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1) Snowboarding
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Introduces young readers to snowboarding"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Today's youth sports experience provokes countless questions for well-intentioned parents. How young should kids start playing sports? Should they specialize-and when? What should a parent do when their kid is not getting the playing time they think their child deserves? How do parents encourage children without overwhelming them? And most importantly: how do we ensure our kids both reach their true potential on the playing field, and are well-prepared...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Sidelined with an injury, 26-year-old Grace Henderson, a star of the US Women’s National Team, falls for Phoebe Matthews, whom she considers her rival, and as the World Cup approaches and Grace gets back in the game, they must decide what’s more important—being together or making the roster.
Author
Publisher
Lawrence Hill Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Sugar Ray Robinson was one of the most iconic figures in sports and possibly the greatest boxer of all time. His legendary career spanned nearly 26 years, including his titles as the middleweight and welterweight champion of the world and close to 200 professional bouts. This illuminating biography grounds the spectacular story of Robinson's rise to greatness within the context of the fighter's life and times. Born Walker Smith Jr. in 1921, Robinson's...
5) Basketball
Author
Series
Publisher
Wonder Books, The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Introduces the game of basketball, the equipment used, and how it is played.
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Wanting to be a striker like her grandpa was, Keisha jumps into soccer practice with both feet and, unfortunately, both hands. She's afraid her habit of catching the ball will end her sports dream, but Coach has a new game plan"--
Author
Series
Big shots volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Wells Whitaker was once golf's hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his 'promising' career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles. But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home, he knows he made the greatest mistake of his life....
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Cameron believes his move to an undisciplined, small-town team will provide the excuse he needs to quit playing soccer, but perhaps this new team is exactly what he needs to make the sport fun again"--Provided by publisher.
10) Rez ball
Author
Language
English
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YA Genres: Contemporary Fiction (Realistic Fiction)
YA Reads: Books about Grief and Loss
YA Reads: Books by Indigenous Authors
YA Reads: Books about Grief and Loss
YA Reads: Books by Indigenous Authors
Description
When the varsity basketball team members take him under their wing, Tre Brun, representing his Ojibwe reservation, steps into his late brother's shoes as star player but soon learns he can't mess up--not on the court, not in school and not in love.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The story of how a new generation of tech-savvy franchise owners is reshaping every aspect of professional sports. In the last two decades, innovation, data analysis, and technology have driven a tectonic shift in the sports business. Game of Edges is the story of how sports franchises evolved, on and off the field, from raggedly run small businesses into some of the most systematically productive companies around. In today's game, everyone from...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this queer graphic novel that's equal parts romance, softball, and magical girl drama, Mickey Monsoon is the hotshot pitcher for the Belle City Broads, and their team is poised to sweep the league this season. But Mickey is thrown off their game when Astra Maxima shows up to catch for the Gaiety Gals, the Broads' fiercest rival. Years ago Mickey and Astra were best friends... and maybe more. That was, until Astra unceremoniously dumped Mickey...
13) Un tiro perfecto
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Layla's hard work pays off when she moves from a substitute to starting player and captain of the basketball team, but her best friend and teammate Danika causes trouble"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Alexia superfutbolista volume 3
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
Español
Description
¿Sueñas con jugar como Alexia? Una nueva aventura de ALEXIA PUTELLAS, balón de oro 2021, capitana del F. C. Barcelona y jugadora de la selección. ¡Para las superfutbolistas del futuro! ¡Para las superfutbolistas del futuro! Ahora que su equipo y ella han pasado a la siguiente fase del torneo ¡la competición está más viva que nunca! El equipo que gane recibirá dinero para construir un campo de fútbol. Sin embargo, Alexia comienza a notar...
15) Pucking Wild
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
My name is Tess Owens, and my life is officially on fire. I never thought dancing at my best friend's wedding would be the match to light the flames. But with one lingering touch, one longing look . . . and one sneaky caterer holding a camera phone, my almost ex-husband is ready to torch my entire life.
Unwilling to face the heat, I do what I do best: I run. Straight into the arms of Rachel and her team of NHL hockey players. One player stands apart...
17) The Right Move
Author
Series
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Ryan: I'm the newest Captain of the Devils, Chicago's NBA team, and the last thing I needed this year was for Indy Ivers, my sister's best friend, to move into my apartment. She's messy, emotional, and way too tempting.
But when the team's General Manager vocalizes his blatant disapproval of my promotion to Captain, referring to me as an unapproachable lone wolf with no work-life balance, I can't think of a better way to convince him otherwise than...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The No.1 football series - over 1 million copies sold!
Hailing from a footballing family, Jude Bellingham started his football career as an under-8 at Birmingham City before going on to make history as the club's youngest ever first-team player when he made his senior debut at the age of 16. His natural talent caught the eye of the scouts at Borussia Dortmund. Joining the German team in 2020, Bellingham became the club's youngest ever goalscorer...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A captivating chronicle of the pivotal decade in American sports, when the games invaded prime time, and sports moved from the margins to the mainstream of American culture. Every decade brings change, but as Michael MacCambridge chronicles in THE BIG TIME, no decade in American sports history featured such convulsive cultural shifts as the 1970s. So many things happened during the decade-the move of sports into prime-time television, the beginning...
20) Football
Author
Series
Publisher
Early Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to football, discussing the sport's history, teams, and athletes.
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