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BASEBALL | BASKETBALL | BOWLING | FENCING | FOOTBALL | GYMNASTICS | HOCKEY | MARTIAL ARTS | PING-PONG | RACING (AUTOMOBILES) | RACING (MOTORCYCLES & MINI-BIKES) | SKATING & SKATEBOARDING | SKIING | SOCCER | SOFTBALL | SWIMMING | TENNIS | TRACK AND FIELD | WRESTLING |
BASEBALL
BASKETBALL
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BOWLING
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FICTION
- Gutman, Dan.
- The Million Dollar Strike.
Best friends Ouchie and Squishy, who love bowling and horror movies respectively, meet the eccentric owner of a local bowling alley and try to help him save Bowl-A-Rama from the wrecking ball and a destructive psychotic lunatic.
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FENCING
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FICTION
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FOOTBALL
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FICTION
- Attanas, John.
- Eddie and the Jets.
Eddie Paulsen, sixth-grade football fanatic, is having the worst time of his life -- his father moves out, his football team is not coming together, he likes his best friend's sister, and his friends think he's a jerk. Eddie and his father learn together what life's real priorities are.
- Christopher, Matt.
- Football Nightmare.
Having dropped a pass and made his football team miss having an undefeated season, thirteen-year-old Keith fears that he will continue to make bad mistakes and wonders if he should continue playing football.
- The Great Quarterback Switch.
Twelve-year-old Michael, confined to a wheelchair after an accident, uses mental telepathy to communicate football plays to his quarterback twin brother Tom, then suddenly finds himself on the field in his brother's place.
- Dygard, Thomas.
- Second Stringer.
When Kevin replaces the quarterback and football hero who suffers a knee injury, the second stringer needs to prove that he can do the job and is not just a substitute.
- Running Wild.
When Coach Wilson and Officer Stowell encourage him to join the high school football team, Pete no longer believes that "nobody does anything for nothing."
- Green, Tim.
- Football Genius.Harper Collins, 2007.
Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.
- Korman, Gordon.
- The Zucchini Warriors.
Roommates Bruno and Boots filnd obstacles in their way as they attempt to lead the MacDonald Hall Zucchini Warriors to a victorious football season and earn the reward of a new recreation center.
- Lantz, Francess Lin.
- The Day Joanie Frankenhauser Became a Boy.
Fifth-grader Joanie Frankenhauser loves sports, but she feels that the boys in her school don't give her an even chance when she plays football and other games with them. After she moves to a new school and discovers that her first name has been misprinted as John, Joanie decides not to correct her teacher.
- Levy, Elizabeth.
- Tackling Dad.
When Cassie tries out for the middle school football team, she faces unexpected opposition from her father, a former professional football player.
- Scholz, Jackson.
- The Football Rebels.
Unable to make the varsity football team at Midwestern University, freshman Clint Martin decides to buck the athletic organization by starting his own informal team made up of any students who want to play football.
- Rookie Quarterback.
A high-school dropout returns from the Navy, revives his dedication to football and is inspited to secure his future of using his acedemic as well as athletic abilities.
- Wallace, Rich.
- The Roar of the Crowd.
After years of playing nothing but soccer in Hudson City, New Jersey, Manny has to work very hard to play on the middle school football team, using determination, speed, and smarts to make up for being small and inexperienced. Winning Season; #1.
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EASY FICTION
- Christopher, Matt.
- The Dog that CAlled the Signals.
During a crucial football game, Mike's unusual dog Harry is able to transmit plays from the ill, housebound coach. Sequel
to "The Dog that Stole Football Plays"
- The Dog that Stole Football Plays.
A boy and his psychic dog are able to steal plays from the opposing football team.
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EASY READERS
- Christopher, Matt.
- Glue Fingers.
Reluctant to play football because he stutters, Billy Joe's first game discloses that he has no reason to fear ridicule.
- Kessler, Leonard.
- Kick, Pass, and Run.
