Get your kicks with some of these great books about all kinds of sports – baseball, basketball, soccer, even martial arts! Remember, your librarian can help you find other sports books by these and other authors.
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Bloor, Edward. Tangerine.
YA F Blo
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. |
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Carey, Mike. Re-Gifters.
YA 741.5 Car
Jen Dik Seong, a.k.a. “Dixie,” is dirt poor and living on the ragged edge of LA’s Koreatown. Her only outlet is the ancient martial art of hapkido, and she’s on the verge of winning a championship—until she falls for surfer boy Adam. |
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Crutcher, Chris. Stotan.
YA F Cru
A high school coach invites members of his swimming team to a memorable week of rigorous training that tests their moral fiber as well as their physical stamina. Other books by this author that deal with swimming are Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes and Whale Talk. |
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De la Pena, Matt. Ball Don’t Lie.
YA F Pen
Seventeen-year-old Sticky lives to play basketball at school and at Lincoln Rec Center in Los Angeles and is headed for the pros, but he is unaware of the many dangers—including his own past—that threaten his dream. |
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Deuker, Carl. High Heat.
YA F Deu
When sophomore Shane Hunter’s father is arrested for money laundering at his Lexus dealership, the star pitcher’s life of affluence and private school begins to fall apart. |
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Feinstein, John. Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl.
YA F Fei
Fledgling fourteen-year-old sports reporters Susan Carol and Stevie investigate suspicious activities at the Super Bowl after Stevie gets fired from his co-anchor job on a ground-breaking teen sports show. |
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Jenkins, A.M. Damage.
YA F Jen
Seventeen-year-old football hero Austin, trying to understand the inexplicable depression that has drained his interest in life, thinks that he has found relief in a girl who seems very special. |
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Kim, Tong-uk. Angel Cup series.
YA 741.5 Kim
In spite of having given up soccer years earlier, So-jin decides to form a girls’ soccer team to challenge the boys’ team but she needs the help of her former rival Shin-bee. |
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Koertge, Ron. Shakespeare Bats Cleanup.
YA F Koe
When a fourteen-year-old baseball player catches mononucleosis, he discovers that keeping a journal and experimenting with poetry not only helps fill the time, it also helps him deal with life, love, and loss. |
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Konomi, Takeshi. Prince of Tennis series.
YA 741.5 Kon
Ryoma Echizen just joined the Seishun Gakuen Middle School tennis team, which is known for being one of the most competitive teams in Japan. Ryoma has proven his skills by winning four straight American junior tournament titles. With his skills, Ryoma challenges a rule of Seishun Gakuen that freshmen don't represent the team to play in tournaments until summer. |
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Lynch, Chris. Slot Machine.
YA F Lyn
When overweight thirteen-year-old Elvin Bishop is sent to camp at St. Paul's Seminary Retreat Center, he and his two best friends are forced to try out various sports in order to find out where they belong. |
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Murdock, Catherine. Dairy Queen.
YA F Mur
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school’s rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her. |
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Parker, Robert B. Edenville Owls.
YA F Par
Fourteen-year-old Bobby, living in a small Massachusetts town just after World War II, finds himself facing many new challenges as he tries to pull together his coachless basketball team, cope with new feelings for his old friend Joanie, and discover the identity of the mysterious stranger who seems to be threatening his teacher. |
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Revoyr, Nina. The Necessary Hunger.
YA F Rev
As a star basketball player in her last year of high school, Nancy Takahiro's life is about to change forever. Facing the fear of leaving home and wondering where her skill will take her, Nancy is not prepared for the complications that arise when she meets Raina Webber, a devoted, ferocious athlete, whose love of basketball is matched only by her talent for it. |
