Sports

Game Day by Cari Meister

 Illustrations and simple text describe the events of a baseball game.

Lucky Enough by Fred Bowen

  Trey is overjoyed when his lucky charm helps him make the travel team, but will his luck hold out? When Trey's treasured lucky charm--a piece of blue sea glass he found near his grandmother's beach house--"helps" him make it onto the Ravens...

Quarterback Season by Fred Bowen

Matt expects to be the starting quarterback on his middle school team. But after a few practices watching Devro, a talented seventh grader, he's starting to get nervous. To make matters worse, his English teacher is on his case about a new class...

Off the Rim by Fred Bowen

Chris yearns to be more than a benchwarmer on the Oak View Middle School basketball team. With the help of his best friend Greta and her mom, Chris begins to change his defensive strategy and successfully learns to keep his opponents from scoring.

On the Line by Fred Bowen

Marcus is the high scorer and best rebounder on his basketball team, but he's not so great at free throw, until the school custodian helps him overcome his fear of failure.

Double Reverse by Fred Bowen

Jesse is a wide receiver for the freshman team. His brother Jay is the quarterback, but his throws have been wild. Jesse knows the plays, but feels he's too small to play quarterback. The coach wants to switch Jay to a safety position, so Jay encourages...

The Final Cut by Fred Bowen

 Four friends who share a love of basketball have to go through tryouts for the school team. Slowly it becomes clear that they may not all make the team.

Full Court Fever by Fred Bowen

 The Falcons have the skill but not the height required to win their games. Will they be able to win the dreaded end-of-the season game against their much taller rivals?

Perfect Game by Fred Bowen

Isaac is a perfectionist. This extends to everything in his life, but especially his love for baseball. He dreams of pitching a perfect game18 batters, all out and of earning a spot on the summer travel team. But Isaac hasn't learned to handle it when...

The Golden Glove by Fred Bowen

Without his lucky glove, Jamie doesn't believe in his ability to lead his baseball team to victory. Then he learns that faith in oneself is the most important equipment for any game.

Go for the Goal! by Fred Bowen

Thirteen-year-old Josh joins a travel league soccer team. The individual team members are talented, but they are playing together for the first time sometimes in new positions they're not used to and they are not doing well. When their coach suggests...

Dad, Jackie, and Me by Myron Uhlberg

Jackie Robinson is the new first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers--and the first black player in Major League Baseball. A young boy shares the excitement of Robinson's rookie season with his deaf father.