After observing a boy's football team, a group of animals organizes its own teams and game.
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GYMNASTICS
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EASY FICTION
- Korman, Susan.
- Megan's Balancing Act.
Megan discovers the thrill of being a gymnast with star talent.
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PICTURE BOOKS
- Holabird, Katharine.
- Angelina and Alice.
Angelina and her best friend Alice discover the importance of teamwork when their acrobatics are the hit of the gymnastics show at the village fair.
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HOCKEY
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FICTION
- Christopher, Matt.
- Penalty Shot.
Jeff, already worried about losing his place on the hockey team because of low grades, suddenly finds himself the victim of sabotage in the form of forged papers.
- Roller Hockey Radicals.
Newcomer Kirby Childs overcomes obstacles to find his spot on a new roller hockey team.
- Fitzgerald, Dawn.
- Getting in the Game.
When everyone tries to get thirteen-year-old Joanna off the boys ice hockey team, including Ben, her best friend since kindergarten, Jo resolves to deal with the problems caused by her participation.
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PICTURE BOOKS
- Brownridge, William Roy.
- Victory at Paradise Hill.
Danny and his friend, Anita, have been turned out of the Maple Leaves, and Danny's brother Bob has come under mysterious circumstances. On the way back from a local tournament, Bob reveals his secret, and Danny must put aside his own troubles to seek a way to help his brother.
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MARTIAL ARTS (JUDO & KARATE)
- Stone, Jeff.
- The Five Ancestors Series: Monkey, BOOK 1.
As fans of Jeffrey Stone's Five Ancestors series might expect, the second book in his series, Monkey, takes up with Malao (which means "Monkey"), first introduced in his launch book, Tiger. This next installment retraces a bit of the same territory, leading up to the moment when the five orphans "scatter to the winds," and fills in the gaps of Malao's whereabouts while he and Fu ("Tiger") were separated in the previous novel.
- The Five Ancestors Series: Tiger, BOOK 2.
Set in 17th-century China (aka "4348-Year of the Tiger"), Stone's debut novel launches his riveting Five Ancestors series. Five orphans live at Cangzhen Temple with their Grandmaster, and consider themselves brothers; "each had mastered a style of animal kung fu that reflected both his personality and his body type."
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FICTION
- Barnes, Dawn.
- Seven Wheels of Power.
Four youngsters from a hometown karate school are secretly part of an elite club that must defend the world against an evil power.
- Orr, Wendy.
- Peeling the Onion.
Following an automobile accident in which her neck is broken, a teenage karate champion begins a long and painful recovery with the help of her family.
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PICTURE BOOKS
- Faulkner, Matt.
- Black Belt.
After hiding in a karate school to escape a bully, Bushi wakes up in another time and learns from a karate master that intelligence can be more powerful than mere strength.
- Hellman, Gary.
- The Karate Way.
A boy describes his experiences learning karate, especially how it has increased his self-confidence.
- Pinkney, J. Brian.
- Jojo's Flying Side Kick.
Everyone gives Jojo advice on how to perform in order to earn her yellow belt in tae kwon do class, but in the end she figures it out for herself.
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PING-PONG
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FICTION
- Winkler, Henry.
- My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard.
With the help of his grandfather, underachieving fifth-grader Hank Zipzer finally discovers that he is good at ping-pong, but he is afraid to tell his classmates for fear of being ridiculed. (Hank Zipzer, the world's greatest underachiever; 9)
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RACING (AUTOMOBILES)
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FICTION
- Reilly, Matthew.
- Crash Course.
Fourteen-year-old Jason Chaser races hover cars. Jason and his brother, "the Bug," have been accepted to the International Race School, where they race against great difficulties. With his brother navigating, Jason, the fourteen-year-old hover car racing phenom is geared up to take the world by storm.
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EASY READERS
- Herman, Gail.
- The Race Car Monster.
