Chapter Book Sports Stories

Bowman, Crystal. Ivan and the Dynamos.
Andy's new hockey coach models his team after the winning teams of Russia.

Brooks, Bruce. Woodsie.
Woodsie alone believes his hockey team can win after several key players defect to a rival team. First of the Wolfbay Wings series.

Christopher, Matt. Roller Hockey Radicals.
Kirby overcomes obstacles to find his spot on a new roller hockey team. This author has written many stories about sports.

Christopher, Matt. The Winning Stroke.
Jerry finds himself fascinated and challenged by the rigors of competitive swimming.

Corbett, Scott. The Hockey Girls.
The girls at Wagstaff High hate the compulsory sports program, until they get involved in field hockey.

Dygard, Thomas J. Forward Pass.
To improve his struggling football team, Coach Gardner brings in a new wide receiver, Jill Winston.

Farley, Steven. The Black Stallion's Steeplechaser.
Alec tries to hold onto his love of racing and his steeplechaser Black Storm when both are threatened.

Glenn, Mel. Play-By-Play.
Jeremy and Lloyd are best friends until Lloyd's interest in soccer changes their relationship.

Gutman, Dan. Honus and Me.
Joey, who loves baseball, finds a 1909 Honus Wagner card and travels back in time to meet Honus. Followed by Jackie and Me.

Gutman, Dan. The Million Dollar Shot.
Eddie could win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the NBA finals.

Hermann, Spring. Flip City.
Four girls whose family lives are difficult compete in gymnastics.

Herzig, Alison Cragin. The Boonsville Bombers.
Emma wants more than anything to play on her brother's baseball team.

Jackson, Alison. Blowing Bubbles With the Enemy.
When a sixth grade girl decides to try out for the boys' basketball team, she causes a lot of tension.

Knudson, R. Rozanne. Zanballer.
Zan Hagan, whose principal opposes her un-feminine activities, forms a girls' football team.

Konigsburg, E.L. About the B'nai Bagels.
Mark tells of his misfortunes on the little league team managed by his mother and coached by his brother.

Korman, Gordon. The Chicken Doesn't Skate.
Milo's science project, a chicken, is the hockey team's mascot and only chance for a winning season.

Lipsyte, Robert. The Contender.
A Harlem high school dropout escapes from a gang of punks into a boxing gym.

Lord, Bette. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.
A Chinese child comes to 1947 Brooklyn, where she becomes Americanized and learns to love baseball.

Myers, Walter Dean. Slam!
" Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city.

Napoli, Donna Jo. On Guard.
Excited by a fencing demonstration he happens to see, Mikey starts taking lessons.

O'Dell, Scott. Black Star, Bright Dawn.
Bright Dawn must face the challenge of the Iditarod dog sled race alone when her father is injured.

Shreve, Susan Richards. The Goalie.
Soccer player Julie feels threatened when her widower father begins to date the mother of her arch-rival.

Smith, Charles R., Jr. Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls, and Rhythms.
Stories and poems about playing basketball.

Soto, Gary. Taking Sides.
Lincoln, a basketball player, has divided loyalties when he moves from the inner city to a white suburb.

Spinelli, Jerry. There's a Girl in My Hammerlock.
Maisie joins the all-male wrestling team, despite opposition from students, friends, and teammates.

Streatfeild, Noel. Skating Shoes.
A girl ice skates to strengthen her legs and finds encouragement to become a champion.

Tunis, John Roberts. Go, Team, Go!
The star players angrily quit the basketball team and leave the inferior B team defending the title.

Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Basketball Mystery.
The new coach of the community basketball league has her MVP trophy stolen.

Compiled by Sarah S. Wright for MCPL Children's Services (5/99).