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• Keeping Pace

  Morrison, Laurie,

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  Determined to regain her sense of accomplishment after losing her top-class ranking to Jonah, Grace decides to compete against him in a Labor Day half-marathon, but as they train together, she learns valuable lessons about what truly matters.

• Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up

  Bishop, Jenn,

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shot Clock

  Butler, Caron, 1980-

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  After the death of his friend, Tony must work to make the basketball team, but when he gets the chance to join the squad as statistician, he must grapple with honoring the memory of his basketball-loving friend while also trying to fit in on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Academy

  Layton, T. Z.,

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  An inspiring, page-turning sports novel perfect for young readers 8 to 13 years old, and for soccer fans of all ages.

• Air

  Roe, Monica, 1978-

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  Twelve-and-a-half year old Emelyn Ethrige lives with her father in South Carolina, dreams of wheelchair motocross, and makes custom chair bags trying to earn enough money to buy a serious set of wheels; she has been in a wheelchair all her life, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rivals

  Greenwald, Tommy, 1962-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fast Pitch

  Stone, Nic,

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  "Shenice Lockwood dreams of leading the Fulton Firebirds to the U12 softball regional championship. But Shenice's focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending-and family-name-ruining-crime may have been a setup. It's up…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Roller Girl

  Jamieson, Victoria,

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  "A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart"

• The Only Game

  Lupica, Mike,

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  Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan would lead his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls'…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Crossover

  Alexander, Kwame

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  Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

• The Fenway Foul-up

  Kelly, David A. (David Andrew), 1964-

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  Cousins Mike and Kate are at Boston's Fenway Park when the Red Sox's star hitter discovers that his lucky baseball bat has been stolen. First book in the "Ballpark Mysteries" series.

• Hothead

  Ripken, Cal, Jr., 1960-

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  Connor Sullivan, All-Star third baseman on his Babe Ruth League team, has a terrible temper and problems at home, but when the sports editor of the school paper threatens to publish an embarrassing story about his tantrums, Connor must make a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Guard

  Maddox, Jake

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  Trey Smith, the captain of the Wildcats, knows he's one of the best players on the team. He doesn't worry about anything when he's on the court, until he finds out that his cousin Pete is on the opposing team and they're assigned to guard each…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Big Nate Strikes Again

  Peirce, Lincoln

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  Sixth-grader and self-proclaimed genius Nate Wright faces his all-time enemy, Gina, when they are paired to work on a research paper together and she also gets a position on his intramural team.

• All the Broken Pieces

  a Novel in Verse

  Burg, Ann E.

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  Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past. Two years…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Desperado Who Stole Baseball

  Ritter, John H., 1951-

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  Dillontown was built upon a gold mine, but baseball is more valuable to the villagers. They would give anything for the Dillontown Nine to join the ranks of professional ballplayers--even help an outlaw on the run. Ritter brings the Old West to life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Horrid Henry and the Soccer Fiend

  Simon, Francesca

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  Horrid Henry is determined to prove at all costs that he is a better soccer player than Moody Margaret.

• No Cream Puffs

  Day, Karen

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  In 1980, when twelve-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.

• Keeping Score

  Park, Linda Sue

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  In Brooklyn in 1951, a die-hard Giants fan teaches nine-year-old Maggie, who is a "Bums" (Dodgers) fan, how to use a technique to keep score of a baseball game which creates a special friendship between them.

• Free Baseball

  Corbett, Sue

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  Angry with his mother for having too little time for him, eleven-year-old Felix takes advantage of an opportunity to become bat boy for a minor league baseball team, hoping to someday be like his father, a famous Cuban outfielder. Includes…Read moreRead more of this annotation