Scooby and the gang are going to the racetrack for a day of fun and excitement. But they hear roaring! Then they see flashing teeth! Is there a monster lurking at the racetrack? Only Scooby-Doo can solve the mystery.
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PICTURE BOOKS
- Miranda, Anne.
- Vroom, Chugga, Vroom-vroom.
Race cars numbered from one to twenty battle to the finish line to win the golden cup.
- Seymour, Tres.
- The Smash-up Crash-up Derby.
While visiting the fair, a child describes the most exciting event -- the demolition derby and its surprise winner.
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EASY READERS
- Reese, Bob.
- The Critter Race.
The desert animals have a race for fun.
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SKATING & SKATEBOARDING
- Christopher, Matt.
- Skateboard Tough.
When Bretts' skateboarding abilities dramatically and inexplicably improve after using The Lizard, a skateboard mysteriously unearthed in his backyard, his friends start to wonder if the skateboard is haunted.
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EASY FICTION
- Kline, Suzy.
- Molly Gets Mad.
Third grader Molly is jealous of Florence's superior ice skating ability but makes an interesting discovery about teamwork when she joins the hockey team.
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EASY READERS
- Herman, Gail.
- Slip! Slide! Skate!
A young girl who wants to be the best ice skater in the whole class learns that it is just as important to have fun.
- Schade, Susan.
- Cat on Ice.
Cat and Rat learn ice skating at an indoor rink and get to be Snowballs in a show there.
- Schulz, Charles.
- She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown.
Aided by her coach, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty prepares for a big ice skating competition.
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PICTURE BOOKS
- Kennedy, X. J.
- Elephantina's Dream.
With the help of Mozzarella Mouse, Elefantina the elephant trains hard to qualify for the Elympic ice skating team.
- Stevenson, James.
- Sam the Zamboni Man.
Matt visits his grandfather, who operates the Zamboni at the hockey rink, and on his last night there, he becomes the youngest Zamboni driver of all time.
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SKIING
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FICTION
- MacLean, John.
- When the Mountain Sings.
Thirteen-year-old competitive skier Sam experiences the excitement and intensity of preparing for his first championship race.
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SOCCER
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FICTION
- Avi.
- S.O.R. Losers
Each member of the South Orange River seventh-grade soccer team has qualities of excellence, but not on the soccer field.
- Bloor, Edward.
- Tangerine.
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.
- Christopher, Matt.
- Goal Keeper in Charge.
Tina Esparza loves soccer, especially that it's a team sport where no one player is in the spotlight. Imagine her surprise when the trainer asks her to train as the team's goalkeeper. Will Tina overcome her shyness and accept a position that puts her in the spotlight?
- Top Wing.
Dana Bellamy searches for the truth behind the fire for which his father is blamed.
- Esckilsen, Eric E.
- Offsides.
Tom Gray, a Mohawk Indian and star soccer player, moves to a new high school and refuses to play for the Warriors with their insulting mascot.
- Fitzgerald, Dawn.
- Soccer Chick Rules. 2006.
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.
- Gutman, Dan.
- The Million Dollar Kick.
Thirteen-year-old Whisper, who hates sports, is torn when she gets a chance to win a million dollars by kicking a goal against a local soccer hero.
- Hoffius, Stephen.
- Winners and Losers.
When a heart condition threatens tocurtail his friend Daryl's track career, Curt finds himself taking Daryl's place as lead contender for the conference championship and as the new obsession of Daryl's driven father.
- Little, Kimberly Griffiths.
- Breakaway.
Sixth grader Luke, who never got a chance to know his father, is convinced that he can follow in his footsteps as a great soccer player, but he finds that success takes more than good genes.
- Napoli, Donna Jo.
- Soccer Shock.
When ten-year-old Adam discovers that his freckles can see and talk he plans to enlist their aid to get onto the school soccer team.
- Peet, Mal.
- Keeper.
