Sports Books for Grades 3–5
| Author | Title | Call Number |
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| Avi | S.O.R. Losers Each member of the South Orange River seventh grade soccer team has qualities of excellence, but not on the soccer field. (90 pp.) | J Avi |
| Barber | Kickoff! Tiki and Ronde are ready to graduate from the peewee football league and hit the field as starting players for their new junior high team. (156 pp.) | J Barber |
| Baskin | Basketball (Or Something Like It) Four kids deal with the realities of middle school basketball, including family pressure, different coaches, and what it means to be a team. (166 pp.) | J Baskin |
| Bledsoe | Hoop Girlz When River is not chosen to play in her town's basketball tournament, she decides to organize a team of her own. (162 pp.) | J Bledsoe |
| Bowen | Go for the Goal Josh joins an elite travel league soccer team on which all the individual members play well on their own but not as a team. (137 pp.) | J Bowen |
| Casanova | McKenna McKenna, who lives for gymnastics, struggles with schoolwork until Josie, who uses a wheelchair, helps her with reading and much more. (124 pp.) | J American McKenna |
| Christopher | Tennis Ace Steve and Ginny are frustrated because their father ignores Ginny's tennis talent while pushing Steve harder and harder to win at the sport. (116 pp.) | J Christopher |
| Corbett | Free Baseball Felix becomes bat boy for a minor league baseball team, hoping to someday be like his father, a famous Cuban outfielder. (152 pp.) | J Corbett |
| Coy | Top of the Order Jackson lives for baseball but becomes distracted by the rest of his life--and the presence of a girl on his team. (182 pp.) | J Coy |
| Eyre | The Mean Girl Meltdown When someone starts pulling pranks on Sylvie, she is convinced an older girl on her hockey team is responsible, and it's up to her to prove it. (144 pp.) | J Eyre |
| Green | Baseball Great When Josh's father signs him up for a championship team, Josh finds himself in a situation with potentially illegal consequences. (250 pp.) | J Green |
| Gutman | The Million Dollar Goal Twins Dawn and Dusk go to a hockey game, where one lucky fan will get to take a shot on goal for a million dollars. Which twin will it be? (167 pp.) | J Gutman |
| Hicks | Track Attack Jazz's biggest fan at the track is her dad, but his enthusiasm is taking the fun out of running. What should she do? (55 pp.) | J Hicks |
| Jackson | Blowing Bubbles with the Enemy When Bobby, a girl, decides to try out for the boys' basketball team, tensions rise at her school, especially with the boy she likes. (165 pp.) | J Jackson |
| Jeter | The Contract Eight-year-old Derek, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field. (151 pp.) | J Jeter |
| Levy | Tackling Dad When Cassie tries out for the football team, she faces unexpected opposition from her father, a former pro football player. (134 pp.) | J Levy |
| Lupica | Two-Minute Drill: A Comeback Kids Novel Scott and Chris help each other succeed in both football and school. (180 pp.) | J Lupica |
| Maddox | Diving Off the Edge When daredevil Blake tries a crazy stunt at the lake, can Riley use his newfound swimming skills to save his friend? (63 pp.) | J Maddox |
| Markey | Slumpbuster Banjo is overcome by a nasty hitting slump as he tries to lead his team to the division baseball championship. (183 pp.) | J Markey |
| Montalbano | Breakaway Soccer star LJ's competitive nature has been alienating her friends, but maybe her new friend Tabitha can help her change. (202 pp.) | J Montalbano |
| Morgan | Saving the Team New in town, Devin is afraid she will not make the soccer team but finds, instead, a team is so bad that she is compelled to take the lead. (169 pp.) | J Morgan |
| Ripken | Hothead: A Novel When the school paper threatens to publish an embarrassing story about third baseman Connor's terrible temper, he must try to change. (135 pp.) | J Ripken |
| Robinson | Slam Dunk! Elijah competes against Nia on and off the basketball court. (151 pp.) | J Robinson |
| Stoudemire | Home Court When a group of older boys start hogging the basketball court, Amar'e knows he has to do something to help his friends. (134 pp.) | J Stoudemire |
| Wallace | The Ball Hogs Ben wants to prove himself on the soccer field, but his obnoxious teammate Mark keeps hogging the ball. (119 pp.) | J Wallace |
Last Updated: 9/16
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