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Plunked
by Michael Northrop
Landing a starting position on the Little League team and looking forward to an exciting season, sixth-grade slugger Jack Mogens is injured by a powerful stray pitch during his first game and confronts a difficult physical and psychological healing process. By the author of Gentlemen.
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Million-dollar throw
by Mike Lupica
Known for his strong arm, 13-year-old football fanatic Nate Brodie feels confident that he could win the million-dollar prize as an invited guest at an NFL contest, but when pressures at home mount, Nate looks to his best friend Abby, who teaches him what true courage is all about.
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Change-up : mystery at the World Series
by John Feinstein
While covering baseball's World Series, teenage sports reporters Stevie and Susan Carol investigate a rookie pitcher whose evasive answers during an interview reveal more than a few contradictions in his life story
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Last shot : a Final Four mystery
by John Feinstein
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game
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Tangerine
by Edward Bloor
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. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Jr Lib Guild. Reissue.
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Stanford Wong flunks big-time
by Lisa Yee
After flunking sixth-grade English, basketball prodigy Stanford Wong must struggle to pass his summer-school class, keep his failure a secret from his friends, and satisfy his academically demanding father.
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Sports camp
by Rich Wallace
Eleven-year-old Riley Liston tries to fit in at Camp Olympia, a summer sports camp where he is one of the youngest boys
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Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy
by Wendelin Van Draanen
Sammy continues to make life with her grandmother interesting as she tries to discover who is stealing from St. Mary's church, befriends a homeless girl, and plays in a softball tournament against a bitter rival
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The great wall of Lucy Wu
by Wendy Wan Long Shang
Anticipating the best year of her life as she prepares for the sixth grade, Lucy Wu finds her ambitions shattered by the unwelcome arrival of her great aunt from China, foiled birthday plans and her reluctant enrollment in a Chinese school. A first novel.
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Mudville
by Kurtis Scaletta
When the non-stop rain that has been falling on the town of Moundville for the past twenty-two years finally stops one summer day, Roy is certain that the time has come for his baseball team to call for a rematch with their greatest rivals, Sinister Bend, in order to finish what was started over two decades ago!
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Keeping score
by Linda Sue Park
Against the background of major league baseball and the Korean War, Maggie Fortini, who is a diehard Brooklyn Dodgers fan, finds a way to make a difference in the world when her brother Jim is drafted into the army and needs her help. 75,000 first printing.
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No fear! : No Fear!
by Steve Moore
A debut entry in a series by the nationally syndicated cartoonist of In the Bleachers follows the experiences of benchwarmer Steve, who struggles to conquer his fear of getting hit with a baseball before his first year on the school team is ruined. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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Shoot-out : a Comeback Kids novel
by Mike Lupica
Twelve-year-old Jake must leave his championship soccer team to play on a team with a losing record when his family moves to a neighboring town
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Eyes on the goal
by John Coy
Middle-schooler Jackson’s baseball skills are not much help when he and his friends go to soccer camp; while there he learns that his mother’s boyfriend has invited them to move into his house, and friend Diego’s father is deployed to Afghanistan.
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Drop in
by Donald B. Lemke
Omar Grebes and his friend Tommy Goff are both reckless skateboarders, but when they become involved with a mysterious organization called The Revolution, things get confusing and dangerous
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The big time : a Football genius novel
by Tim Green
Twelve-year-old Troy always dreamed of meeting his father, but when the man finally appears his mother's anger, his father's shady business dealings, and Troy's own feelings make the reunion difficult and confusing
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The underdogs
by Mike Lupica
Small but fast 12-year-old Will Tyler, an avid football player in the down-and-out town of Forbes, Pennsylvania, takes matters into his own hands when a lack of funding threatens to cancel the football season, rallying the entire town and giving the whole community hope in the process.
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Beyond lucky
by Sarah Aronson
Believing his luck has changed for the better after finding a rare soccer card, aspiring young goalie Ari Fish finds his athletic skills floundering in the face of a dispute between his best friend and the new girl on the team, who accuse each other of stealing the card.
