sports fiction

Seventh grader Abby St. Clair is eager to start another season with her elite riding team at Saddlehill Academy boarding school, competing against her new stepsister--until she starts getting anonymous messages threatening to expose the secret she is desperate to hide.

Shot put thrower Sena is determined to solve the mystery of the track and field team's missing field equipment, stolen uniforms, and blackmail notes to the assistant coach, Josh.

Picked on at home, criticized for talking trash while beating boys at basketball, and always seen as less than her best friend, a girl struggles to like and accept herself.

"Isaiah loves football. In fact, football saved Isaiah's life, giving him structure and discipline after his sister's death tore his family apart. But when Isaiah gets knocked out cold on the field, he learns there's a lot more to lose than football"--Provided by publisher.

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.

"When soccer season starts, Mo, who has been working hard to improve his kicking skills, wonders if he will ever get a chance to show his team what he can do"--OCLC.

Mia Hernandez's middle school gymnastics team, the Ridgefield Rams, are the defending champions, and this year they have a new coach, one who was once a gymnast for their arch rivals; but a series of increasingly dangerous practical jokes begins to happen to their competitors, and it starts to looks like someone from the Rams is trying to sabotage the competition--Mia suspects Allison, a girl who always wants to finish on top, but she needs to prove it.

When Samuel learns the classic world-building game Buildtopia is getting an eSports competition, he turns his love of the game into an opportunity to complete and connect with new friends.

"A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such a splash"--Provided by publisher.

"In this illustrated middle-grade novel, eleven-year-old Elliot relies on his Carey Price bobblehead doll to help him excel on his hockey team"--Provided by the publisher.