sports stories

"Alarm. Breakfast. Bus. Bio. Spanish. Socials. Study. Lunch. Calc. Humanities. Bell. And then the day starts. Knee pads, ponytail. Full court. No drama ... But drama is just the beginning when senior Annette Reynolds recruits incoming freshman Payton Moore to play for the varsity team. Payton quickly finds that her superior basketball talent doesn't translate to the volleyball court, resulting in a divided team and a rift between Payton and her best friend Renika, whose natural ability for volleyball earns her a starting position on the varsity team. Will Payton get it together in time to help her team make it to State or will she be left behind while Renika gets Bumped Up?"--Cover.

"Payton and Renika are back for another season of Hickory Adams High volleyball action. Payton still hasn't quite figured out how to transfer her superstar basketball skills to the volleyball court and the new JV players are all too aware of her lack of skill even though the coach still has her starting. When Renika tries to intervene and pull the JV team together, she finds that the new girl Val is out to sabotage Payton's authority, resulting in a divided team that can't compete. Will Payton help the JV team get it together or will they fall apart and lose their chance to be Queens of the Court?"--Cover.

Aaron is a 12-year-old baseball phenom, but only when hes playing in the field. At the plate, he struggles. Now, its the last inning of the last game of the season, and Aarons in the batters box, down by one with the bases loaded. Just as he steps up to the plate, Aaron spots his superstar-athlete older brother, Will, who completely abandoned him at the worst possible time. Can Aaron come through in the clutch when his team needs him most, and will his brother come through for him and their family? In the Clutch hooks readers with a do-or-die moment from little league sports, then rewinds to show how the books young athletes found themselves needing to perform under pressure.

"When Anais goes to Darwin and Gumball for help in learning about sports to prove she can beat the new exchange student, things get out of hand when the whole school gets involved in a fake sport that her brothers totally--no, really--know how to play"--OCLC.

"Shouta Kikuzato's hopes of starting on his school's prestigious soccer team are derailed when a terrible incident costs him his leg. Now in his first year of high school (again), Kikuzato has resigned himself to never reaching his athletic dreams. But when Chidori, a passing prosthetist, notices Kikuzato's artificial limb--and speed--as he races through the train station, the specialist proposes a partnership: Chidori will build Kikuzato a brand-new leg designed solely for speed. All Kikuzato has to do is run!"--Back cover.

"Fifth-grade best friends Kenzie "Kenzilla" and Shelly "Bombshell" dream of becoming roller derby superstars one day, but when a junior league forms and they must recruit teammates, will their friendship survive?"--Provided by publisher.

Sixth-grader and self-proclaimed genius Nate Wright faces his all-time enemy Gina when they are paired to work on a research paper together and she also gets a position on his intramural team.

"Mack, Andre, and the gang are back at . . . [Camp Average--er, Avalon] for another summer. For the first time, the camp is open to girls, including Mack's friend, Nicole. Plus, kids can actually choose if they want to play sports competitively or not. Which means Mack can enjoy the waterfront, while his nemesis, Winston, the camp director, chases trophies. Not that Camp Average has won any. The season is more than half over, and they've got nothing to show for it. That's when Winston makes one final attempt to fan the camp's competitive flames by pitting boys against girls in a basketball showdown that turns ugly. What's worse, all the camp's noncompetitive activities start mysteriously shutting down, including Mack's beloved water sports. He smells a rat . . . one that wears red short shorts and knee-high socks. Will Winston ruin everyone's summer again?"--Provided by publisher.

"Ria, is a teen girl living in Edmonton, Alberta, whose obsession with beauty and fashion leads her mother to insist that she either get a job or join a team sport. At an age when too many girls stop competing athletically, Ria discovers her own capabilities as well as the rewards of challenging herself and connecting with others on a team"--Amazon.

"As captain of his school track and field team, Jonas runs only to win. His specialty is the 100-metre sprint. When the team's first track meet does not go as he hoped, Jonas turns his anger on his teammates. He ends up in the office, where the principal also notices that Jonas has failed to complete his required volunteer work. She kicks him off the team and strips him of his captaincy, but later makes him a deal: Jonas can compete at the final track meet if he finishes his volunteer hours. To do so, he must train Darien, a vision and mobility impaired teen, for a 5k race. Through working with Darien, Jonas gains a new appreciation for his sport and for what it means to be a true winner"--Amazon.com.