Can Steve escape his kidnappers? After leading his hockey team to victory one afternoon, Steve Crandall accepts a ride home in the limousine of an avid fan his own age.
Jeff Connors is psyched to be back on the Winston Blades hockey team. He had to turn in his uniform last year when his grades in English slipped below eligibility
Tod Baker is sure his new hockey stick will improve his game significantly. But when his team loses to its archrival, he realizes that good stickhandling and passing require hard
Can Chris prove that size and race don’t matter? Eleven-year-old Chris is small for his age, so he can’t believe it when he learns he’s been selected for the exclusive
The Junior Library Guild Premier Selection Award winner for Fall 2007!!! Rob Lasher is just an ordinary soccer player, good at the game, but not great. Then one afternoon, he
Why does the Scorpions’ captain have a grudge against Mark? Mark Conway is staying with his grandparents while his parents fight over whom he will live with after they divorce.
Renny and Bryce play on opposite soccer teams battling for the championship. Until recently the soft-spoken but talented Renny warmed the bench while another player took the field. But now
Who’s Making a Fool of Mac? Mac Williams, goalie for the Cougars, is known as much for his upbeat game chatter as for his outstanding saves. But when an anonymous
Will Tina’s shyness ruin her chances to play keeper? Tina Esparza loves everything about soccer, especially the fact that it’s a team sport in which no one player stands out.
“After four years of karate training, Cole Richards is poised to advance to his next belt level. As he prepares for his test, new challenges come his way. How will
When it comes to surfing, fourteen year-old Kai Ford knows his stuff; he’s been riding the waves since he was ten. He respects the awesome power of the sea and
When Matt Harper moves in with his uncle while his mother works for the government in a mysterious job overseas, he knows his life will change. But so long as
Four action-packed novels in one box set! Skateboard Tough, Snowboard Showdown, Skateboard Renegade, and Snowboard Maverick
Kirby Childs and his new friends, the E Street Skates, take on one challenge after another. First it’s a mayor who outlaws playing roller hockey on the town’s rundown vacant
Dennis O’Malley is a master on his skateboard. Although everyone he knows skis all winter, a bad skiing accident has left him afraid to try it again. But when his
Freddie and his brother Dondi have always been competitive. Dondi has a job, money to spend, and girls chasing after him, and now he can even drive! But Freddie knows
A boy must choose between aggressive inline skating or inline hockey — and friendship Cris Murphy is into aggressive, or “aggro,” inline skating. He loves flying through the air, doing
Can Zach ride with the best of them and remain true to himself? Buzz cut or ponytail? Grunge look? Tattoo, body paint, or earring? How about none of the above?
Is Brett’s new skateboard haunted? The first time Brett steps on “The Lizard,” the mysterious skateboard unearthed in his backyard, he can feel its power. He can do amazing tricks
Steve wishes he had as much drive to win at tennis as his older sister, Ginny. He knows that nothing would please his father more. But the truth is, Ginny
Twelve-year-old Traci Winchell is a gifted gymnast, but lately she’s been having trouble-so much trouble that her coach warns her she may need to drop out or else risk serious
Billy fights to prove he can go the distance Running has always been the fastest and easiest way for Billy Chekko to get around. Now that he’s on the track
Theo Gordimer is a classic thirteen-year-old coach potato: he prefers video games and TV shows to playing sports. Then his favorite aunt is diagnosed with cancer. Theo wants to do
Dale Earnhardt Sr. first broke onto the racing scene in 1979, when he was named Rookie of the Year. In the more than twenty years that followed, his daring driving
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson put on a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform and stepped onto Ebbets Field. That day, he became the first African American ever to play for the
In a career that spanned more than 30 years, George Herman “Babe” Ruth changed the way the sport of baseball was played. He was the first true power hitter, a