Sports

__HEAT__ by:streetgeek2 pgs.220 author: Mike Lupica __Heat__ is a book about a kid who came from Cuba whose father died so now he is with his brother Carlos. Carlos is only seventeen so they are trying to hide the truth about his age so they don't have to go into foster care. The kid Michael can pitch 70-80 miles per hour and is on an all-star team. In the middle of the season a team that they beat make him get suspended until he can get a birth certificate, because his father only brought his baptism certificate. They think he is over age because he pitches so fast. Will he get it in time for the division conference? Read it to find out!

__Travel Team__ by:Jacob33 __Travel Team__ is a kind of book for a kid that likes basketball and knows the game. Danny Walker is a 12-year old basketball stud, but he is very small. He has a single mom and a dad that lives in Oakland and was a famous basketball star that won the travel team championship. Danny soon tries out for the Middletown Vikings travel team. He was one of the best players on that team, but he still got cut from the team. Richie Walker soon comes to visit and finds out that his son is not playing for that travel team. This is a very good book. The author gives you lots of detail to help you understand. I recommend this book to those sports fans out there. __**Roar Of the Crowd**__ This book is about Manny who is a good football player,but he can't tackle. Manny's coach is really upset.This is Manny's first year of tackle football. He is a brother named Sal, who really likes Manny, but Manny thinks that Sal is annyoing. Manny plays on a team called the Hudson City Hornets. They are a very good team witch one last years championship. Will Manny ever tackle anybody???????????????????? This book is 104 pages long.
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__Stumptown Kid__ By:Logan20 __Stumptown kid__ is a book about a kid whose dad died in war and he hates his mom's new boyfriend, Vern. Charlie, likes to help about everyone in need no matter what. Charlie meets this black guy named Luther who has ran out of his state for a certain reason that I'm not going to tell you, and he doesn't have any food so Charlie and his mom sneak food to him without Vern finding out, because Vern absolutely hates black people, he says they are just trouble and to stay away from him. Once Vern finds out him and his mom break up. All I'm going to tell you that there is a man that hates Luther and is out to kill him, and he tracks Luther down. Will Luther survive? Will Charlie get hurt trying to save Luther? If you want to read this awesome book and find out then go to the library and check it out, it's a very good book.

__Summer Ball__ by:Jacob33 __Summer Ball__ is a very realistic sport book. This book is one of those sport thrillers for kids that like sports. It starts out with the character of Danny Walker. Him and his friends are going to a basketball camp in Maine held by a famous basketball player named Josh Cameron. Danny's friends are Ty Ross and Will Stotard. They have to fly to get to this basketball camp. Right away they meet a new friend named Tarik. They soon have to split into teams and Danny, Will, and Tarik get stuck with the crabby coach. Will they win the team championship and meet new friends, or will the crabby coach get to them and make them go home? There are a lot of thrilling events and keeps you to stay reading for the whole book. I recommend this book a lot to every sports person that likes basketball. pg. 224

__Miracle on 49th Street__ by:Jacob33 __Miracle on 49th Street__ is a wonderful book with lots of excitement. It has the main character Molly that wants to get Josh Cameron, a famous basketball player to know she is her daughter and take her in. At first Josh didn't believe her and made her cry really bad. He starts to try to get to know her and does a very good job. He takes her to his games and his practices. The Celtic's have her fit right in and goes to New York with Josh. Everything was going great until Bob Fishman showed up. This is a great book with a lot of excitement. It only has a little bit on basketball. I suggest this book to a lot of readers. pg.246 __Wayne Gretzky__ by: Matt Christopher In this exciting biography all about Wayne Gretzky. Matt Christopher, the #1 sports writer for children, goes on the ice for an inside look at the triumps and troubles, the strugles and statistics ofthe most dominant athlete ever to play the game, Wayne Gretzky.This book tells ALL the great and big stuff that happend during Wayne's childhood,adolesnes,and hockey stardom.Since he held a hockey stick, Wyane has been amazing the world with his unbelievable skill on the rink. With a combonation of agility, speed, and precision, you could also holdover 30 NHL records, including the greatest amount ofassists, goals, steals, and piont ever scored by one player. By: Chaz3/ Chase pg. 133

__Catcher With a Glass Arm__ By:streetgeek2 pgs.137 author:Matt Christopher This is a book about a boy named Jody who plays baseball for the Dolphins. He plays catcher and is really good except that he has trouble throwing the ballo to the pitcher and the other bases. A guy named Jim who Jody doesn't know tries to help him with his problem. In the middle of the season Jody gets beaned right in the head and then he gets another problem because he now is afraid of the ball when it is pitched. He also has a cat Midnight who gets in bad situations a lot that could get him killed. In the end people start making fun of him for not being able to throw or being able to hit the ball. In the end it all comes down to him and he is really nervous. Will he win it for his team or will he let them down? I recomend this book because it is really wondering at some parts. If you want to find out what happens to Jody in the end you will have to read nthis book for yourself!

