Bennett, James W.  The Squared Circle.  Y FIC Bennett
Sonny, a university freshman and star basketball player,  finds that the pressures of college life, NCAA competition, and an unsettling relationship with his feminist cousin bring up painful memories that he must face before he can decide what is important in his life.

Bloor, Edward.  Tangerine. Y FIC Bloor // Y PB B
Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight.

Brooks, Bruce.  The Moves Make the Man.  YPB B
Recounts the extraordinary friendship between Jerome Foxworthy, a top student, loving son, basketball star, and first Black to integrate his southern high school, and Bix, a white athlete facing problems in his life.

Cadnum, Michael.  Heat.  Y Fic Cadnum
A teenaged diving champion must deal with the aftermath of a diving accident and her attorney father's remarriage and subsequent arrest for fraud.

Carter, Alden R. Bull Catcher.  Y FIC Carter
Pete and Jeff continue their friendship and love of baseball as they progress from ninth grade through high school in their small Wisconsin town.

Christopher, Matt. Tight End.  Y FIC Christopher
A high school football player believes the harassment he is experiencing on and off the field is due to his father's prison record.

Cochrane, Mick.  The Girl who Threw Butterflies.  Y FIC Cochrane
Eighth-grader Molly's ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team, which not only helps her feel connected to her recently deceased father, who loved baseball, it helps in other aspects of her life, as well.

Cohen, Joshua.  Leverage.  Y FIC Cohen
High school sophomore Danny excels at gymnastics but is bullied, like the rest of the gymnasts, by members of the football team, until an emotionally and physically scarred new student joins the football team and forms an unlikely friendship with Danny.

Collier, Kristi.   Throwing Stones. Y FIC Collier
In 1923, in Pierre, Indiana, fourteen-year-old Andy realizes a dream when he makes the high school basketball team, but when an accident keeps him from playing, he ventures into journalism and begins to understand the meaning of sportsmanship.

Coy, John. Crackback. Y FIC Coy
Miles barely recalls when football was fun after being sidelined by a new coach, constantly criticized by his father, and pressured by his best friend to take performance-enhancing drugs.

Deuker, Carl. Heart of a Champion.  Y FIC Deuker/ Y PB D
Seth faces a strain on his friendship with Jimmy, who is both a baseball champion and something of an irresponsible fool, when Jimmy is kicked off the team.

Doherty, Berlie. The Snake-Stone. Y FIC Doherty
While searching for his birthmother, fifteen-year-old James, a championship diver, discovers who his real parents are and where his real home is.

Duder, Tessa. Alex in Rome.  Y FIC Duder
As a member of the New Zealand swimming team, fifteen-year-old Alex gets her first taste of independence as she faces the challenges of competition in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.

Dygard, Thomas J. Backfield Package.  Y FIC Dygard
The decision of four high school friends to go to the same college so that they can continue playing football together is shaken when one of them begins to receive attention as a star quarterback.

Ethridge, Kenneth E. Viola, Furgy, Bobbi, and Me.  Y Fic Ethridge
Three teenaged friends try to protect Viola, a wealthy seventy-eight-year-old baseball fan, from her abusive daughters who want to commit Viola to a nursing home.

Feinstein, John. Change-Up : mystery at the World Series. Y FIC Feinstein
While covering baseball's World Series between the Washington Nationals and the Boston Red Sox, teenage sports reporters Stevie and Susan Carol investigate a rookie pitcher whose evasive answers during an interview reveal more than a few contradictions in his life story.

Feinstein,  John. Vanishing act : mystery at the U.S. Open. Y FIC Feinstein
Eighth-grade sports reporters Susan Carol and Stevie reunite at the U.S. Open tennis championships where they investigate the mysterious disappearance of a top Russian player.

Gratz, Alan. Samurai Shortstop.  Y FIC Gratz
While obtaining a Western education at a prestigious Japanese boarding school in 1890, sixteen-year-old Toyo also receives traditional samurai training which has profound effects on both his baseball game and his relationship with his father.

Hewett, Lorri. Dancer.   Y FIC Hewett
Sixteen-year-old Stephanie struggles to perfect her ballet dancing as her classes are complicated by the introduction of a new male dancer.

