Sports

Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen

By Catherine Gilbert Murdock

No one in DJ’s tiny Wisconsin town is expecting a girl to play football-let alone play. Find it in the catalog.

The Crossover

The Crossover

By Kwame Alexander

Twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. Find it in the catalog.

Final Four

Final Four

By Paul Volponi

The pressure is on and the tension high for four players in the semi-finals of the NCAA basketball tournament, and not just on the court. Find it in the catalog.

Leverage

Leverage

By Joshua C. Cohen

High school sophomore Danny excels at gymnastics but is bullied, like the rest of the gymnasts, by members of the football team, until a scarred new student joins the football team and forms an unlikely friendship with Danny. Find it in the catalog.

Heat

Heat

By Mike Lupica

Baseball is young Michael Arroyo's only salvation, but his dream of playing in the Little League World Series is soon threatened. Find it in the catalog.

Stupid Fast

Stupid Fast

By Geoff Herbach

A sudden growth spurt helps geeky Felton gain the confidence and skills he needs to excel on the football field. Find it in the catalog.

Pop

Pop

By Gordon Korman

After moving to a new town, Marcus strikes up a friendship with Charlie Popovich, a former pro football player. As the two grow closer, Marcus learns that Charlie has early onset Alzheimer's disease as a result of suffering head injuries during his career. Find it in the catalog.

Tangerine

Tangerine

By Edward Bloor

Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight. Find it in the catalog.

Goldfish

Goldfish

By Nat Luurtsema

Gangly Louise blows her chance to make the Olympic swim team, losing to her best friend. Not knowing what to do with herself after losing, she agrees to help three boys determined to win Britain’s Hidden Talent Show with a synchronized swimming routine. Find it in the catalog.

Winger

Winger

By Andrew Smith

Ryan is head-over-heels in love with his best friend Annie, but she sees him as a little brother. This is the story of his junior year-a year full of bullies, rugby and tragedy. Find it in the catalog.

Foul Trouble

Foul Trouble

By John Feinstein

College recruiters are rushing to sign up Terrell, the Number 1 high school basketball player in the country. But not all of these recruiters tell the truth, and Terrell will have to think fast if he wants to stay in the game. Find it in the catalog.

Running Dream

Running Dream

By Wendelin Van Draanen

When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again. Find it in the catalog.

Payback Time

Payback Time

By Carl Deuker

Mitch doesn’t think much of his new assignment as sports reporter, but when he sees how Coach McNulty keeps Angel-a quiet, withdrawn new student who shows star-quality abilities in practice-benched until late in each hard-fought game he has his suspicions. Find it in the catalog.

Compulsion

Compulsion

By Heidi Ayarbe

Poised to lead his high school soccer team to its third straight state championship, star player Jake Martin struggles to keep hidden his nearly debilitating obsessive-compulsive disorder. Find it in the catalog.