When acclaimed South American journalist Paul Faustino begins his interview with World Cup soccer star El Gato, he expects to be recording the thoughts of a goalkeeper at the height of his career. He never envisioned hearing about a young, lonely boy growing up in the middle of a rain forest, who wandered upon a mysterious soccer field and an apparition that appeared to him daily and trained him to become the greatest goalkeeper ever known.
- Wallace, Rich.
- Double Fake.
Two friends look forward to a season of soccer with the YMCA summer league.
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EASY FICTION
- Auch, Mary Jane.
- Angel and Me and the Bayside Bombers.
Having been kicked off 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.
- Levy, Elizabeth.
- Rude Rowdy Rumors.
Seven-year-old Brian enlists the help of his little sister Penny to discover which of his soccer teammates is spreading rumors about him.
- Shreve, Susan.
- The Goalie.
Julie McNeil feels threatened both in the family and on the soccer field when her widower father begings to date the mother of her arch-rival Benji True.
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PICTURE BOOKS
- Foreman, Michael.
- Wonder Goal.
A boy describes what it feels like to score a goal that makes his soccer teammates stop teasing him.
- Hoff, Syd.
- Baseball Mouse.
Bernard, a field mouse who lives in a baseball park, helps win an important game and is made a member of the team.
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SOFTBALL
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FICTION
- Christopher, Matt.
- Windmill Windup.
Thirteen-year-old Kelly, softball star, has to face new challenges in her life, including assignment to a different softball team and her mother's new boyfriend.
- Koss, Amy Goldman.
- Strike Two.
Gwen's hope of spending the summer playing softball and hanging out with her cousin Jess is ruined when her father and her uncle land on opposite sides of the local newspaper strike.
- Mackel, Kathy.
- A Season of Comebacks.
Ten-year-old Molly competes for the attention of her father, who seems to be only interested in cultivating the talent of Molly's older sister, Allie, a star softball pitcher.
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SWIMMING
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FICTION
- BUTLER, Dori Hillestad.
- Trading Places with Tank Talbott.
Jason, who would rather work on his horror movie screenplay than learn to swim, finds an unlikely ally in Tank, the class bully, who is being forced to take ballroom dance lessons.
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EASY READERS
- Kessler, Leonard.
- Last one in is a Rotten Egg.
Freddy is missing all the fun until he learns to swim in the deep end of the swimming pool.
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TENNIS
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FICTION
- Christopher, Matt.
- Tennis Ace.
Steve and Ginny are frustrated because their father ignores her talent as a tennis player while pushing him harder and harder to win at the sport.
- Feinstein, John.
- Canishing Act. 2006.
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.
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TRACK AND FIELD
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FICTION
- Christopher, Matt.
- Run for It.
Thirteen-year-old Theo, overweight and out of shape, finds that with his friend's support he just might be able to run in the race to raise money to help cancer patients like his aunt.
- Hughes, Dean.
- End of the Race.
Two twelve-year-old boys, one black and one white, train for and compete in the 400-meter race, but find it hard to become friends because of racial differences and their fathers' past relationship.
- Levy, Marilyn.
- Run for Your Life.
While living in a housing project in Oakland, California, thirteen-year-old Kisha joins a track team which helps her discover that she can be a winner.
- Marsden, Carolyn.
- Moon Runner .
When Mina discovers that she can run faster than her athlete friend, Ruth, she thinks she must choose between running and friendship.
- Wallace, Rich.
- Fast Company .
When sixth-grader Manny Ramos, one of the fastest runners on the youth football team, joins the new track club, he hopes that his light weight will be a benefit in racing against more experienced guys.
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WRESTLING
- Hayes, Daniel.
- No Effect.
An eigth grader joins the wrestling team and has his first crush on a teacher.
- Spinelli, Jerry.
- There's a Girl in My Hammerlock.
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.
- Wallace, Rich.
- Takedown. Viking 2006.
Seventh-grader Donald, living with his parents in New Jersey, is determined to master wrestling but discovers that to win at the sport he must learn to control his temper. SERIES Winning Season: 8.
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