Baseball
Green, Tim. Pinch Hit.
When movie star Trevor and regular Little League player Sam discover that they are identical twins separated at birth, they decide to trade places for a while so that Sam can live the Hollywood life and Trevor can play baseball. J GRE
Gutman, Dan. Mickey & Me.
When Joe travels back in time to 1944, he meets the Milwaukee Chicks, one of the only all-female professional baseball teams in the history of the game. J-HF GUT, J-PBK GUT
Mochizuki, Ken. Baseball Saved Us.
A Japanese American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during World War II, and his ability to play helps him after the war is over.
Ritter, John. The Boy Who Saved Baseball.
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. J RIT, YA-PBK RIT
Basketball
Gutman, Dan. The Million Dollar Shot.
Eleven-year-old Eddie gets a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the National Basketball Association finals. J GUT
Heldring, Thatcher. Toby Wheeler, Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer.
When Toby finally decides to join the middle school basketball team, he does not anticipate the changes that will occur in his relationship with his best friend JJ, who is the team's star player, as well as in other areas of his life.
J HEL
Mack, W.C. Athlete vs. Mathlete.
When their two worlds collide in seventh grade, fraternal twins and opposites Owen and Russell find themselves in direct competition at school, on the court, and home. J MAC
Warner, Gertrude. The Basketball Mystery.
Greenfield's famous basketball stars, Tipper and Buzz Nettleton, coach a community team that the Boxcar Children join. Then someone steals Tipper's MVP trophy and the Alden's investigate.
West, Tracey. Power Forward.
Justin Cooper can't believe it when he’s chosen as captain of his basketball team! Then everything changes when Justin is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Suddenly Justin finds himself trying to navigate a changing life: learning how to manage his diabetes, all the while trying to keep his diagnosis from his friends and teammates. J-PBK ESP
Boarding
Christopher, Matt. Snowboard Maverick.
Dennis faces a frightening challenge when he allows a bully to shame him into racing on a difficult slope. J CHR
Warren, Gertrude Chandler. Mystery of the Stolen Snowboard.
1 of 1 copy available Read a sample Description Details The winter sports season is here, and the Aldens are excited about all the snow activities—especially snowboarding! But soon they find themselves in the middle of a mystery surrounding a star athlete and a stolen snowboard!
Football
Bowen, Fred. Touchdown Trouble.
Sam is proud that his touchdown in the final play of a game left his football team undefeated, but when a video of the game reveals an illegally scored touchdown, he and his teammates must decide whether to reveal the truth. J BOW
Green, Tim. Kid Owner.
When Ryan learns his estranged father left him the Dallas Cowboys in his will, it is all Ryan can do to keep his dad's other son from snatching the team away. J GRE
Gutman, Dan. Coach Hyatt is a Riot!
A new football coach arrives at school and, with help from an unexpected new team member, the Moose, win a game. J GUT
Lupica, Mike. Game Changers.
When the coach's son, Shawn O'Brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old Ben McBain is not surprised--but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent Shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position. J LUP
Terrell, Brandon. Quarterback Scramble.
Ben is happy to ride the bench--until the Hawks' star QB, Wes, gets suspended for poor grades. With Ben at the helm, the offense stalls, and his teammates blame him. Soon after, a solution to Ben's passing problems reveals itself--but he's not so sure it's the right answer. J-GRAPHIC TER
Gymnastics
Casanova, Mary. McKenna.
Seattle fourth-grader McKenna Brooks, who lives for gymnastics, struggles with school work until Josie, a tutor confined to a wheelchair, helps her with reading comprehension and much more. J AME
Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Gymnastics Mystery.
Katya, a young Russian gymnast, stays with the Aldens while she practices for the big competition. But someone doesnt want her to win! J-PBK WAR
Hockey
Christopher, Matt. Ice Magic.
The twins' toy hockey game seems to be magic as it plays games identical to the real ones before they even happen. J-PBK CHR, J CHR
Gutman, Dan. The Million Dollar Goal.
Brother and sister twins, Dawn and Dusk, love hockey. Unfortunately, their dad hates the game, and their grandmother thinks they ought to be doing their homework. But, when their dad gets free tickets to a Canadiens game, he takes the whole family. The lucky fan who will get a chance to take a shot on goal for one million dollars will be chosen at the end of the game. Will Dawn or Dusk be the lucky one? J GUT
MacGregor, Roy. Peril at the World's Biggest Hockey Tournament.
The Screech Owls have come to Ottawa, the capital of Canada, to play in the world’s biggest minor league hockey tournament with more than 500 teams gathering from all over the world! Nish befriends the hilariously daring mascot. Little does he realize that he is about to embark on the most terrifying adventure of his lifetime. J-PBK MAC
Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Hockey Mystery.
The Boxcar Children are thrilled when they discover that hockey star Kevin Reynolds will be coaching a girls' hockey team right in Greenfield. As soon as practice begins, however, strange things start to occur J-PBK WAR.
