Adler, David. America's Champion Swimmer
Describes the life of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim
the English Channel. J/Biography/Ederle
Adler, David. Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball
Cam uses her photographic memory to identify the person who
stole a valuable autographed baseball. J/Fiction/Adler
Brown, Marc Tolan. Arthur Makes the Team
Arthur worries that he won't be able to play baseball as well
as the others on his Little League Team. J/Fiction/Arthur
Foreman, Michael. Wonder Goal
A boy describes what it feels like to score a goal that makes
his soccer teammates stop teasing him. J/P/Foreman
Kessler, Leonard. Here Comes the Strikeout
Bobby becomes a game winning hitter with the help of a friend
and hard work. J/Reader/Kessler
Kessler, Leonard. Kick, Pass, and Run
After watching a football game, the animals form their own teams.
J/Reader/Kessler
Kessler, Leonard. Last One In Is a Rotten Egg
After Freddy is pushed into the pool by a couple of kids, he
decides to learn to swim. J/Reader/Kessler
Kessler, Leonard. Old Turtle's Soccer Team
Old Turtle teaches the animals to play soccer. J/Reader/Kessler
Klein, Monica. Backyard Basketball Superstar
Jeremy's sister tries out for his basketball team and Jeremy
is not happy about it. J/Reader/Klein
Krensky, Stephen. Arthur and the Best Coach Ever
Arthur's soccer team gets a new coach. J/Fiction/Arthur
Krull, Kathleen. Wilma Unlimited
Biography of a woman who overcame poverty and polio to become
an athlete and participate in the Olympics. J/Biography/Rudolph
McMullan, Kate. The Biggest Mouth in Baseball
William becomes a better ball player when he concentrates more
on the game and less on telling jokes. J/Reader/McMullan
Mills,Claudia. Gus and Grandpa at Basketball
Gus likes basketball but the noise of the games bothers him
until grandpa gives him some advice. J/Reader/Mills
Oechsli, Kelly. Mice at Bat
Two teams of mice play a championship ball game. J/Reader/Oechsli
Osborne, Mary Pope. Hour of the Olympics
The Magic Tree House takes Jack and Annie back to ancient Greece
to witness the original Olympic games. J/Fiction/Osborne
Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day
Junie B. Jones is captain of Room Nine's Field Day team. J/Fiction/Park
Parish, Peggy. Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia
Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands
in for a sick player during a game. J/Reader/Parish
Patrick, Jean L.S. The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth
Jackie Mitchell, seventeen year old female baseball player,
takes on Babe Ruth in an exhibition game. J/Reader/Patrick
Stevenson, James. The Mud Flat Olympics
Everyone that participates in the Olympics gets to go to a picnic
after the games. J/Reader/Stevenson
Sullivan, Silky. Henry and Melinda Team Up
When the three Harvey brothers move in next door, they think
that Melinda is too little to play basketball. J/Reader/Sullivan
Vyner, Tim. World Team
Meet kids all around the world who share the love of soccer.
J/P/Vyner
Bowen, Fred. Off the Rim
Unhappy with his inability to score for his basketball team, Chris
takes lessons from his friend Greta's mother who played in high school.
J/Paperback/AllStar
Elish, Dan. Jason and the Baseball Bear
Jason improves his team's chances to win the championship with
the help of a polar bear. J/Fiction/Elish
Fogelin, Adrian. Crossing Jordan
Despite family prejudices, Cass and her new neighbor, Jemmie
build a strong friendship around their mutual talent for running. J/Fiction/Fogelin
Gutman, Dan. Honus and Me
Joey finds a valuable 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card and travels
back in time to meet him. J/Fiction/Gutman, J/Paperback/G
Gutman, Dan. The Million Dollar Shot
Eddie has a chance to win a million dollars just by sinking
a foul shot at the NBA finals. J/Fiction/Gutman, J/Paperback/G
Holohan, Maureen. Catch Shorty by Rosie.
Rosie Jones and the Ballplayers kickoff the first girls' football
league in the city. J/Paperback/Broadway Ballplayers
Hurwitz, Johanna. Baseball Fever
Ezra tries to convince his scholarly father that his interest
in baseball is not wasting his mind. J/Fiction/Hurwitz, J/Paperback/H
Jackson, Alison. Crane's Rebound
At summer basketball camp, Les must cope with loneliness, peer
pressure, boy-girl problems, and a talented but obnoxious roommate.
J/Fiction/Jackson
Korman, Gordon. The Chicken Doesn't Skate
Milo's science fair project, Henrietta the chicken, becomes
the hockey team's mascot and their only chance for a winning season.
J/Fiction/Korman, J/Paperback/K
Krull, Kathleen. Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and
What the Neighbors Thought)
Twenty true stories of athletes. J/796.0922/K94li
Lord, Bette. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
A Chinese child comes to Brooklyn where she starts to feel at home when
she discovers baseball. J/Fiction/Lord, J/Paperback/L
Manes, Stephen. An Almost Perfect Game
It seems that Jake can control the outcome of the game by marking
plays on his scorecard. J/Fiction/Manes
Myers, Walter Dean. Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid
Friends become involved with Mop's attempts to become adopted
by the coach of a baseball team.
Also Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki Knights. T.J.
and his brother are competing in an international baseball tournament.
J/Fiction/Myers
Napoli, Donna Jo. Soccer Shock
Adam hopes that he makes the soccer team and then almost being
hit by lightning gives him a unusual talent. J/Paperback/N
Slote, Alfred. Finding Buck McHenry
Jason believes the school custodian is Buck McHenry a famous
pitcher from the old Negro league. J/Fiction/Slote
Smith, Robert Kimmel. Bobby Baseball
Bobby's problem is getting a chance to prove his baseball skill
to his father. J/Fiction/Smith
Testa, Maria. Some Kind of Pride
Ruth dreams of becoming a major league baseball player until
she hears her father say, ".its all wasted on a girl." J/Fiction/Testa
