MCL's Sports Bibliography for Grades 6+

Call #	Sport	Author	Title	Grade
J Kon	Baseball	Konigsburg, E.L.	About the B'nai Bagels A boy shares his troubles about life and his little league team.	6
J 811 Gle	Basketball	Glenn, Mel	Jump Ball Players, coaches, and friends observe one basketball season in interconnected poems.	6
Y Chr	Dirt Biking	Christopher, Matt	Dirt Bike Runway A shy 16 yr. old with a talent for working with motorcycles runs away from his foster home and gets involved with a variety of people, both bad and good.	6
J Hyd	Fishing	Hyde, Dayton	The Major, The Poacher, and the Wonderful One Trout River The Major engages in a duel of wits with a 14 yr. old poacher at his trout stream.	6
J Kor	Football	Korman, Gordon	The Zucchini Warriors Roommates Bruno and Boots find obstacles in their way as they attempt to lead the Macdonald Hall Zucchini Warriors to a victorious football season and earn the reward of a new recreation center.	6
J Oha	Horse riding	O'Hara, Mary	My Friend Flicka Through his fierce devotion to a young horse named Flicka, Ken comes to assume the responsibilities of growing up and to win his father's acceptance.	6
J Cor	Hockey	Corbett, Scott	The Hockey Girls The new compulsory sports program throws freshman girls at Wagstaff High into a fury, until they get involved.	6
J Smi	Karate	Smith Doris B.	Karate Dancer Passionate about karate, 14 yr. old Troy tries to convince his disapproving parents about the true nature of art and its importance in his life.	6
J Shr	Soccer	Shreve, Susan	The Goalie Julie feels threatened both in her family and on the soccer field when her widower father begins to date the mother of her archrival.	6
J Chr	Wrestling	Christopher, Matt	Takedown As he is helped by an assistant referee to prepare for a wrestling match with the neighborhood bully, Sean begins to wonder if his mentor could be his long-lost father.	6
J Spi	Wrestling	Spinelli, Jerry	There's a Girl in my Hammerlock When eighth grader Maisie manages to get onto the wrestling team, her reputation and her life undergo a transformation for which she is hardly prepared..	6
Y Cru	Baseball	Crutcher, Chris	The Crazy Horse Electric Game An athlete frustrated at being handicapped after an accident runs away from home and is helped back to health by an African-American benefactor and the people in a special school.	7/8
Y Deu	Baseball	Deuker, Carl	Heart of a Champion 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.	7/8
Y Joh	Baseball	Johnson, Scott	Safe at Second Best friends see their future plans change when one takes a line drive in the head.	7/8
Y Mal	Baseball	Malamud, Bernard	The Natural A baseball player with a promising career becomes sidetracked by bad decisions.	7/8
Y Rit	Baseball	Ritter, John H.	Choosing Up Sides Luke finds himself torn between accepting his left-handedness or conforming to the belief of his preacher-father that such a condition is evil and must be overcome.	7/8
Y Bro	Basketball	Brooks, Bruce	The Moves Make the Man Two emotionally troubled boys in North Carolina form a precarious friendship.	7/8
Y Hoo	Basketball	Hoobler, Thomas	The Revenge of Ho-Tai The basketball team is skeptical when the school science teacher replaces the coach.	7/8
Y Kla	Basketball	Klass, David	Danger Zone Jimmy Doyle makes some unexpected discoveries about prejudice, racism, and politics when he joins a basketball team poised to compete on the international level.	7/8
Y Mye	Basketball	Myers, Walter D.	Slam Slam banks on his basketball skill to be his ticket to success.	7/8
Y Mye	Basketball	Myers, Walter D.	Hoops A teenage basketball player from Harlem is befriended by a former professional player who hopes to prevent other young athletes from getting involved in gambling as he did.	7/8
Y Wal	Basketball	Wallace, Rich	Playing without the Ball Left on his own, a 17-year-old basketball player works to assure his future.	7/8
