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Close Out
By Todd Strasser. 2004
IMAPCT ZONE The most dangerous part of the wave You gotta beat it...or you'll eat it. The summer is hot,…
and so is action out on the line-up. There's a big competition coming up, with some serious burrito money attached. All the brahs are in it for something. Lucas has his career and his reputation on the line. If Kai wins, he might be able to stay in Sun Haven and not have to hit the road again with his sketchy dad. For everyone it's a chance to close out the summer as a champion. Stoked.Roberto Clemente: Young Baseball Player
By Meryl Henderson, Montrew Dunham. 1997
Traces the personal life and baseball career of the Puerto Rican baseball superstar, from his childhood love of the game…
through his professional career and untimely death to his election to the Hall of Fame in 1973.The Football Girl
By Thatcher Heldring. 2017
For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of…
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for.“A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn BookBiggie
By Derek E. Sullivan. 2015
Henry "Biggie" Abbott is the son of one of Finch, Iowa's most famous athletes. His father was a baseball legend…
and his step-dad is a close second. At an obese 300+ pounds though, Biggie himself prefers classroom success to sports. As a perfectionist, he doesn't understand why someone would be happy getting two hits in five trips to the plate. "Forty percent, that's an F in any class," he would say. As Biggie's junior year begins, the girl of his dreams, Annabelle Rivers, starts to flirt with him. Hundreds of people have told him to follow in his dad's footsteps and play ball, but Annabelle might be the one to actually convince him to try. What happens when a boy who has spent his life since fourth grade trying to remain invisible is suddenly thrust into the harsh glare of the high school spotlight?Freddie Ramos Makes a Splash
By Jacqueline Jules, Miguel Benítez. 2012
Freddie Ramos's adventures continue!Thanks to his superpowered zapatos, Freddie is the neighborhood superhero. However, his summer's off to an iffy…
start. Freddie's learning to swim at camp, but he hasn't even put his face in the water yet.When a bully shows up at Starwood Park, Freddie's shoes go missing. Is the bully to blame? And how can Freddie investigate without his zapatos' super-speed?Don't Stop
By Maureen Holohan. 2001
Be strong, Angel. Be strong. I sprinted from soccer to cross-country practice, quietly reminding myself what I had to do…
to make it through the season. Staying in motion was the only way to keep the pain in my feet under control. If my friends or coaches found out how badly my feet hurt, they'd prevent me from playing both sports, from doing the only things that could take my mind off my other big secret: the problems my parents were having. -- AngelFreddie Ramos Stomps the Snow
By Jacqueline Jules, Miguel Benítez. 2014
When a freak spring blizzard buries Starwood Park, Freddie works with Mr. Vaslov to clear the sidewalks using a new…
invention--Zapato Power snowshoes! But not even the snow can stop a thief from causing trouble in the neighborhood. Can Freddie solve the case, even if it means helping Erika, the Starwood Park bully?Out of Bounds
By Andrea Montalbano. 2017
Fans of Alex Morgan's The Kicks will love this new series by former soccer player, coach, and motivational speaker Andrea…
Montalbano about a group of friends and the lessons they learn through their love of the world's most popular sportMakena James absolutely loves soccer. She knows it's the best sport around and she feels lucky that the teammates on her super competitive and super skilled team, the Brookville Breakers, feel the same way. The girls always have and always will be Soccer Sisters. But when a new person joins the Breakers, everything changes. Skylar is a great player and really cool-but she also doesn't always play by the rules. Makena, hoping to impress Skylar, starts acting out and running wild, off and on the field.But with a huge tournament looming, Mac's got tough choices ahead. Choices that will affect her family, her friends, and the game she loves. Can she stay true to what the Soccer Sisters believe in and win the big game?Mystery of the Melting Snowman
By Florence Parry Heide, Sophie Escabasse, Roxanne Heide Pierce. 2013
It's snowman season in the neighborhood, but the Spotlighters discover that someone's not just playing! They find a curious iron…
figurine hidden inside one of the snowmen. Who was hiding it--and why? When a stranger comes looking for it, it's clear the Spotlight Club has another mystery to solve!Bliss, Remembered
By Frank Deford. 2010
With Bliss, Remembered, the celebrated Frank Deford has produced a work of literature that ranks with the best of his…
