Juvenile & Young Adult / Sports & Recreation

Blood Ninja

by Nick Lake

Could Taro, a fisherman’s son, be destined for greatness? In the course of a day, Taro’s entire life changes: His father is murdered before his eyes, and Taro is taken by a mysterious ninja on a perilous...

Maggie Bean Stays Afloat

by Tricia Rayburn

Here's what's new with Maggie Bean: At the end of her tumultuous year, Maggie Bean is a very happy, healthy girl. After months of Pound Patrollers attendance, diet, and tough swim workouts, the scale now reads...

The Ex Games

by Jennifer Echols

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Wild Card

by Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber & Paul Mantell

Champions give their all

on the field, and in

the classroom!

The eighth-grade season couldn't be going better for the Hidden Valley Eagles. The team is beginning to gel with their new head coach, and Tiki...

Miracle on 49th Street

by Mike Lupica

Josh Cameron is MVP of the championship Boston Celtics and a media darling with a spotless reputation. He has it all . . . including a daughter he never knew. When twelve-year-old Molly Parker arrives in his...

Love Puppies and Corner Kicks

by Bob Krech

Andrea's life is pretty close to perfect-she's the leading scorer on her soccer team, has great friends, and can't wait to start a new school year. Then her parents ruin everything by announcing that the family...

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?

Million-Dollar Throw

by Mike Lupica

Everyone calls Nate Brodie ÒBradyÓ because heÕs a New England quarterback, just like his idol, Tom Brady. And now heÕs got a chance to win a million dollars by throwing one pass through a target at halftime...

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...

Ball Don't Lie

by Matt De La Pena

Sticky is a beat-around-the-head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line...

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,...

High Heat

by Carl Deuker

Like the game of baseball, life is quirky and unpredictable, as Shane Hunter discovers in the spring of his sophomore year. Suddenly and without warning his life of privilege is turned upside down. And just...

Peak

by Roland Smith

The emotional, tension-filled story of a fourteen-year-old boy's attempt to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.

True Legend

by Mike Lupica

#1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica makes his return to the basketball court!

There's a reason teammates call him "True." Because for basketball phenom Drew Robinson, there is nothing more true than his...

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.

Cool Down

by Cassie Waters

As summer ends, a new poolside friendship is formed—one that could lead to trouble—in this addition to a tween series that puts drama in the deep end.

Labor Day is just around the corner. Swim team is over,...

Canoe Days

by Gary Paulsen & Ruth Wright Paulsen

Opening this book is like sitting down in a canoe, taking up a paddle, and gliding out into the summer beauty of a hidden lake. In this picture book that is as refreshing and inviting as a perfect canoe day,...

Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics

by John Feinstein

Bestselling sportswriter and Edgar Award winner John Feinstein is back with another sports mystery featuring Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson—this one set at the summer Olympics in London.  In this...