Ice Skating
Russell, Rachel Renee. Dork Diaries: Tales from a not-so-graceful ice princess.
Nikki Maxwell is determined to help out her crush Brandon save an animal shelter. So Nikki and her friends Chloe and Zoey enter an ice skating competition to help raise money for the shelter, but (big surprise) Mackenzie has to stick her nose in and cause trouble. J RUS
Streatfield, Noel. Skating Shoes.
Nine-year-old Harriet Johnson goes ice-skating to strengthen her legs after an illness, befriends Lalla, the orphaned daughter of a great figure skating star, and finds encouragement to become a champion.
Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Mystery on the Ice.
The Aldens have an adventure right in Greenfield. It all starts with some special news from Cousins Joe and Alice. Then a figure skating troupe comes to town—and a blizzard, too! Not long afterward, a house nearby is burglarized, and the evidence seems to point to the skaters. J-PBK WAR
Karate
Christopher, Matt. Karate Kick.
After years of training, Cole Richards is ready to take the required test that will get him to his next belt level, but when other issues suddenly arise, Cole must find a way to remain focused on what is most important in order to succeed in his pending task. J CHR, J-PBK PET
Stilton, Geronimo. The Karate Mouse.
Geronimo Stilton gets caught up in the World Karate Championships, thanks to the efforts of Bruce Hyena and Piccolo Tao, Bruce's super-sporty cousin. Geronimo only has a week to become real champion material! Will Geronimo manage to overcome his fears in order to win the competition? J-M STI
Lacrosse
Bruchac, Joseph. The Warriors.
Jake has left the reservation for Weltimore Academy and entered a different world. Everyone there loves lacrosse, but no one understands it the way Jake does, as an Iroquois. And no one understands Jake either. J BRU, J-PBK BRU
Christopher, Matt. Lacrosse Face-off.
Eleven-year-old Garry, embarrassed when his unathletic brother joins his lacrosse team, faces a bigger problem when the team bully turns on both of them. J CHR
Soccer
Alexander, Kwame. Booked.
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. J ALE
Bowen, Fred. Soccer Team Upset.
Tyler's hope that his soccer team will be undefeated is dashed when his friend Zackand two more of the Cougars' best players accept an offer to play for a travel team. J BOW
FitzGerald, Dawn. Soccer Chick Rules.
While trying to focus on a winning soccer season, thirteen-year-old Tess becomes involved in local politics when she learns that all sports programs at her school will be stopped unless a tax levy is passed. J FIT
Montalbano, Andrea. Breakaway.
Letting her confidence and temper get the best of her as her soccer team's star player, LJ alienates all her friends except popular Tabitha, who prefers shopping to soccer and whom LJ comes to understand better when both girls spend extra time on the bench. J MON
Morgan, Alex. The Kicks (series)
From a star soccer player and Olympic gold medalist comes the first book in an empowering, fun-filled middle-grade series about believing in yourself and working as a team. J MOR
Osborne, Mary Pope. Soccer on Sunday.
Jack and Annie search for the fourth secret of greatness for Merlin the Magician in Mexico City at the 1970 World Cup Games. They hope to learn something new from soccer player great, Pele. J-FAN OSB
Simon, Francesca. Horrid Henry and the Soccer Fiend.
Moody Margaret thinks she is a better soccer player than Horrid Henry. Henry thinks Margaret is wrong. When Miss Battle-Axe forces them to play against each other for a fabulous prize, Henry will stop at nothing (no matter how horrid) to prove he's a soccer champion. J-PBK SIM
Swimming
Feinstein, John. Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics.
Competing in the Summer Olympics in London, Susan Carol Anderson is targeted by agents, sponsors and media representatives who Stevie Thomas suspects are using unscrupulous tactics to ensure that Susan wins the gold.
J FEI
Kessler, Liz. The Tail of Emily Windsnap.
After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world. J PBK KES, J-FAN KES
McDonald, Megan. Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout.
Stink has been in the Polliwog swim class for what seems like frog-ever, and still can't bear to put his face in the water. Then, one day, Stink has a close encounter with a freaky mutant frog. All of a sudden, his froggy senses are tingling! J MCD
Tennis
Adler, David. Cam Jansen: The Tennis Trophy Mystery.
Cam Jansen, with Eric at her side, helps solve the mystery of what happened to Mr. Day's tennis trophy. J-PBK ADL
Feinstein, John. Vanishing Act.
Eighth-grade sports reporters Susan Carol and Stevie reunite at the U.S. Open tennis championships where they investigate the mysterious disappearance of a top Russian player. J-M FEI
Track & Field
Maddox, Jake. Track and Field Takedown.
When Ring Lake Middle School decides to host an Olympic Fest, Kyle is assigned to compete in the track and field throwing events--will practice make him good, or will he embarrass himself in front of everyone? J MAD
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