many novels, including Everybody's All American, which Sports Illustrated ranked as one of the twenty-five best sports books of all time. In Bliss, Remembered, Deford explores new territory as he tells two love stories from the perspective of a beautiful should-have-been Olympic champion named Sydney Stringfellow. At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Sydney begins an intense love affair with a German, but the affair abruptly ends when political forces tear them apart. Back in the US, Sydney-daring, vulnerable, and memorable-is left healing her broken heart when a striking American begins to pursue her. In Deford's tender novel, the simplicity and honesty of choices of the heart clash with a brutal time-a time when choices seemed so dire in the enveloping shadows of a changing world.The Berenstain Bears and the Female Fullback
By Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain. 2015
Can girls play football? Bertha Broom wants to join the football team but is turned down by coach Grizzmeyer because…
she's a girl. The students at Bear Country School start to question how girls and boys are treated differently. Soon, everyone is up in arms about Bertha's "football fate." Then Queenie McBear and Sister Bear decide to take a serious stand and get the town involved in equality for everyone!Plunking Reggie Jackson
By James W. Bennett. 2001
His brother dead, a baseball star struggles to fill his footsteps Coley Burke's brother, Patrick, taught him how to throw…
a baseball, how to get girls, and how to keep their overbearing father off his back. Everything came easily to Patrick, whose natural talent on the baseball diamond had him set up for a career in the major leagues--right until the drunk-driving accident that ended his life. With Patrick gone, Coley is lost. His grades are slipping, and if he doesn't get them back up, he won't be allowed to play baseball this season. No baseball means no scholarship, and no scholarship means he will never play in the majors. For Coley's father, that kind of failure is unacceptable. As the pressure overwhelms him, Coley looks for a way out. With his girlfriend, Bree, by his side, he runs away from home. Coley has the potential to be a great ballplayer--but first he'll have to learn who he is off the diamond.The Squared Circle
By James W. Bennett. 1995
Sonny lives for basketball, and if he's not careful, he might die for it Sonny Youngblood stands in the darkened…
fraternity house, a pledge bracing for another round of hazing. As he watches his fellow freshmen endure humiliation, Sonny's mind is elsewhere. He's not thinking about school, or women, or the relief that will come when the hazing is through. In his mind, Sonny is on the basketball court--the only place where things have ever made sense. A high school all-American, Sonny was talented enough to win a scholarship to play for the legendary program at Southern Illinois University. But when the season starts, he will learn this legend is built on lies. Beyond the glare of the courtside lights lies a corrupt administration that treats its unpaid athletes like cattle. All Sonny wants to do is play, but he's getting played instead.The Flex of the Thumb
By James W. Bennett. 1996
Struck by a flying bat, a high school pitcher becomes a completely different person in this hilarious story of sports…
and growing up The boy on the mound is Vano Lucas, and he may be the greatest pitcher the world has ever seen. He can throw a fastball 115 miles per hour, and that means wealth, stardom, and a spot in the Hall of Fame. His father wants him to bypass college and go straight to the majors, where a $15 million signing bonus is waiting for him, but Vano has started feeling as though something is nudging him away from the baseball diamond--and everything he has ever known. During a major-league tryout, Vano gets hit in the head by a flying bat. When he opens his eyes, he finds that he has no interest in the game. He feels cosmic vibrations pulling him toward college, where he will step off the pitcher's mound and onto the astral plane.Blue Star Rapture
By James W. Bennett. 1998
A high school junior fights to protect his best friend from the dark side of college athletics Tyron has finally…
shed his baby fat, and he's starting to look like a star. He moves with grace on the basketball court, showing the brilliance that eludes him everywhere else. He has the talent to win himself a college scholarship that could change his life--but he might not be strong enough academically to take full advantage of it. His best friend, T.J., is committed to making sure Tyron doesn't squander his shot at an education. A basketball player himself, he has none of Tyron's talent, but he's smart enough to look out for his friend. At a one-week summer basketball camp, Tyron is overwhelmed by scouts, sportswriters, and recruiters. To keep Tyron out of trouble, T.J. will have to move quicker than he ever has on the court.Race Against Time
By Anson Barber. 2014
He's finally realizing his dream. There's more to her than meets the eye. Together they'll have to survive threats, secrecy,…