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Sasquatch in the paint
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and being accused of stealing could mean Theo is off both teams. 100,000 first printing.
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Saving the team
by Alex Morgan
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.
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Screaming at the ump
by Audrey Vernick
Twelve-year-old Casey lives with his father and grandfather at their family-run umpire school, and as he deals with middle school and his mother's unwelcome return, he stumbles on a sensational story that has him questioning his dream of becoming a journalist. 20,000 first printing.
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Ten : a soccer story
by Shamini Flint
A passionate soccer fan in 1986 Malaysia, who longs to play in spite of perceptions that soccer is a boys' game, practices basic soccer skills in her backyard before persuading other girls to help her form a team, an endeavor that is complicated by her unpredictable biracial family. Simultaneous eBook. 15,000 first printing.
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The contract
by Derek Jeter
A debut novel inspired by the legendary sports icon's career follows the childhood ambitions of aspiring shortstop Derek, who is disappointed by his second-base assignment in Little League and who works to maintain his grades in order to pursue his dream of Yankees stardom.
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The walk on
by John Feinstein
Hoping to secure a spot on the school varsity team but sidelined by the coach's more experienced son, Alex helps win a key game when his rival is injured, a situation that is complicated when he is wrongly accused of using steroids. By the best-selling author of A Season on the Brink. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
Aspiring to be the fasted sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, a gifted runner finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violence-prone father, in a debut entry of a series about four teammates from very different backgrounds. By the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning author of When I Was the Greatest. Simultaneous eBook.
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Rookie of the year
by Phil Bildner
A follow-up to A Whole New Ballgame finds Rip and Red's ongoing efforts to acclimate to fifth grade challenged by the arrival of a talented basketball teammate, Red's autism and a rebellion against the school cafeteria food. Simultaneous eBook.
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How Oscar Indigo broke the universe : (and put it back together again)
by David Teague
Nervously filling in for an injured star player, a youth with limited athletic skills and a magical gold watch that can stop time orchestrates a game-winning home run only to be confronted with the consequences of his time meddling. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Sidetracked
by Diana Harmon Asher
"Seventh-grader Joseph Friedman is friendless and puny, with ADD to boot. He spends most of his time avoiding the class bully and hiding out in the Resource Room. But the Resource Room teacher encourages (i.e., practically forces) him to join the school cross country team, and he meets Heather, a new student who's tough and athletic and refuses to be pushed around by anybody"
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Power forward
by Hena Khan
A first entry in a new series by the critically acclaimed author of Amina's Voice introduces fourth-grade athlete Zayd Saleem, whose dream of becoming the first Pakistani-American to make it into the NBA is challenged by his lower ranking, his small size and his family's preference that he learn to play the violin. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Take down
by Laura Shovan
Told in separate voices, sixth-graders Mikayla, a wrestler like her brothers, and Lev, part of the Fearsome Threesome, become good wrestling partners and friends, but there can be only one winner at the State competition
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Out of bounds
by Andrea Montalbano
When newcomer Skylar joins the Brookville Breakers soccer team, Makena James ignores the Soccer Sisters code--and family rules--to try to win Skylar's approval
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There's no base like home
by Jessica Mendoza
Sophia Garcia, thirteen, wants to excel at softball like her older sister, Ellie, and make her family proud, but when she is chosen for a different team and position than Ellie, she must learn to succeed by being herself
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Running on empty
by S. E. Durrant
After his grandfather dies, eleven-year-old JJ, a talented runner, assumes new responsibilities including taking care of his intellectually-challenged parents and figuring out how bills get paid
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Batting order
by Mike Lupica
A talented baseball player struggling with unreliability and his all-rounder teammate, who has been marginalized because of a speech disorder, become unlikely practice partners as their team navigates the rapidly approaching end of their season. By the best-selling author of the Home Team series. 6, first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Benchwarmers
by John Feinstein
A debut entry in a new series by the Edgar Allen Poe Award-winning author of Last Shot finds the poorest player on a soccer team and a superstar player who is left out because she is a girl forging an unexpected friendship on the bench. Simultaneous eBook
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