Sports Stories

Auch, Mary Jane Angel and Me and the Bayside Bombers
J Auch, M.
Having been kicked off of the third grade soccer team, Brian challenges them to a match against his own team, a team which he and his cousin Angel hasten to create and whip into shape--if possible.

Avi S.O.R. Losers
J Avi
Each member of the South Orange River seventh-grade soccer team has qualities of excellence, but not on the soccer field.

Baker, Carin Greenberg Fight for Honor
J Baker, C.
Lee is the best in his karate class, but fighting cannot solve all of his problems.

Bledsoe, Lucy Jane Hoop Girlz
J Bledsoe, L.
When ten-year-old River, who is crazy about basketball, is not chosen to play in the tournament set up in the town of Azalea, Oregon, she decides to organize a team of her own and accepts the help of her older brother.

Bledsoe, Lucy Jane The Big Bike Race
J Bledsoe, L.
Ernest Peterson's hopes of winning the Washington DC Citywide bicycle race are shattered when his grandmother gives him a huge, clunky, yellow bike for his tenth birthday.

Bloor, Edward Tangerine
J Bloor, E.
Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight.

Brooks, Bruce Woodsie
J Brooks, B.
At the start of the new ice hockey season, Woodsie alone believes that his teammates can pick themselves up after several key players defect to a rival team.

Cohen, Barbara Thank You, Jackie Robinson
J Cohen, B.
A fatherless white boy, who shares with an old black man an enthusiasm for Jackie Robinson, takes a ball autographed by Jackie to his elderly friend's deathbed.

Cooper, Ilene Choosing Sides
J Cooper, I.
Jonathan doesn't want his father to think that he is a quitter, but middle school basketball--under the lash of a gung-ho coach--is turning out to be anything but fun.

Davis, Gibbs Tony's Double Play
J Davis, G.
Tony is afraid that he will disappoint the rest of the team in their big rematch game against the Big Busters.

Dygard, Thomas J. Forward Pass
J Dygard, T.
To improve his struggling football team's chances of winning, Coach Garner brings in a new wide receiver, Jill Winston.

Gardiner, John Reynolds Stone Fox
J Gardiner J.
Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.

Greene, Stephanie Owen Foote, Soccer Star
J Greene, S.
When eight-year-old Owen and his best friend Joseph join a neighborhood soccer league, they not only face a test of their game skills but also of their friendship.

Gutman, Dan Babe & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure
J Gutman, D.
With their ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe and his father have the opportunity to find out whether Babe Ruth really did call his shot when he hit that home run in the third game of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.

Gutman, Dan Million Dollar Shot
J Gutman, D.
Eleven-year-old Eddie gets a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the National Basketball Association finals

Herman, Gail Just Like Mike
J Herman, G.
When Michael Brown's mother remarries and Michael's last name changes to Jordan, the kids at his new school expect him to be like his namesake on the basketball court, but unfortunately this Mike is terrible at sports.

Herzig, Alison Craig The Boonsville Bombers
J Herzig, A.
Getting to play baseball with the Boonsville Bombers isn't all that easy! But talented Emma has a three-part plan to join the team, and she's determined to make her plan work!

Heymsfeld, Carla Coaching Ms Parker
J Heymsfeld, C.
Mike and his friends try to help their fourth grade teacher learn how to play basketball before the annual teacher student game.

Hurwitz, Johanna Baseball Fever
J Hurwitz, J.
Ten-year-old Ezra tries to convince his scholarly father that his baseball fever is not wasting his mind.

Lord, Betty Bao In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
J Lord, B.
In 1947, a Chinese child comes to Brooklyn where she becomes Americanized at school, in her apartment building, and by her love for baseball.

Mackel, Kathy A Season of Comebacks
J Mackel, K.
Ten-year-old Molly competes for the attention of her father who seems to be only interested in cultivating the talent of her older sister Allie, a softball pitcher.

Marzollo, Jean Slam Dunk Saturday
J Marzollo, J.
Nine-year-old Billy wants to do well in his school's basketball fund-raiser, but he is intimidated by a loud-mouthed schoolmate.

Marzollo, Jean Soccer Cousins
J Marzollo, J.
When David visits his cousin in Mexico, he not only celebrates the Day of the Dead but he also plays a big part in Miguel's soccer tournament.

Namioka, Lensey Yang the Youngest & His Terrible Ear
J Namioka, L.
Recently arrived in Seattle from China, musically untalented Yintao is faced with giving a violin performance to attract new students for his father when he would rather be working on friendships and playing baseball.

Naylor, Phyllis R. The Girls Take Over
J Naylor, P.
The Malloy girls and the Hatford boys continue to get in trouble as they try to outdo each other in bottle racing, spelling, and baseball.

Nelson, Vaunda Michaeux Mayfield Crossing
J Nelson, V.
When the school in Mayfield Crossing is closed, the students are sent to larger schools, where the black children encounter racial prejudice for the first time. Only baseball seems a possibility for drawing people together.

Park, Barbara Skinnybones
J Park, B.
Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents and simply get by in a hectic world.

Ritter, John H. The Boy Who Saved Baseball
J Ritter, J.
The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory with the secrets of the now disgraced player, Dante Del Gato.

Slote, Alfred Make-Believe Ball Player
J Slote, A.
Although he's not very good at baseball, ten-year-old Henry uses his imagination to become a better ball player.

Russo, Marisabina House of Sports
J Russo, M.
Through a series of triumphs and tragedies at home, at school, and on the basketball court, plus time reluctantly spent with his elderly grandmother, twelve-year-old Jim Malone learns that there is a lot more to life than basketball.

Smith, Robert Kimmel Bobby Baseball
J Smith, R.
Ten-year-old Bobby is passionate about baseball and convinced that he is a great player. The only problem is to get a chance to prove his skill, especially to his father.

Spinelli, Jerry There's a Girl in My Hammerlock
J Spinelli, J.
Thirteen-year old Maisie joins her school's formerly all male wrestling team and tries to last through the season, despite opposition from other students, her best friend, and her own teammates.

Stolz, Mary Coco Grimes
J Stolz, M.
Eleven-year-old Thomas talks his grandfather into driving all the way across Florida to meet Coco Grimes, an old man who remembers Negro League baseball, but the actual encounter proves to be bittersweet.

Christopher, Matt Sports Books
J Christopher, M
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Brown, Marc - Text by Stephen Krensky Arthur Good Sports Series


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