Mike Lupica
21) The turnover
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When a young basketball star decides to research his grandfather--and coach--for a school project, he uncovers a decades-old scandal that changes everything he thought he knew about his grandfather" --
Author
Series
Home team volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan would lead his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team, seems to understand." -- Provided by publisher.
23) QB 1
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Jake Cullen, fourteen, lives in the shadows of his father and older brother until he becomes the starting quarterback for the high school football team and finally has his chance to shine.
24) Fantasy league
Author
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Los Angeles, twelve-year-old Charlie's skill at fantasy football gains the attention of both the local media and the owner of a professional football team.
25) Batting order
Author
Series
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
On or off the field, Ben and Matt couldn't be more different. Ben Roberson is an all-or-nothing player: he's big, he's bold, and he's brash. Ben's swing can hit a ball right out of the park--but that's if he can get a hit at all. Matt Baker is small, and shy, and his stutter has him avoiding the spotlight--even if he's the best all-rounder on the team. But while Matt knows he's got the chops, a part of him has always envied "Big Ben" and his attention-grabbing...
Author
Series
Zach and Zoe mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
70 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe follow clues to find Zach's missing baseball, signed by his favorite major league player, while competing in Spirit Week events at school.
27) Travel team
Author
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory.
28) Heavy hitters
Author
Series
Game changers volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ben and his friends, the Core Four Plus One, are so excited to play in their town's All-Star Baseball league. But in the first game of the season Ben gets hit by a pitch. It's never happened to him before and it shakes him up. Another player on Ben's team, Justin, is acting really weirdly. Ben has known Justin for a while and they're friendly but he's not one of Ben's closest "boys." Justin is the team's best hitter but his behavior on and off the...
29) Game changers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the coach's son, Shawn O'Brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old Ben McBain is not surprised--but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent Shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position.
30) Lone stars
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
840L
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When Coach Coop, a former star player for the Dallas Cowboys, starts exhibiting side effects from the many concussions he suffered while playing professionally, twelve-year-old wide receiver Clay Hollis becomes determined to help him get through the football season until Thanksgiving, when Coach plans to attend a ceremony honoring him and his former Super Bowl-winning teammates.
Author
Series
Zach and Zoe mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
78 pages ; illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Someone is secretly renovating the basketball court at the local park, and Zach and Zoe are determined to find out who" -- Provided by publisher.
32) Defending champ
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When the girls soccer team learns it has been canceled due to budget cuts, they come up with a plan to raise the necessary funds through a face-off with the boys' team, which is led by sneering superstar Chase Gwinn.
33) Strike zone
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
249, 14 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Nick García dreams of winning MVP of his summer baseball league, of finding a cure for his sister, of meeting his hero, Yankee pitcher Michael Arroyo, and of no longer living in fear of the government and ICE agents.
34) Play makers
Author
Series
Game changers volume 2
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Still living large off their incredible football championship win just weeks before, Ben McBain and his crew must now prepare for basketball season. Ben is known as the best point guard throughout the league. And now that Shawn O'Brien has joined their team, they are a shoo-in to win it all. But there is a new kid in town, Chase Braggs, a point guard like Ben who seems to be better, stronger, and faster. Refusing to let his team down, Ben hits the...
35) Fast break
Author
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Since his mother's death, Jayson, twelve, has focused on basketball and surviving but he is found out and placed with an affluent foster family of a different race, and must learn to accept many changes, including facing his former teammates in a championship game.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces a new struggle to fit in when he becomes the first seventh-grader ever to make the varsity baseball team.
39) The extra yard
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
780L
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Teddy has been training all summer with his new friends Jack and Gus to make the new travel football team in Walton, but when his long-absent dad comes back to town and into his life he is faced with a much bigger challenge." --
40) Point guard
Author
Series
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's basketball season for the home team but Gus must wrestle with prejudice when he's the only one bothered by Cassie joining the boys' team and his teammate Steve makes fun of Gus's Dominican heritage" --