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The Big Game

Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade season to his Super Bowl champion father, who recently passed away. Danny promises everyone that, just like his dad, he’ll dominate the big game at the end of the season and earn a spot on the high school varsity team.

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Away Game

Written by Storytime and Illustrated by Carlitos Pinheiro

A short cut leads to a time-travelling adventure and a fun football match.

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Fast Break

Written by Mike Lupica

Forced to live on his own after his mom dies and her boyfriend abandons him, 12-year-old Jayson does...

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Ghost

Written by Jason Reynolds

Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are...

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Dough Boys

Written by Paula Chase

Deontae “Simp” Wright has big plans for his future. Plans that involve basketball, his best friend...

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Michael Morpurgo

Written by Michael Morpurgo

Twelve-year-old Bonny has always wanted to be a world-champion cyclist, maybe even an Olympic...

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Snowman Paul at the Winter Olympics

Written by Yossi Lapid and Illustrated by Joanna Pasek

Snowman Paul wants to win a gold medal at the Winter Games! He trains hard and has an amazing...

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Baseball Saved Us

Written by Ken Mochizuki and Illustrated by Dom Lee

For a young Japanese-American boy sent to an internment camp during World War II, baseball becomes a...

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The Hero Two Doors Down

Written by Sharon Robinson

Based on the true story of a boy in Brooklyn who became neighbors and friends with his hero, Jackie...

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Ballpark

Written by Eileen Meyer and Illustrated by Carlynn Whitt

A boy and his grandpa attend their first big league baseball game, where they'll keep an eye out for...

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Game Day (Rookie Reader®—GR Level B)

Written by Cari Meister

Illustrations and simple text describe the events of a baseball game.

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Paul the Pitcher (Rookie Reader®—Level B)

Written by Paul Sharp

Paul loves to throw a baseball, pitching high and low, fast and slow in order to strike out the...

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Booked

Written by Kwame Alexander

In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel THE CROSSOVER, soccer, family, love, and friendship...

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Night Hoops

Written by Carl Deuker

Nick Abbott and Trent Dawson have nothing in common but basketball. Or so it seems. But as the...

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Point Guard

Written by Mike Lupica

Gus and Cassie have always been on the same team off the field, but in this third novel in New York...

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Tangerine

Written by Edward Bloor

Paul Fisher sees the world from behind glasses so thick he looks like a bug-eyed alien. But he’s not...

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The Extra Yard

Written by Mike Lupica

Teddy, a young football player, learns that sometimes bridging the distance in your family can be...

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The Girl Who Threw Butterflies

Written by Mick Cochrane

Molly doesn’t want to be seen as “Miss Difficulty Overcome”; she wants to make herself known to the...

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The Crossover

Written by Kwame Alexander

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2015. "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I’m delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell.

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