innings (Fred Bowen Sports Story Series)
By Fred Bowen. 2024
A baseball book full of on the field action perfect for middle grade readers."Strike one is the best pitch in…
baseball." Mike loves pitching, and he loves knowing his team counts on him to deliver wins. But Mike's father starts to worry that Mike is getting too carried away with baseball and not spending time working at after school jobs and developing a sense of responsibility. Can Mike and his father reach a compromise in order to let Mike play the game he loves and help his team win the league championship? Read &“The Real Story&” of Harvey Haddix, who pitched a perfect game against the Atlanta Braves in 1959 and LOST. Baseball fans will love this extra dive into sports history.Junko Tabei Masters the Mountains (Rebel Girls Chapter Books)
By Rebel Girls, Nancy Ohlin. 2012
From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the historical novel based on the life of Junko…
Tabei, the first female climber to summit Mount Everest.Junko is bad at athletics. Really bad. Other students laugh because they think she is small and weak. Then her teacher takes the class on a trip to a mountain. It's bigger than any Junko's ever seen, but she is determined to make it to the top. Ganbatte, her teacher tells her. Do your best.After that first trip, Junko becomes a mountaineer in body and spirit. She climbs snowy mountains, rocky mountains, and even faraway mountains outside of her home country of Japan. She joins clubs and befriends fellow climbers who love the mountains as much as she does. Then, Junko does something that's never been done before... she becomes the first woman to climb the tallest mountain in the world.Junko Tabei Masters the Mountains is the story of the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Even more than that, it's a story about conquering fears, personal growth, and never shying away from a challenge.This historical fiction chapter book includes additional text on Junko Tabei's lasting legacy, as well as educational activities designed to strengthen physical skills and conquer fears.About the Rebel Girls Chapter Book SeriesMeet extraordinary real-life heroines in the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls chapter book series! Introducing stories based on the lives of extraordinary women in global history, each stunningly designed chapter book features beautiful illustrations from a female artist as well as bonus activities in the backmatter to encourage kids to explore the various fields in which each of these women thrived. The perfect gift to inspire any young reader!