__Night Hoops__ by:Jacob33 Night Hoops is a great book by Carl Deuker. It is a thrilling basketball adventure with a freshman kid named Nick. His brother just quit the varsity basketball team and Nick is trying to take highschool team. He has a trouble maker neighbor named Trent and his brother Zack. They like to break the law. Trent is uneligble but can still go for tryouts. Nick finds a friend and his name was Luke. They made the high school team along with Trent. At first Nick gets on secon string but noting goes his way in the games until Trent and him start gettingalong and take the team to a better level to try to get first place. Will they keep a friendship and get a highschool championship. Read this book to find out. p.250

__Supercharged Infield__ This book is about a girl named Penny who plays for the Hawks in sofball and she starts to notice that her teamates are becoming superathletes but they have no emotions all of a sudden. She tries to investigate with her best friensd Faye but then Faye gets turned into a super athlete. Penny doesn't know who to talk to because she is afraid they won't believe her. Can Penny turn her friends back to normal and back to her friends before they get stuck like that forever and find out who is the one turning her friends into zombies? You will have to read this book to find out.

Coach by: Michael Lewis pages:91 This book is a true story about a kid named Michael Lewis who tells about his younger days as a 14 year old boy playing baseball. He talks about his coach, Billy Fitzgerald, and how he was liked and disliked. He talks about his coaches' past and what he made his team do. He even mentions Peyton Manning and how Coach Fitz helped him train. And for all the guys who like short books, this book has pictures and is only 91 pages. It's truly an awesome story.-B-ballchick9

__Crash__ by: Jerry Spinelli John Coogan as known as Crash Coogan has been the best football player on the 7th grade football team. Crash started being interested in football ever sense he got his first football helmet for Christmas and plowed his cousin Bridget out of the house into the snow. Two years later Crash meets this oatburger eating quaker named Penn Webb. In 7th grade Penn Webb is Crash's favorite target so you could call Crash a bully. Crash's best buddy is named Mike and also enjoys making Penn's life miserable. Even though how many touchdowns he scores he starts to realize that Penn has something he may never gain. When Mike takes to big of a prank and takes it too far, Crash has to choose which side he is on. His optains are to be a jerk or a good person. pg. 162 by: Chaz3/Chase

Football's Fallen Hero: A Jack Trice story By:Jacob33 p.68 This is a story about the famous Jack Trice. It might be a short book but it is a great book. Have you ever wanted to know why they called Iowa State Stadium, Jack Trice Stadium. Jack Trice was a poor african american who lived in Ohio. He played for a high school team and was the right tackle for offense and defense. He was the team as you can say.After his senior year his coach said he was going to be coaching Iowa State football team and wanted to recruit him. His first year he couldn't play because he was a freshman. He had jobs at the State Gym and the pyschical fitness. He was a shy kind boy. His first game against Simpon Collage, he was in every play no matter what. They won and there next game was against Minnesota Gophers. Read this book, it will be better then you expect. Have a fun time reading!!!!!!!

__Throwing Smoke__ By: Logan20 pgs. 136 This book is a baseball book and if you do like baseball I'm pretty sure you will like this book because baseball Isn't my favorite sport and I still really enjoyed reading this book. It is about a baseball team that has been horrible for the past 2 years, but finally there are some new players that join the team and they are really good, but not everyone on the team likes them because they take thier playing spots. The Newts (is the name of the team) get to the championship game, but something happens...you'll have to read this book to find out what happens. I rate this book a 5/5, so if you are interested it is in Mrs. Thompson library in her class.

__Hoops__ By: Jacob33 pgs.185 Author: Walter Dean Myer __Hoops__ is about a boy named Lonnie who plays basketball and is black. His team is in a tournament in the summer that has 64 team in it and there are scouts at the games. Lonnie's team is really good and Lonnie is the star player. His team doesn't have a coach but they soon find a old pro player who is now a wino. A wino is a drunk and a cat is pretty much a dude in this story. The coach is named Cal and is a really good coach but gets in trouble a lot with fights and drinking. His most worst is gambling games that he plays. Read this story to see what happens and is a story a lot of people will like.