No More Dead Dogs
Eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the school play where, in spite of himself, he becomes wrapped up in the production and begins to suggest changes that improve not only the play but his life as well.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 146
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: plays, schools, football, humorous stories, amateur theater, extreme read, readers rule, theater, football stories, sports fiction [X], humorous fiction, school stories, humorous fiction, children's audiobooks, one act plays, reading counts!
The Dog That Pitched A No-hitter
"Mike's telepathic dog Harry is able to send him secret signals about the opposing players on the baseball field, but Mike's weak pitching arm requires them to find another plan to save the game.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 28
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
subjects: dogs, extrasensory perception, baseball, self-confidence, baseball stories, pets, animals, sports fiction [X], readers (publications)
The Lucky Baseball Bat
Marty loses his lucky baseball bat, and his confidence along with it, and wonders if he will recover both in time to help the Tigers win the championship.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 450
Big Nate Strikes Again
Big Nate will surpass all others! But it won't be easy. He's stuck with Gina, his all-time enemy, who just might ruin everything! Will Nate win or lose? Pass or fail? Or end up in detention again? For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Meet Big Nate, self-described genius and definitely not the teacher's pet.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 170
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 430
subjects: middle schools, human behavior, schools, sports, middle school students, big nate, school stories, sports fiction [X], school fiction, humorous fiction, school children, boys, conduct of life, behavior
The Off Season
High school junior D. J. Schwenk staggers under the weight of caring for her badly injured brother, her responsibilities on the dairy farm, a changing relationship with her friend Brian, and her own athletic aspirations.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 55
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1160
subjects: football, interpersonal relations, farm life, teenagers, high schools, schools, wisconsin, sports fiction [X], realistic fiction
Captain Awesome, Soccer Star
Eugene and Charlie are sure their superhero superpowers will lead their soccer team to victory, but it isn't quite working out like they planned, in chapter-book format.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 43
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
The Kid Who Only Hit Homers
A boy becomes a phenomenal baseball player one summer when a mysterious stranger resembling Babe Ruth befriends him.
FIC
year: 7301
copies: 40
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: large type books, baseball, large print books, baseball stories, batting (baseball), sports fiction [X]
Soccer Hero
"Rob Lasher is just an ordinary soccer player, good at the game, but not great.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 23
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
Kristy And The Walking Disaster
"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"--OCLC.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: baseball, babysitters, babysitters club (imaginary organization), softball, stepfamilies, clubs, sports fiction [X]
Shoot-out
Twelve-year-old Jake must leave his championship soccer team to play on a team with a losing record when his family moves to a neighboring town.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 920
subjects: soccer, moving, failure (psychology), moving, household, winning and losing, soccer stories, sports fiction [X]
Fancy Nancy And The Mean Girl
Feeling bad about last year's Field Day, in which her slow running cost the relay team a victory, Nancy, who enjoys using fancy words, finds herself facing another Field Day and another relay race with a mean classmate.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 45
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 290
subjects: fancy nancy (fictional character), running, racing, sportsmanship, vocabulary, fancy nancy (fictitious character), readers (elementary), fancy nancy, sports fiction [X], readers (publications)
There Are No Figure Eights In Hockey
Josh, a champion figure skater, thinks that his ice skating skills will make him a natural at hockey, but he is not prepared for the big differences in the two sports.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 530
Northern Star
It seems Peter Kuiksak's star just keeps rising. This young hockey hero is the top player in his league, being pursued by agents, and becoming something of a celebrity.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: hockey, interpersonal relations, athletes, celebrities, edmonton (alta.), high low, sports, sports stories, sports fiction [X]
Maxed Out
"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, after his dad dies, twelve-year-old Max struggles to balance playing hockey with supporting his grieving mother and a brother who is autistic"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 450
subjects: hockey stories, families, hockey, family life, sports fiction [X], high interest-low vocabulary books
There's No Crying In Baseball
Tyler is looking forward to competing in the teachers-vs-students baseball game, but when he sprains his ankle he does not even want to go to the game to cheer for his friends.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510