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• Left Out

  Green, Tim

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  Finally seeing a chance to fit in, Landon joins his middle school football team hoping that others will see past his cochlear implants and different way of speaking. Available in multiple formats.

• Skate Like a Ninja!

  Tillworth, Mary

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  The Turtles team up with Mondo Gecko to catch some theives but whose side is Mondo really on?

• Sunny

  Reynolds, Jason

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  Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.

• Bouncing Back

  Ostler, Scott,

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  Before the accident that left him paralyzes, Cooper was a basketball star. Navigating life in wheelchair and relearning his favorite sport are challenges he's up for.

• Kenzie Kickstarts a Team

  Rosewater, Kit,

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  Kenzie and Shelly are looking forward to joining a new junior roller derby league. They just have to find 3 more girls to complete the team. Avaialble in multiple formats.

• Rudas: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas

  Morales, Yuyi

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  Niño's little sisters get in on the wrestling action.

• Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

  Krishnaswami, Uma

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  Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls' League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India's independence, and trying to stay on their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Elle of the Ball

  Delle Donne, Elena,

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  Having shot up to six feet tall over the summer, seventh-grader Elle not only has trouble controlling her limbs on the basketball court, she dreads the upcoming school cotillion.

• I Got Next

  Peoples-Riley, Daria,

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  Encouraged by his shadow, a young boy prepared for a basketball game.

• One Last Shot

  Anderson, John David

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  Malcolm has never really liked sports, but when he discovers the world of mini golf his life is forever changed. Available in multiple formats.

• Soar

  Bauer, Joan

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  Recovering from a heart transplant, Jeremiah isn't allowed to play his favorite sport - baseball. When he moves to a new town reeling from tragedy, he steps up to help rebuild the middle school baseball team. Avaiable in multiple formats.

• Jay Versus the Saxophone of Doom

  Kootstra, Kara

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  Jay Roberts loves hockey. He's good at it. But something else is determined to make Jay's life difficult, something far harder for Jay to play: the saxophone. Sixth grade just became a whole lot more challenging.

• MVP Summer

  Palmer, Iva-Marie,

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  Summer is here, and pitching phenom Gabby Garcia has another hot streak all planned out!

• Nikki on the Line

  Roberts, Barbara Carroll

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  Nikki is excited to be joining an elite basketball team, but is struggling to know who she really is.

• Triple Threat

  Lupica, Mike

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  Alex has always loved football, but when she joins the middle school team not everyone else loves that she is there.

• The Distance to Home

  Bishop, Jenn,

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  In the aftermath of her older sister's death, Quinnen doesn't feel like she can play baseball without seeing her sister in the stands.

• Lines

  Lee, Suzy, 1974-

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  In this wordless picture book, each image starts with a single line, whether made by a pencil or the blade of a skate--and the magic flows from there.

• The Field

  Paul, Baptiste

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  Children form teams, build a pitch, and play a joyous game of soccer, in a book with English and Creole (as spoken in Saint Lucia) vocabulary words.

• Ultraball #1

  Lunar Blitz

  Chen, Jeff

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  Hundreds of years in the future humans have moved to the moon and life revolves around Ultraball, space football with a lot more at stake. Available in multiple formats.

• Ana on the Edge

  Sass, A. J.

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  Ana loves everything about figure skating until a new coach insists her routine be princess themed. When a new friend mistakes Ana for a boy, she wonders about gender identity and the binary of her favorite sport.