Intermediate Fiction
Sports
Call Number is JF plus the author’s last name

Avi. S.O.R. Losers
Members of the 7th grade South Orange River soccer team have plenty of talent, but not for soccer. Can non-jocks still be winners?

Barber, Tiki & Ronde. Kickoff!
Tiki and Ronde are starting middle school, and are worried about being the scrawniest kids trying out for the football team.

Bruchac, Joseph. The Warriors
Lacrosse is part of Jake’s Iroquois heritage, but no one at his new school understands the importance of the game in quite the same way.

Christopher, Matt. Mountain Bike Mania
6th grader Will learns about friendship and values after joining the after-school mountain biking club.

Corbett, Sue. Free Baseball
11 year old Felix longs to know more about his father, a famous Cuban baseball player who risked his life to send his wife and son to America.

Garant, Andre. Nick Makes the Kick
11 year old Matthew and his 9 year old brother Nick are both thrilled to be recruited for the statewide soccer team.

Gutman, Dan. The Million Dollar Strike
Best friends Ouchie and Squishy try to save a run-down bowling alley from the wrecking ball.

Gutman, Dan. Satch and Me
Joe uses a vintage baseball card to travel back in time and determine whether Satchel Paige was really the fastest pitcher ever.

Hobbs, Will. Go Big or Go Home
14 year old Brady loves extreme sports, but even he is amazed at his own abilities after he comes into contact with a meteorite.

Jennings, Patrick. Out Standing in my Field
5th grader Ty, named after baseball great Ty Cobb, is the worst player on his team, which happens to be coached by his Dad.

Levy, Elizabeth. Tackling Dad
Cassie tries out for the middle school football team, but faces opposition from her Dad, a former professional football player.

Lupica, Mike. The Big Field
14 year old baseball player Hutch deals with complicated feelings after he loses his shortstop position to a newcomer.

Marsden, Carolyn. Moon Runner
Mina is afraid she must choose between friendship and running when she almost beats her athletic friend Ruth in a race.

Napoli, Donna Jo. Sly the Sleuth and the Sports Mysteries
Sly uses her detective skills to solve mysteries involving swimming, soccer and basketball.

Paulsen, Gary. How Angel Peterson Got His Name
Growing up in a small town in the north woods leads Gary and his friends to come up with their own version of extreme sports.

Peterson, P.J. White Water
Greg must take charge when his father is bitten by a snake during a white water rafting trip.

Preller, James. Six Innings
Six innings of a championship Little League game reveal a lot about some of the players on both teams.

Repka, Janice. The Stupendous Dodgeball Fiasco
Living in a town where everyone is obsessed with dodgeball, Philip decides to challenge the town dodgeball bully in court.

Ritter, John. The Boy who Saved Baseball
Tom hopes the mysterious Cruz de la Cruz can help his town win a crucial baseball game.

Robinson, Sharon. Slam Dunk
11 year old Elijah competes with Nia and her friends on the basketball court and for a student council seat.

Russo, Marisabina. House of Sports
A series of triumphs and tragedies teaches 12 year old Jim that there is more to life than basketball.

Schultz Nicholson, Lorna. Too Many Men
Sam is a talented hockey goalie, but after moving to Ottawa he feels insecure about his place on his new team.

Spinelli, Jerry. There’s a Girl in my Hammerlock
8th grader Maisie starts a media frenzy when she joins the formerly all-male wrestling team.

Wallace, Rich. Second String Center
7th grader Dunk learns to be supportive both on and off the basketball court when his friend Jared goes through a hard time.

Try these Nonfiction Sports Books

Madden, John. John Madden’s Heroes of Football
(J 796.332 Madden)

McKinley, Michael. Ice Time: The Story of Hockey
(J 796.962 McKinley)

Nelson, Kadir. We Are the Ship: the Story of Negro League Baseball (J 796.357 Nelson)

Tate, Nickki. Behind the Scenes: The Racehorse (J 798.4 Tate)

Many of these authors have written more books you will enjoy!