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Lay Ups and Long Shots : an Anthology of Short Stories
A collection of eight short stories about middle-schoolers and sports. They range from a game of H-O-R-S-E to running, ping pong, dirt biking, surfing, place kicking, soccer, and basketball.
112 p. 2008
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Baggott, Julianna
The Prince of Fenway Park
In the fall of 2004, 12-year-old Oscar Egg is sent to live with his father in a strange netherworld under Boston's Fenway Park, where he joins the fairies, pooka, banshee, and other beings that are trapped there, waiting for someone to break the eighty-six-year-old curse that has prevented the Boston Red Sox from winning a World Series.
322 p. 2009
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Bundschuh, Rick
Clash
One year after losing an arm in a shark attack, fourteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton is still a champion surfer and serves as an inspiration to others, but her faith is tested when an unpleasant new girl seeks her friendship.
121 p. 2007
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Christopher, Matt
The Hockey Machine
Abducted by a fan and forced to become a member of a professional junior hockey team, 13-year-old star center Steve Crandall quickly realizes that he must play not only to win but to survive.
109 p. 2009
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Cochrane, Mick
The Girl Who Threw Butterflies
Eighth-grader Molly's ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team, which not only helps her feel connected to her recently deceased father, who loved baseball, it helps in other aspects of her life, as well.
177 p. 2009
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Coy, John
Top of the Order
Ten-year-old Jackson lives for baseball, but becomes distracted by the approach of middle school, his mother's latest boyfriend, and the presence of a girl--his good friend's sister--on his team.
182 p. 2009
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Creech, Sharon
Heartbeat
Twelve-year-old Annie ponders the many rhythms of life the year that her mother becomes pregnant, her grandfather begins faltering, and her best friend (and running partner) becomes distant.
180 p. 2004
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Day, Karen L.
No Cream Puffs
In 1980, when 12-year-old Madison, who loves to play baseball, decides to play in her town's baseball league, she never envisions the uproar it causes when she becomes the first girl to join.
209 p. 2008
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Doyle, Bill H.
Iced! : the 2007 Journal of Nick Fitzmorgan.
In 2007, fourteen-year-old Nick Fitzmorgan arrives home to find that his father has disappeared but has left clues, including blood on an MP-3 player and goofy song lyrics, that lead the young detective all the way to Mount Everest.
133 p. 2006
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Feinstein, John
Last Shot : a Final Four Mystery
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.
251 p. 2005
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FitzGerald, Dawn
Soccer Chick Rules
Tess's love in life is soccer. When she finds out that all sports at her school will be cut unless the community votes for a tax increase, Tess will do anything to rally votes. She's even joining forces with a cheerleader to help spread the word and raise funds.
154 p. 2007
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Gardiner, John Reynolds
Stone Fox
Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.
81 p. 1983
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Green, Tim
Football Hero
When twelve-year-old Ty's brother Thane is recruited out of college to play for the New York Jets, their Uncle Gus uses Ty to get insider information for his gambling ring, landing Ty and Thane in trouble with the Mafia.
297 p. 2008
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Gregory, Kristiana
The Blizzard On Blue Mountain
Jeff, David, and Claire love their winter break jobs at the ski chalet on Blue Mountain where they get to snowboard and go sledding between shifts of cleaning and tending to the grounds. But when things start going missing from the chalet, the cousins find themselves prime suspects.
130 p. 2008
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Gutman, Dan
Ray and Me
After recovering from being hit in the head during a baseball game, Stosh travels back in time to try to save Ray Chapman, a batter who was killed by a pitch in New York in 1920.
173 p. 2009
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Gutman, Dan
The Million Dollar Putt
Assisted by his neighbor, Birdie, blind thirteen-year-old Ed Bogie Bogard will win one million dollars if he can sink a ten-foot putt in Hawaii's fifth annual Angus Killick Memorial Tournament.
169 p. 2007
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Higuchi, Daisuke
Whistle! Vol. 10 Brotherhood
Josui has made it to the district finals, and Sho and the others decide to go scout their soon-to-be opponent Hiba. When they go to scout Hiba, they end up in an informal game with the key players testing one another's strengths.
183 p. 2006
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Lupica, Mike
Million-dollar Throw
2009
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Lupica, Mike
Summer Ball
Thirteen-year-old Danny must prove himself all over again for a disapproving coach and against new rivals at a summer basketball camp.
244 p. 2007
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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.
97 p. 2005
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