Title
Game Time, Mallory
Call Number
J F FRIEDMAN
J F FRIEDMAN
Summary
Mallory is excited to participate in a new girls' basketball league, although she has never played and her best friends are not interested, but as the worst player on her team she realizes she has a lot to learn.
Mallory is excited to participate in a new girls' basketball league, although she has never played and her best friends are not interested, but as the worst player on her team she realizes she has a lot to learn.
Title
Stone Fox
Call Number
J F GARDINER
J F GARDINER
Summary
Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters. (1985 Beehive Book Award winner)
Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters. (1985 Beehive Book Award winner)
Title
Stumptown Kid
Call Number
J F GORMAN
J F GORMAN
Summary
In a small Iowa town in 1952, eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, learns the meanings of both racism and heroism when he befriends a black man who had played baseball in the Negro Leagues.
In a small Iowa town in 1952, eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, learns the meanings of both racism and heroism when he befriends a black man who had played baseball in the Negro Leagues.
Title
Touchdown Kid
Call Number
J F GREEN
J F GREEN
Summary
Cory has always been passionate about football. But life for him and his single mom has been hard, making it difficult for Cory to play. And though Cory is a good kid, he's constantly surrounded by negative influences. But when the coach from an elite private school with one of the best football programs in the country recognizes his talents on the field, Cory is presented with an unbelievable opportunity. Cory knows that football could be his ticket out. But leaving to attend private school also means struggling to fit into a world where most people look at him and just see a scholarship kid from the wrong side of town. Cory knows that if he can fight hard enough -- both on and off the field -- he may be able to secure a bright future that looks different from his unpromising past.
Cory has always been passionate about football. But life for him and his single mom has been hard, making it difficult for Cory to play. And though Cory is a good kid, he's constantly surrounded by negative influences. But when the coach from an elite private school with one of the best football programs in the country recognizes his talents on the field, Cory is presented with an unbelievable opportunity. Cory knows that football could be his ticket out. But leaving to attend private school also means struggling to fit into a world where most people look at him and just see a scholarship kid from the wrong side of town. Cory knows that if he can fight hard enough -- both on and off the field -- he may be able to secure a bright future that looks different from his unpromising past.
Call Number
J F GUTMAN
J F GUTMAN
Summary
Thirteen-year-old Whisper, who hates sports, is torn when she gets a chance to win a million dollars by kicking a goal against a local soccer hero.
Thirteen-year-old Whisper, who hates sports, is torn when she gets a chance to win a million dollars by kicking a goal against a local soccer hero.
Title
Sudden Death
Call Number
J F HALE
J F HALE
Summary
Jake Bastin is the son of a famous soccer coach. When Jake's dad is approached to train a Russian billionaire's elite team in St. Petersburg, things go horribly wrong. A soccer scout, a journalist, and an eco-scientist are all willed within days of each other, and Jake's dad is always at the scene of the crime. Torn between loyalty to his father and the power of the Russian mafia, Jake must use his striker instincts to bring the bad guys down, but what if the bad guy is his own father?
Jake Bastin is the son of a famous soccer coach. When Jake's dad is approached to train a Russian billionaire's elite team in St. Petersburg, things go horribly wrong. A soccer scout, a journalist, and an eco-scientist are all willed within days of each other, and Jake's dad is always at the scene of the crime. Torn between loyalty to his father and the power of the Russian mafia, Jake must use his striker instincts to bring the bad guys down, but what if the bad guy is his own father?
Call Number
J F HARKRADER
J F HARKRADER
Summary
Uncoordinated Kansas seventh-grader Kirby Nickel braves his coach's ire and becomes captain of the basketball team in order to help him prove that NBA star Brett McGrew is the father he has never known.
Uncoordinated Kansas seventh-grader Kirby Nickel braves his coach's ire and becomes captain of the basketball team in order to help him prove that NBA star Brett McGrew is the father he has never known.
Call Number
J F HAVEN
J F HAVEN
Summary
Although everyone credits him and his superstitions for the Slugger's first winning streak in 108 baseball seasons, eleven-year-old Danny Gurkin believes that his discovery of a secret from the team's past may be the real reason behind the ball club's success.
Although everyone credits him and his superstitions for the Slugger's first winning streak in 108 baseball seasons, eleven-year-old Danny Gurkin believes that his discovery of a secret from the team's past may be the real reason behind the ball club's success.
Title
Take Me to the River
Call Number
J F HOBBS
J F HOBBS
Summary
When North Carolina fourteen-year-old Dylan Sands joins his fifteen-year-old cousin Rio in running the Rio Grande River, they face a tropical storm and a fugitive kidnapper.
When North Carolina fourteen-year-old Dylan Sands joins his fifteen-year-old cousin Rio in running the Rio Grande River, they face a tropical storm and a fugitive kidnapper.
Title
Knockout
Call Number
J F HOLT
J F HOLT
Summary
Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing, he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his dream.
Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing, he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his dream.
Title
Edge of Flight
Call Number
J F JAIMET
J F JAIMET
Summary
Edge of Flight is the toughest rock-climbing route Vanisha has ever faced. She has one last chance to conquer it before she moves to Vermont to start university. On her final weekend of climbing, she and her buddies Rusty and Jeb stumble on an illegal marijuana plantation. When Jeb is shot by the bikers who guard it, Vanisha must climb Edge of Flight to seek help. Will she have the courage she needs to help save Jeb?
Edge of Flight is the toughest rock-climbing route Vanisha has ever faced. She has one last chance to conquer it before she moves to Vermont to start university. On her final weekend of climbing, she and her buddies Rusty and Jeb stumble on an illegal marijuana plantation. When Jeb is shot by the bikers who guard it, Vanisha must climb Edge of Flight to seek help. Will she have the courage she needs to help save Jeb?
Title
The Contract
Call Number
J F JETER
J F JETER
Summary
In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field.
In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field.
Call Number
J F KAPIT
J F KAPIT
Summary
Eleven-year-old knuckleball pitcher Vivy Cohen, who has autism, becomes pen pals with her favorite Major League baseball player after writing a letter to him as an assignment for her social skills class.
Eleven-year-old knuckleball pitcher Vivy Cohen, who has autism, becomes pen pals with her favorite Major League baseball player after writing a letter to him as an assignment for her social skills class.
Title
Out of Left Field
Call Number
J F KLAGES
J F KLAGES
Summary
In 1957, inspired by what she is learning about civil rights and armed with knowledge of female ball players, ten-year-old Katy Gordon fights to be allowed to play Little League baseball.
In 1957, inspired by what she is learning about civil rights and armed with knowledge of female ball players, ten-year-old Katy Gordon fights to be allowed to play Little League baseball.
Call Number
J F KORMAN
J F KORMAN
Summary
Wild things happen at the South Middle School when Milo's science project, Henrietta the chicken, becomes the hockey team's mascot and their only chance for a winning season.
Wild things happen at the South Middle School when Milo's science project, Henrietta the chicken, becomes the hockey team's mascot and their only chance for a winning season.