Y Lip	Boxing	Lipsyte, Robert	The Contender From high school dropout to champion boxer, a young man struggles toward and uncertain future.	7/8
Y Hob	Canoeing	Hobbs, Will	Downriver A group of teenagers steal a canoe and try their hands at challenging the Colorado river's tempestuous white water.	7/8
Y Wal	Dirt Bike	Walker, Kate	Peter Peter loves to ride his dirt bike through the rough territory near his Australian home.	7/8
Y Cad	Diving	Cadnum, Michael	Heat In the midst of recovering from a diving accident, a championship diver must also deal with her father's second marriage and his troubles with the law.	7/8
Y Doh	Diving	Doherty, Berlie	The Snake-stone A diver relies on his special talisman for excellent performance.	7/8
Y Hen	Dog Sledding	Henry, Sue	Murder on the Iditarod Trail Dog sledding and detection provide for a pair of races against time and Alaska's landscape.	7/8
Y Coc	Football	Cochran, Thomas	Roughnecks The folks in Travis and Lunker's town take high school football very seriously.	7/8
Y Cru	Football	Crutcher, Chris	Running Loose A high school senior learns about sportsmanship, love, and death as he matures into manhood.	7/8
Y Guy	Football	Guy, David	Football Dreams Dan begins to thing that maybe there is more to prep school than good grades, pretty girls, and touchdowns.	7/8
Y Knu	Football	Knudson, R. R.	Zanballer Zan leads her dance class onto the athletic field to form a girls' football team.	7/8
Y Pow	Football	Powell, Randy	My Underrated Year Expecting to shine in sports during his sophomore year, Roger's hopes are dashed by two school newcomers - twins who happen to be ace athletes.	7/8
Y Lyn	Hockey	Lynch, Chris	Iceman Eric's vicious behavior on his hockey team has distanced him from everyone - including his own team members.	7/8
Y Fer	Rodeo	Ferris, Jean	Eight Seconds Rodeo school teaches John the key to his identity.	7/8
Y Kla	Running	Klass, David	California Blue While out running, John discovers a rare moth that could alter the economy of his mill town.	7/8
Y Knu	Running	Knudson, R.R.	Fox Running A Native American girl has trouble blending her Indian teachings that are part of her running skill with the coaching of her track team.	7/8
Y Lev	Running	Levy, Marilyn	Run for Your Life While living in a housing project, 13 yr. old Kisha joins a track team and discovers that she can be a winner.	7/8
Y Sil	Running	Sillitoe, Alan	The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner Sent to a reform school, a teenage boy becomes a renowned marathon runner.	7/8
Y Kla	Soccer	Klass, David	Breakaway Run A soccer player whose parents are divorcing goes to Japan to spend four and a half months with a Japanese family.	7/8
Y Mur	Soccer	Murrow, Liza K.	Twelve Days in August Twelve days in August change a sixteen-year-old soccer player's perceptions of the world around him.	7/8
Y Due	Softball	Due, Linnea	High and Outside She drinks too much, but she loves softball.	7/8
Y Cru	Swimming	Crutcher, Chris	Stotan! A high school coach invites members of his swimming team to a memorable week of rigorous training that tests their moral fiber as well as their physical stamina.	7/8
Y Dud	Swimming	Duder, Tessa	In Lane Three, Alex Archer Alex competes with her archrival for a place on the Olympic swimming team.	7/8
Y Bya	Tennis	Byalick, Marcia	It's a Matter of Trust A high school tennis star's life is changed forever when her father is indicted on criminal charges.	7/8
Y Pow	Tennis	Powell, Randy	The Whistling Toilets While coaching tennis for a group of inner city "runts" and his friend Ginny, 16 yr. old Stan grows in understanding himself.	7/8
Y Cru	Triathlon	Crutcher, Chris	Ironman While training for a triathlon, Bo attends an anger management group at school, which leads him to examine his relationship with his father.	7/8
Y Kla	Wrestling	Klass, David	Wrestling with Honor A champion high school wrestler refuses to re-take a mandatory drug test he has failed, a decision that affects every area of his life.	7/8