Juvenile & Young Adult / Sports & Recreation

Supercharged Infield

by Matt Christopher & Julie Downing

Penny Farrell, captain and third baseman of the Hawks softball team, tries to uncover the reason for the strange behavior of two teammates who have also suddenly turned into super athletes.

Playing for Pride: Down by a Run, the Team Needs to Play Its Best... Can Laurie Come Through for Her Team?

by Timothy Tocher

A New Sport with New Rules—Can Laurie Come Through for Her Team?

With the girls’ softball season about to start, fifth-grader Laurie Bird Preston can’t decide what to do. Her friends are trying out for...

Long Shot: With 5 Seconds Lift on the Clock, the Team Is Down by 1... Can Laurie Make the Shot?

by Timothy Tocher

A New Town, a New School, a New Team—Can Laurie Emerge a Winner?

When eleven-year-old Laurie Bird Preston learns her dad has accepted a job in another town, she’s disappointed and angry. Not only will Laurie...

Magic Tree House #28: High Tide in Hawaii

Magic Tree House #28

by Mary Pope Osborne & Sal Murdocca

Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!

Catch the wave!

That's what Jack and Annie do when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to a Hawaiian...

Running Horse Ridge #1: Sapphire: New Horizons

by Heather Brooks

Home is where your horse is

Emily Summers does not want to go to Oregon. Why would she want to leave her friends and Rhapsody, her perfect dressage horse, to move to a horse rescue ranch all the way across the...

Double Team #2

by Michael Teitelbaum & Ron Zalme

It?s basketball season and all of the Backyard Sports kids love playing games after school. But it?s not all fun and games?a lot of the kids, like Pablo, love basketball and take it pretty seriously. Unfortunately,...

Deep Zone

by Tim Green

In the deep zone, even the very best player can find it impossible to beat a foe who’s hungry and waiting. . . .

Troy White can predict a play before it happens. Star quarterback on his state football team,...

Great Plan, The #1

by Chase Wheeler

Speed Racer enters the Sword Mountain Race, but some of the competitors are more interested in stealing the new plans for Speed's car, the Mach 5, than winning. Can Speed cross the finish line in one piece?

Home Field Advantage #3

by Michael Teitelbaum

The Backyard Sports kids are kicking off soccer season with a tournament. But before the kids know it, the tournament has become bigger than their little field can handle. They need to find a new field and fast!...

Football Champ

by Tim Green

When Troy White proved his remarkable "football genius" to the Atlanta Falcons, they brought him on board as a team consultant. Now, thanks to Troy's ability to predict winning plays, the Falcons are pulling...

Ballpark Mysteries #1: The Fenway Foul-up

by David A. Kelly & Mark Meyers

Now leading off the line-up—book #1 in a brand-new early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark!

Thanks to Kate's mom, a sports reporter, cousins Mike Walsh and...

Football Fugitive with SNEAK PEEKS of 8 Matt Christopher Books

by Matt Christopher

Calling all sports fans! Do you love reading about football, baseball, basketball, or soccer? Look no further for the best of the best from Matt Christopher. Get your game face on with the fast-paced, full novel,...

Guys Read: The Meat Grinder

by Chris Crutcher

If Devin Mack can't actually fight his father, he's going to fight everyone he can find on the football field.

This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner.

Pinch Hit

by Tim Green

Trevor and Sam look alike. But their lives couldn't be more different.

Trevor is a movie star, living the Hollywood life in a huge mansion with his own limo, pool, and bowling alley. There's nothing he doesn't...

My Weird School Daze #2: Mr. Sunny Is Funny!

by Dan Gutman & Jim Paillot

A.J.'s family rented a beach house for the summer, and you'll never guess in a million hundred years who rented the house next door. Well, you have to read the book to find out. So nah-nah-nah boo-boo on you!*...

Football Hero

by Tim Green

Ty Lewis can't believe it when Coach V recruits him for the football team. This is Ty's big chance to prove how fast he is on the field, get a fresh start in a new school, and be like his older brother, Thane...

My Weird School #19: Dr. Carbles Is Losing His Marbles!

by Dan Gutman & Jim Paillot

Something weird is going on!

It's Thanksgiving! A.J. is thankful for four days off from school. But he's not thankful for Dr. Carbles, who is grumpier than ever. Dr. Carbles even fires Mr. Klutz! Will A.J. and...

Shoeless Joe & Me

by Dan Gutman

When Joe Stoshack hears about Shoeless Joe Jackson -- and the gambling scandal that destroyed the star player's career -- he knows what he has to do. If he travels back in time with a 1919 baseball card in his...

Football Genius

by Tim Green

Troy White can predict any football play before it happens. And when his single mom gets a job with the Atlanta Falcons, Troy knows it's his big chance to help them out of their slump—and finally prove his...

Hook Shot Hero: A Nothin' But Net Sequel

by Matt Christopher

Tim Daniels is back at Camp Wikasaukee with rest of the gang from Nothin' But Net, serving as a mentor to three young rookies, and he's got his hands full! He's still working on keeping his height from getting...