Looking for a great book featuring your favorite sport? Get in the game by looking for a book here at the library! We have a brand new list available to help school-age kids find the perfect sports-themed chapter book. Click
here to see a full list of the great titles we have to recommend. Here are a few highlights from that list:
Top of the Order by John Coy
Jackson’s parents are divorced and his mother has started dating. Gig’s dad is in the National Guard and has been called up to serve in the Middle East. Isaac's dad wants him to go to a different middle school than all his friends. Diego is the new kid in school, a power-hitter who works with his family on the weekends and can't make every team practice. These four friends lead different lives, but on the baseball field, they're a strong team, the top of the order. In this crucial last year of elementary school, they’re faced with preparing for middle school and dealing with a new member of their team—a girl!
Touchdown Trouble by Fred Bowen
Sam loves football. Most of all he loves the feeling he gets when his team, the Cowboys, are working together, moving closer and closer to the end zone. But Sam's pride in his team begins to fade. In an important game, the Cowboys beat the Giants to remain undefeated, thanks to a touchdown by Sam in the final play of the game. But later, watching a video of the game, Sam and his teammates realize that the winning touchdown was scored illegally. The Giants should have won the game. Now the team is divided. Should they keep quiet or give the Giants the win?
Airball: My Life in Briefs by Lisa Harkrader
Kirby Nickel loves basketball. The only problem is he can’t play basketball. But when an opportunity to meet NBA star Brett McGrew comes up, Kirby knows he has to take a chance and try out for the basketball team. Getting on the team turns out to be easy—the rest of the boys are as supremely untalented as Kirby—but winning in order to be eligible to meet McGrew is a whole different problem. Different and embarrassing. The coach’s radical new plan for success involves the boys playing in their underwear. But if this crazy idea works, Kirby will get to meet his hero—who he secretly also hopes is his long-lost father.
If you like sports but just aren't in the mood for fiction, don't forget that we have lots and lots of great sports non-fiction to check out. Look for books about your favorite sport, or investigate one that you've never tried before - the choice is yours! Just head on over to our
catalog and do a subject search for the sport you want to find books about. Try using search terms in this format to get started:
Baseball - Juvenile Literature
Hockey - Juvenile Literature
Soccer - Juvenile Literature
Enjoy! -Ms. Sandy
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