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Here are some of our favorite sports stories! These titles are classified as Teen Middle School (TM) and can be found in the Teen section of the library.
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Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up
by Jenn Bishop
New to Cincinnati, where her father is now coach of the University basketball team, eighth-grader Aurora (called Rory) finds herself isolated by the heated team rivalries--especially when it turns out her new friend Abby's father has a mysterious feud with Rory's father that threatens her new friendship.
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Sweet & Bitter Rivals
by Jessica Burkhart
Receiving anonymous messages that threaten to reveal how she accidentally cost her biggest rival, Selly, a chance at team captain, Abby St. Claire puts on blinders and focuses on her horse, Beau, but finds out the hard way that secrets don't make friends at Saddlehill Academy.
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Much Ado about Baseball
by Rajani LaRocca
Seventh grader and math wiz Trish plans to play on the baseball team, but fellow math wiz Ben thinks baseball is a torture he would like to avoid--but now the two, who competed against each other in a math tournament, find themselves on the same baseball team. Includes recipes and math facts.
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Dinged
by Tom Greenwald
When his dad, a former NFL Superstar and now the town celebrity, starts exhibiting strange behavior, up-and-coming freshman quarterback Caleb Springer must make a tough decision when he realizes the sport he loves may be the cause.
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Control Freaks
by J. E. Thomas
When the principal of the super competitive Benjamin Banneker STEAM Academy announces the start of an epic Team Competition, Frederick Douglass Zezzmer is determined to win the trophy and prove to his dad he's worthy, but soon he learns there is no“i” in“Team.”
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Slugfest
by Gordon Korman
Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka“Slugfest,” in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a summer he'll never forget.
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Captain Skidmark Dances with Destiny
by Jennifer A. Irwin
Thirteen-year-old Will is generally miserable at the middle school where his father is principal, but after his father refuses to let him attend dance school, Will finds common ground with his seventeen-year-old hockey-star cousin, Alex, because Alex's father also will not listen to what his son wants.
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Hands
by Torrey Maldonado
Taking boxing lessons to handle his abusive stepdad, which everyone thinks is a bad idea, talented artist Trev, who needs his hands to help him build a better future, must decide whether to use them to build or to knock down.
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Hidden Truths
by Elly Swartz
When an explosion leaves his best friend Dani unable to do the one thing in the world she cares about, Eric is brought into direct conflict with another friend while searching for answers about the accident, putting his loyalty to the test.
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No Slam Dunk
by Mike Lupica
Inspired by his father's lessons in sportsmanship to practice good teamwork in basketball, Wes lends off-court assistance to a headstrong point guard whose determination to hold the spotlight is compromising their playoff chances.
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Air
by Monica Roe
When her wheelchair motocross dreams get shattered, 12-year-old Emmie finds the community rallying around her, but cannot shake the feeling that her goals are no longer her own and must take a stand for what she wants.
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Defending Champ
by Mike Lupica
To save the girls soccer team, Alex Carlisle and her teammates hatch a plan for a "battle against the sexes" to raise money for the school's athletic program so that no one is left on the sidelines.
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Shot Clock
by Caron Butler
When the police officer who killed his best friend, a hoops phenom, is back on the job, Tony, the statistician for the AAU basketball team, must deal with his own grief and help his community heal while leading his team to victory.
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Ten Thousand Tries
by Amy Makechnie
With his home life spiraling out of control, Golden Maroni pushes himself to become the captain of his soccer team and master of his eighth-grade universe, which alienates those around him.
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Rivals
by Tom Greenwald
In basketball-crazed Walthorne, rival middle school stars Austin Chambers and Carter Haswell are both feeling the pressure when school sports reporter Alfie Jenks reveals scandals that jeopardize the whole season. Told through flashbacks, newspaper reports, social media posts, and interviews.
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We Are Family
by LeBron James
When Jayden and his teammates find out there's not going to be a Hoop Group this year--and maybe ever again--they have to learn to lean on each other if they want to save their basketball season.
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Final Season
by Tim Green
When his NFL dad is diagnosed with ALS, middle school quarterback Ben Redd is determined to have a winning season, which may be his final one, as he watches the heavy toll the incurable disease is taking on his dad.
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Fast Pitch
by Nic Stone
Working hard to prove that Black girls belong at bat, softball captain Shenice Lockwood must prove herself on and off the field when a family secret is revealed, breaking her focus on the game as the championship fast approaches.
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Booked
by Kwame Alexander
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.
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Strike Zone
by Mike Lupica
Twelve-year-old Nick García dreams of winning MVP of his summer baseball league, of finding a cure for his sister, of meeting his hero, Yankee pitcher Michael Arroyo, and of no longer living in fear of the government and ICE agents.
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