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We have picked our favorite books about sports. These titles can be found in the Juvenile section of the library.
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Key Player
by Kelly Yang
When Mia falls short of the grade she needs to earn a spot at journalism camp, she comes up with a plan to track down the Women's World Cup finalists, interview them, and earn an A, but tracking down the team is harder than she thought.
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Pippa Park Raises Her Game
by Erin Yun
Life is full of great expectations for Korean American Pippa Park. It seems like everyone, from her family to the other kids at school, has a plan for how her life should look. So when Pippa gets a mysterious basketball scholarship to Lakeview Private, she jumps at the chance to reinvent herself by following the "Rules of Cool." At Lakeview, Pippa juggles old and new friends, an unrequited crush, and the pressure to perform academically and athletically while keeping her past and her family's laundromat a secret from her elite new classmates. But when Pippa begins to receive a string of hateful, anonymous messages via social media, her carefully built persona is threatened. As things begin to spiral out of control, Pippa discovers the real reason she was admitted to Lakeview and wonders if she can keep her old and new lives separate, or if she should even try.
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Can't Be Tamed
by Yamile Saied Méndez
Carolina Aguasvivas grew up on Paradise Ranch, which she knows down to every last pony. But things are sure to change when the new owner's daughter, Chelsie Sánchez, sweeps in with an attitude and a feisty Thoroughbred named Velvet. The mare is skittish, headstrong, and hurt, and Carolina is determined to ride her. Carolina knows she's the only one who can help Velvet recover, and she's ready to prove it---no matter what it takes.
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The Real Slam Dunk
by Charisse K. Richardson
Ten-year-old Marcus Robinson plans to become a professional basketball player, but when he, his twin sister, and their classmates meet a real star on a school field trip, they learn the importance of dreaming more than one career dream simultaneously.
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Roller Girl
by Victoria Jamieson
Astrid discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend Nicole are growing apart.
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Hip-Hop Hustle
by Jake Maddox
Chery Etienne has her own hip-hop dance crew, but now some of them are moving away and she will have to try out for her middle school's hip-hop dance team, although since she has never had any formal training she is not sure her unique style will be welcome.
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Swimming into Trouble
by Angela Ahn
When she is sidelined by an ear infection, Julia Nam, the youngest member of the Vipers Swim Team, is desperate to get back in pool, but when she goes behind her parents' backs to do so, she gets into hot water.
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Shermy & Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor
by Kirby Larson
Shermy finds his plans for a quiet, relaxing summer upended by the arrival of Shake, who moves in next door, and as they are forced to spend more and more time together, these polar opposites must learn how to get along.
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Painting the Game
by Patricia MacLachlan
Lucy's father is a minor league baseball player, a professional pitcher hoping to get called up to the majors, and Lucy inherited his passion for the game. But she's never played pitcher. She worries her skills would be compared to her dad's and she'd never measure up. Even as she trains relentlessly, Lucy wonders if she'll ever feel brave enough to share her progress with her mom or dad. Can she prove to them, and herself, that she has what it takes?
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King of the Ice
by Kelly Starling Lyons
When his friend RJ bets that Miles will wipe out at the ice rink, he is determined to prove him wrong.
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The Extra Yard
by Mike Lupica
Teddy has been training all summer with his new friends Jack and Gus to make the new travel football team in Walton, but when his long-absent dad comes back to town and into his life, he is faced with a much bigger challenge.
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Race through White-Water Canyon
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
"On a rafting trip in the Pacific Northwest, the Aldens come across the story of a mysterious man who disappeared into the wilderness many years ago. Can you help the Aldens find out where the man went--and what happened to the treasure he took with him?In this interactive, choose-your-path mystery, readers will make decisions that will help the Boxcar Children crack the case during their white-water adventure"
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Skateboard Star
by Jennifer Torres
With the Valle Grande Skate Spectacular competition coming up, Catalina is hoping her sister Coco will win and she can have her old board. Catalina considers entering the competition herself when Coco loses her board.
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The Turnover
by Mike Lupica
Thrilled when his legendary coach grandfather comes out of retirement for Lucas' basketball season, Lucas chooses his grandfather as a role model for a biography assignment only to discover other truths about his grandfather's nature.
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The Many Fortunes of Maya
by Nicole D. Collier
Always turning to her Wheel of Fortunes (a cardboard circle covered with wisdom she's collected from fortune cookies) for answers and a dose of luck, 12-year-old Maya must find the courage to write her own fortune to help answer her deep-down questions.
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Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge
by Kate Messner
Looking forward to Field Day at school, two class pet mice who are more used to science experiments and art projects organize their own challenges, from tug-of-war to acorn tosses, before racing back inside for yummy ice pops.
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Kristy and the Walking Disaster
by Ann M. Martin
When she sees how much her little brother and young stepbrother and stepsister want to play softball, thirteen-year-old Kristy starts her own team, which makes up in spirit what it lacks in skill.
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The Atlanta Alibi
by David A. Kelly
When cousins Mike and Kate discover that the bat and ball that Hank Aaron used to hit his 715th home run have gone missing from the Atlanta Braves ballpark, apparently by someone who wants the Braves' manager fired, Mike and Kate are determined to solve the mystery and get the stolen artifacts back.
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Falling Short
by Ernesto Cisneros
Star basketball player Isaac plans on finally keeping up with his schoolwork. Better grades will surely stop Isaac's parents from arguing all the time. Meanwhile, straight-A Marco vows on finally winning his father's approval by earning a spot on the school's basketball team. But will their friendship and support for each other be enough to keep the two boys from falling short?
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Bad Kitty Joins the Team
by Nick Bruel
Discovered to be so out of shape that she cannot torment Puppy without stopping to catch her breath, Kitty is made to exercise against her will before a bit of trickery gets her into the competitive spirit.
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