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sports

Books about sports for readers of all ages.

Cover of There's no base like home

There's no base like home

Mendoza, Jessica (Sports analyst)

Ages 8–13familysisterhood

Cover of Caught offside

Caught offside

Andrea Montalbano

Ages 9–14soccersports

Cover of Home-field advantage

Home-field advantage

Justin Tuck

Ages 6–10familysiblings

Cover of Extra innings

Extra innings

Tiki Barber

Ages 8–12brotherssports

Cover of Gloria

Gloria

Daniel Rosen

Ages 6–10basketballsports

Cover of Hamilton High : Shut Out

Hamilton High : Shut Out

Kody Keplinger

Ages 13–18competitionfriendship

Cover of Emergency quarterback

Emergency quarterback

Rich Wallace

Ages 12–16sportsleadership

Cover of Throwing heat

Throwing heat

Fred Bowen

Ages 8–12sportsperseverance

Cover of Nutty can't miss

Nutty can't miss

Dean Hughes

Ages 8–12basketballperseverance

Cover of High hurdles

High hurdles

Stephen D. Smith

Ages 10–14perseverancemother-son relationships

Cover of Shooting star

Shooting star

Fredrick McKissack, Jr.

Ages 11–16sportspeer pressure

Cover of Kicking & screaming

Kicking & screaming

Steve Moore

Ages 8–12sportshumor

Cover of Hoop dreams

Hoop dreams

Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Ages 10–15sportsperseverance

Cover of Forward pass

Forward pass

Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Ages 8–12sportsteamwork

Cover of Puckster's first hockey tryout

Puckster's first hockey tryout

Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Ages 4–8couragetrying new things

Cover of Our Hero (Babymouse)

Our Hero (Babymouse)

J. Holm

Ages 6–10courageovercoming fear

Cover of Caddie, the golf dog

Caddie, the golf dog

Michael R. Sampson, Bill Martin Jr.

Ages 4–8friendshippets

Cover of Puckster goes to the Olympics

Puckster goes to the Olympics

Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Ages 4–8sportsachievement

Cover of First among losers

First among losers

Robin Lawrie, Chris Lawrie

Ages 7–12perseveranceunderdog spirit

Cover of You're a Disgrace, Daisy!

You're a Disgrace, Daisy!

Jenny Oldfield

Ages 8–12self-discoveryperseverance

Cover of Boy Racer (Books for Boys)

Boy Racer (Books for Boys)

Ian Whybrow

Ages 7–11familysports

Cover of Feet first

Feet first

Ages 7–12sportsperseverance

Cover of Casey at the Bat (Stories in Music)

Casey at the Bat (Stories in Music)

Ages 6–10sportsdetermination

Cover of Miss Little's Losers

Miss Little's Losers

Robert Rayner

Ages 8–12determinationteamwork