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This entry in a brand new line of sports biographies from Matt Christopher takes readers onto the field with a soccer legend Mia Hamm’s speed, aggressive play, and ability to “read the field” helped her become the best women’s soccer player in the world. Her stellar performance as a college, World Cup, and Olympic champion …
This entry in a brand new line of sports biographies from Matt Christopher takes readers onto the court with an all-star who reaches for new heights. Blake Griffin is known for being a #1 draft pick, Rookie of the Year, Slam Dunk Contest winner, and one of the best power forwards playing today. But he …
It was funny how Emmett got on the Penguin basketball team. He was shooting at the basket in his own back yard when Robin Hood and some of the other Penguins stopped in and took over the basketball. Before he knew it, and really without wanting to, Emmett found himself playing on the Penguin team.Of …
Kim wanted to play basketball. He was a good player, too. But sometimes he didn’t keep his mind on the game very well, and sometimes he made mistakes that disgusted the other boys on the Arrow’s team.The trouble was that Kim didn’t practice as much as the others. Instead he took singing lessons and sang …
Johnny Doane’s brother Michael was blind. Yet he loved to go with Johnny to the games the Cardinals played. Johnny was the Cardinals’ center fielder, and Michael thought he was just about the best ball player ever. Johnny knew he was not, that he was poor hitter, but he couldn’t bear to disappoint Michael. So …
Nicky, born with Down’s syndrome, surprises his older brother, Terry, when he shows up one day on the football field as Terry’s competition.
Doing well in sports is important to any boy. Usually it comes from hard work. But for Chuck O’Neil, making a basket was easy as becoming class president or winning marbles from the other members of the school basketball team. At times, even to his friends Mickey and Steve, it seemed that Chuck preferred shooting …
Bobby Jamison worries that his older brother, Kirby, won’t be chosen to play first base for the All-Star team because he isn’t a strong hitter. Then he sees his chance to give Kirby the advantage over a better all-around player…but will his conscience let him take it?
Slide, Danny,Slide! The exciting story of a boy’s devotion to baseball and how he helped build a ball park and put a Little League team together. Danny finds that even after organizing the Hornets, things do not run smoothly, and friendships are split–Danny and his friends on one side and Chigger and his friends on …
Bill Bailey is the smallest member of the Blackhawks baseball team, but he can throw harder than anyone else on the team, including the regular pitcher. After hearing stories about “Little Lefty,” a pint-sized pitcher who made the big leagues, Bill is determined to earn some playing time. But just when he’s about to get …
