If you ever played, coached or supported girls high school basketball, this old story (20 years ago) is still fresh. The Lady Hurricanes hailed from privilege in Amherst unlike the Roughriders made famous in In the Heart of the Game. Consequently, the Lady Hurricanes had to dig...
Book Genre: Sports
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Zac
Acknowledging both the form and function of the BMX bike, Rad Rides dials into the world of BMX by providing an informative history of the culture, style, and mechanical evolution of the 20 inch ride. Spanning from the early 1970s with the initiation of BMX by radical, rebellious youth...
Janet
A pleasant enough story of a washed-up ad-man who suddenly, miraculously, can see the line from his golf ball to the hole. Amazing things ensue - he loses his job and his wife along the way, but qualifies for the Senior Tour. If you're looking for a quick read of the "break out of your rut...
Stefanie
Este libro es para los niños que juegan al béisbol o los que son aficionados. El jugador profesional de los New York Yankees Alex Rodríguez escribió el libro. Sería muy divertido leer el libro en voz alta usando tu voz de locutor deportivo. Los dibujos son divertidos también.
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Becker
Kevin from Shakespeare Bats Cleanup is back! In that book, Kevin was sidelined from baseball and learned that he also has a passion for writing poetry. In this book, he's still playing baseball, still writing poetry,...
Becker
While you might think this book is all about steroid use in sports (yes, the issue does come up), it wasn't the main focus. Boost is a portrait of a girl who is passionate about sports and is willing to work hard to meet her goals. Savvy and her family have just moved from their huge NM compound...
Becker
First of all, if you've yet to read Dairy Queen and The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, stop now, get thee to...
Becker
TC, Augie, and Ale are the best of friends now, but it wasn't always that way. In a series of diary entries, instant messages, and e-mails from their freshman year of high school, they each look back at how they were brought together by a deaf kid with an obsession with Mary Poppins, love of...
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Gwen
Last Shot is the story of two thirteen-year-olds who win a sports writing contest and get to attend the NCAA Final Four basketball tourament as student journalists. While enjoying great seats, schmoozing with coaches and ESPN personalities, and other perks, the kids come across a plot in which a...
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Becker
This should be the best time of Scott's life: He's a star senior on the baseball team. His future in the big leagues is bright. He plays third base or the "hot corner," where anything can happen. Then he learns that anything can happen in life, too. An article about an anonymous gay student is...
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Becker
It's the late 21st century, and things are different. Bo's father and brother are in prison, like 1/3 of the men in the new USSA. Offenses like road rage and verbal assault carry heavy sentences, and the prisoners do most of the work of running the country. Bo realizes that the old saying "like...
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Becker
Lynne Cox has had many firsts and many records (including the first to swim the Strait of Magellan and the Bering Strait and time records for the English Channel), but her story is about more than records. She describes what long distance swimming means to her, how she got to the level where she...
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