Play Makers
10 best books like Play Makers (Mike Lupica): Checked, Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen, Soccerland, Over the Wall, High Heat, Lost Boy, A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open, Vote, A Chance to Win: Boyhood, Baseball, and the Struggle for Redemption in the Inner City
| Author | Cynthia Kadohata |
| ISBN | 1481446614 |
Hockey is Conor’s life. His whole life. He’ll say it himself, he’s a hockey beast. It’s his dad’s whole life too—and Conor is sure that’s why his stepmom, Jenny, left. There are very few things Conor and his dad love more than the game, and one of those things is their Doberman, Sinbad. When...
| Author | Marissa Moss |
| ISBN | 0689863292 |
An ALA Notable Children’s Book
An ILA Teachers’ Choice
A Read Aloud/Comstock Honor Book
An ALA Amelia Bloomer Project Book
For as long as she could remember, Jackie Mitchell’s father had told Jackie she could be good at whatever she wanted, as long as she worked at it. Jackie...
| Author | Beth Choat |
| ISBN | 0761457240 |
"One day I’m going to play for the U.S. Women’s National Team."
That’s what Flora Dupre promised her mom before she died of cancer. Flora and her mom had created a place called Soccerland, an escape world in which they’d ignore the beeping cancer machines and just talk soccer. And now...
| Author | John H. Ritter |
| ISBN | 0698119312 |
Tyler's temper is out of control. If he isn't careful, he'll blow his chances of making the All-Star team and being noticed by a scout. But Tyler's coach, a Vietnam War veteran, has seen anger destroy enough people. He knows that if Tyler is ever going to fulfill his dreams, he'll have to learn to fight his...
| Author | Carl Deuker |
| ISBN | 0060572485 |
As the star closer for his high school baseball team, Shane Hunter is untouchable. Firing fastballs at ninety miles per hour, he loves being a winner. But when his father is accused of a crime, Shane's charmed world is turned upside down. Nothing is the way it once was, and Shane's not sure he wants to --...
| Author | Tim Green |
| ISBN | 0062317083 |
From New York Times bestselling author Tim Green comes a captivating baseball story about one brave boy’s search for a miracle. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica.
Ever since Ryder could remember, it's always been just Ryder and his mom. But in one day, everything changes. Ryder's mom is in the...
| Author | Michelle Y. Green |
| ISBN | 0803726619 |
Mamie Johnson looks the batter in the eye. Sizes him up for a curve- or a fastball. Stretches her 5'2" frame. And pops a surefire, windup, coming-right-at-ya pitch smack dab over the plate. One that lets the batter know that this "peanut of a girl" means business. Fueled by her passion for the game and buoyed...
Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson return in another fast-paced, action-packed sports mystery from bestselling sports writer John Feinstein.
The two hopeful sports reporters have kept in touch after their wild time at the Final Four, and when Susan Carol manages to score a press pass...
| Author | Gary Paulsen |
| ISBN | 0385742282 |
What's the craziest thing you ever did to get someone to notice you? The craziest thing that i have ever did was bye 500$ dollar shoes and sell them. The " Vote" is a realistic fiction book. My opinion of this book is that it makes you get excited about school politics and gives you a great lesson on how not to...
A Chance to Win: Boyhood, Baseball, and the Struggle for Redemption in the Inner City
| Author | Jonathan Schuppe |
| ISBN | 0805092870 |
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist follows an embattled Little League team in inner-city Newark, revealing the complex realities of life in one of America’s most dangerous cities
When Rodney Mason, an ex-con drug dealer from Newark’s rough South Ward, was shot and paralyzed, he vowed...
Growing Up Colt: A Father, a Son, a Life in Football
| Author | Colt McCoy |
| ISBN | 1616266597 |
You watched him vie for the Heisman and national championship, and earn a third-round NFL draft spot. Now meet Colt McCoy up-close and personal! Growing Up Colt—A Father, a Son, a Life in Football is a unique biography by both the Cleveland Browns quarterback and his father, Brad, a highly-respected...
The Last Pass: Cousy, Russell, the Celtics, and What Matters in the End
| Author | Gary M. Pomerantz |
| ISBN | 0735223610 |
Out of the greatest dynasty in American professional sports history, an intimate story of race, mortality, and regret
About to turn ninety, Bob Cousy, the Hall of Fame Boston Celtics captain who led the team to its first six championships on an unparalleled run, has much to look back on in contentment....