Hughes, Pat. Open Ice.  Y FIC Hughes
Hockey has been Nick Taglio's life since he was five years old, so when a massive concussion benches him--possibly for good--everything seems to fall apart, including his schoolwork, his family relationships, his friendships, and his love life.

Jenkins, A. M.  Damage.  Y FIC Jenkins
Seventeen-year-old football hero Austin, trying to understand the inexplicable depression that has drained his interest in life, thinks that he has found relief in a girl who seems very special.

Johnson, Scott.  Safe at Second.  Y FIC Johnson
Paulie Lockwood's best friend Todd Bannister is destined for the major leagues until a line drive to the head causes him to lose an eye and they both must find a new future for themselves.

Klass, David.  A Different Season.   Y FIC Klass
High school baseball star Jim Roark is delighted to meet Jennifer Douglas, the second basewoman on the girls' softball team, until she becomes the first female player on his all-male team.

Krech, Bob. Rebound.  Y FIC Krech
Determined to make the varsity basketball team, seventeen-year-old Ray finds his efforts to play both hindered and helped by the atmosphere of racism in his town.

Lee,Marie G. Finding My Voice.  Y FIC Lee
As she tries to enjoy her senior year and choose which college she will attend, Korean American Ellen Sung must deal with the prejudice of some of her classmates and pressure from her parents to get good grades.

Lynch, Chris.  Gold Dust.  Y Fic Lynch // Y PB L
In 1975, twelve-year-old Richard befriends Napolean, a Caribbean newcomer to his Catholic school, hoping that Napolean will learn to love baseball and the Red Sox, and will win acceptance in the racially polarized Boston school.

Lynch, Chris. Slot Machine.  Y Fic Lynch
When overweight thirteen-year-old Elvin Bishop is sent to camp at St. Paul's Seminary Retreat Center, he and his two best friends are forced to try out various sports in order to find out where they belong.

Myers,Walter Dean.  Hoops.  Y PB M
Seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson sees the city-wide basketball Tournament of Champions as a possible escape from Harlem but fears the pressures that have sidelined his coach, Cal.

Myers, Walter Dean.  The Journal of Biddy Owens : The Negro Leagues.  J FIC Myers
Teenager Biddy Owens' 1948 journal about working for the Birmingham Black Barons includes the games and the players, racism the team faces from New Orleans to Chicago, and his family's resistance to his becoming a professional baseball player. Includes a historical note about the evolution of the Negro Leagues.

Peña, Matt de la.  Ball Don't Lie. Y Fic Pena
Seventeen-year-old Sticky lives to play basketball at school and at Lincoln Rec Center in Los Angeles and is headed for the pros, but he is unaware of the many dangers--including his own past--that threaten his dream.

Ritter, John H.  Under the Baseball Moon.   Y FIC Ritter
Andy and Glory, two fifteen-year-olds from Ocean Beach, California, pursue their respective dreams of becoming a famous musician and a professional softball player.

Spinelli, Jerry. There's a Girl in My Hammerlock.  YPB S
Thirteen-year-old Maisie joins her school's formerly all-male wrestling team and tries to last through the season, despite opposition from other students, her best friend, and her own teammates.

Voigt, Cynthia. The Runner.  YPB V
As a dedicated runner, a teenage boy has always managed to distance himself from other people until the experience of coaching one of his teammates on the track team gradually helps him see the value of giving and receiving.

Voigt, Cynthia. Tell Me If the Lovers Are Losers.  Y FIC Voigt
In 1961 at a college for academically gifted women, three roommates who differ substantially from each other are brought together by a common interest in volleyball.

Volponi, Paul. Black and White.  Y FIC Volponi
Two star high school basketball players, one black and one white, experience the justice system differently after committing a crime together and getting caught.

Wallace, Rich.  Playing Without the Ball.  Y FIC Wallace
Feeling abandoned by his parents, who have gone their separate ways and left him behind in a small Pennsylvania town, seventeen-year-old Jay finds hope for the future in a church-sponsored basketball team and a female friend.

Wolff, Virginia Euwer. Bat 6. Y PB W
In small town, post-World War Oregon, twenty-one 6th grade girls recount the story of an annual softball game, during which one girl's bigotry comes to the surface.

Yep, Laurence. Sea Glass.  Y FIC Yep
A Chinese-American boy whose father wants him to be good in sports finally asserts his right to be himself.

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