and sabotage! Strap in for high-speed action in Race Against Time, the next exciting chapter of Anson Barber's Racing Hearts paranormal romance series.Chase Hinkley is excited to be starting his semiprofessional racing career. He's eager to move up the ranks with his heart set on NASCAR, but his dream quickly becomes a nightmare. Being a driver for Burke Motorsports isn't all it's cracked up to be. His boss, Kevin Burke, is a devious man who bets against his drivers and manipulates races for his own ends.Worse is the fact Chase is falling for Burke's girl--the beautiful Ryan Westcott. Chase can't compete with the fancy gifts Burke showers her with; all he can offer is a shoulder to cry on and someone to talk to. Trying to keep his feelings within the barriers of friendship, Chase also wrestles with a car that doesn't run right, sabotage, and constant threats if he doesn't fall into line and cooperate with Burke's plans.Despite the damage to his career, he has no choice but to intervene when Ryan is threatened by Burke. Being Ryan's hero is better than winning any race on a track, and his goals quickly shift to include her. With Ryan by his side, he begins to think about a different path, one that doesn't include being on the road--a simpler future where he can settle down in his hometown, surrounded by his friends and family, and live his life with the only girl who has ever touched his heart.But Ryan isn't what she seems, and her secrets might destroy everything.Content Notes: Spicy, Contemporary, Paranormal, SuspenseBallpark Mysteries #2: The Pinstripe Ghost
By David A. Kelly, Mark Meyers. 2011
Batting second—and perfect for Halloween—book #2 in an early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a…
different American ballpark! Mike and Kate are waiting for Kate's mom at a boring press conference in Yankee Stadium when the team official says something that makes Mike perk up his ears. There are rumors that the ghost of Babe Ruth is haunting the new stadium! A chill air blasts down a service hallway before every home game, along with various thumps and bumps. Is the Bambino really searching for his missing locker?The Pinstripe Ghost includes a fun fact page about New York's Yankee Stadium.Cross Ron Roy's mystery series with Matt Christopher's sports books and you get the Ballpark Mysteries: fun, puzzling whodunnits aimed right at beginning readers.From the Trade Paperback edition.Baseball Genius
By Tim Green, Derek Jeter. 2017
An average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of…
a slump in this entertaining novel from bestselling authors Tim Green and Derek Jeter.Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can’t afford to keep him on the travel team. His dad runs a diner and makes enough to cover the bills, but there isn’t enough to cover any extras. So Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands and he sneaks into the home of the New York Yankee’s star second baseman, James Yager, and steals a couple of balls from his personal batting cage. He knows that if he can sell them, he’ll be able to keep himself on the team. But like the best-laid plans—or in this case the worst!—Jalen’s scheme goes wrong when Yager catches him. But Jalen has a secret: his baseball genius. He can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to do with his next pitch. He can’t quite explain how he knows, he just knows. And after proving to Yager that he really can do this, using a televised game and predicting pitch after pitch with perfect accuracy, the two agree to a deal. Jalen will help Yager out of his batting slump and Yager won’t press charges. However, when he begins to suspect that the team’s general manager has his own agenda, Jalen’s going to need his friends and his unusual baseball talent to save not only Yager’s career, but his own good name.Baseball Genius
By Derek Jeter, Tim Green. 2017
An average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of…
a slump in this entertaining novel from bestselling authors Tim Green and Derek Jeter.Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can’t afford to keep him on the travel team. His dad runs a diner and makes enough to cover the bills, but there isn’t enough to cover any extras. So Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands and he sneaks into the home of the New York Yankee’s star second baseman, James Yager, and steals a couple of balls from his personal batting cage. He knows that if he can sell them, he’ll be able to keep himself on the team. But like the best-laid plans—or in this case the worst!—Jalen’s scheme goes wrong when Yager catches him. But Jalen has a secret: his baseball genius. He can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to do with his next pitch. He can’t quite explain how he knows, he just knows. And after proving to Yager that he really can do this, using a televised game and predicting pitch after pitch with perfect accuracy, the two agree to a deal. Jalen will help Yager out of his batting slump and Yager won’t press charges. However, when he begins to suspect that the team’s general manager has his own agenda, Jalen’s going to need his friends and his unusual baseball talent to save not only Yager’s career, but his own good name.Bliss, Remembered: A Novel
By Frank Deford. 2010
At the 1936 Berlin Olympics the beautiful Sydney Stringfellow begins an intense love affair with a German but the affair…
abruptly ends when political forces tear them apart. At the 1936 Berlin Olympics the beautiful Sydney Stringfellow begins an intense love affair with a German but the affair abruptly ends when political forces tear them apart.