LibraryAware September 2024- Juvenile

Juvenile Fiction

Slugfest
by Gordon Korman

"Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka“Slugfest,” in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a summer he'll never forget. Simultaneous eBook."

Sports sabotage
by Franklin W. Dixon

Hoping to win the pizza party grand prize on Field Day at Bayport Elementary, Frank and Joe Hardy investigate clues to discover who has sabotaged the events by ruining rackets, tangling jump ropes and flattening balloons. Original.

Lions to the rescue!
by Amanda Cleary Eastep

Jack wants to join his new school's football team, but he also agrees to help his friend Ellison build a bookmobile bike, and his attempts to do both might cost him his best friend

Falling short
by Ernesto Cisneros

Two best friends, one athletically gifted and one academically gifted, have more in common than they realize when their goals intersect, forcing them to find a way to support each other so they don't fall short. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.

Fast pitch
by Nic Stone

"Shenice Lockwood, captain of the Fulton Firebirds, is hyper-focused when she steps up to the plate. Nothing can stop her from leading her team to the U12 fast-pitch softball regional championship. But life has thrown some curveballs her way. Strike one:As the sole team of all-brown faces, Shenice and the Firebirds have to work twice as hard to prove that Black girls belong at bat. Strike two: Shenice's focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending--and family-name-ruining--crime may have been a setup. Strike three: Broken focus means mistakes on the field. And Shenice's teammates are beginning to wonder if she's captain-qualified. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family's past--and fast--before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever"

Joss
by Erin Falligant

Excited to enter a surfing video contest, Joss Kendrick asks her brother to help, but he has a price, Joss must try out for the cheer team

Swim team
by Johnnie Christmas

When she has to take Swim 101, middle schooler Bree must face one of her greatest fears, but with a little help from an elderly neighbor and former swim team captain, she becomes her school's best hope to beat their rival. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid : big shot
by Jeff Kinney

"After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts area mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everythingis on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?"

Booked
by Kwame Alexander

In this graphic novel version of Booked, the follow-up to the Newbery Medal-winning novel The Crossover, 12-year-old Nick, who loves soccer but hates books, learns the power of words as he deals with family, first love and friendship. 10,000 first printing. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.

The crossover : a basketball novel
by Kwame Alexander

A graphic novel rendering of the Newbery Medal-winning novel follows the experiences of a young basketball star who confronts a difficult choice between athletics and his talent for rap music. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous. Illustrations.