Sports Stories

Bat 6 by Virginia Wolff

21 girls tell the story of the tragic event that mars the big annual softball game.

The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John Ritter

The fate of a small California town rests with one baseball game the local kids must play.

Last Shot by John Feinstein

After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.

On the Devil's Court by Carl Deuker

Joe Faust decides to sell his soul to the devil to be able to play one perfect season of basketball.

The Runner by Cynthia Voigt

A boy learns the value of give and take when he helps to coach someone on his track team.

Sliding Into Home by Dori Butler

When Joelle is told girls aren't allowed to play baseball in her new town, she decides to start a girls' baseball league.

S.O.R. Losers by Avi

Each member of the South Orange River seventh-grade soccer team has qualities of excellence, but not on the soccer field!

Tangerine by Edward Bloor

Paul struggles to make a name for himself playing soccer while living in the shadow of his star football playing brother.

Thank You, Jackie Robinson by Barbara Cohen

A young boy and an old man become friends when they learn they both share a love for Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Travel Team by Mike Lupica

After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to a national championship--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory.

The Zippity Zinger by Henry Winkler

Hank doesn;t have the confidence to pitch in the big softball game, but will he come through in the clutch?