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 Sports Shorts
By: Joseph Bruchac
A collection of eight semi-autobiographical stories about the authors' experiences with sports while growing up. They range from the game "Bombardment" over the lunch hour to sports including gym class, karate, ballet, wrestling, baseball, basketball and football.
The Legend of Spud Murphy
By: Eoin Colfer
When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, 9-year-old William and his brother dread boredom and the overbearing librarian, but they are suprised at how things turn out.
 Savvy
By: Ingrid Law
Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose 13th birthday has revealed her "savvy"-a magical power unique to each member of her family-just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
What Athletes are Made of
By: Hanoch Piven
Athletes are made of uphill battles and much, much mroe!
 The Stupendous Dodgeball Fiasco
By: Janice Repka
Eleven-year-old Phillip's dream of running away from the circus comes true when his parents allow him to stay with relatives in Hardington, Pennsylvania, where dodgeball is practically a religion and life is anything but normal.
 The Real Slam Dunk
By: Charisse K. Richardson
Ten-year-old Marcus plans to become a professional basketball player, but when he, his twin sister and their classmates meet a real star on a school field trip, they learn the importance of dreaming more than one career dream.
 The Roar of the Crowd
By: Rich Wallace
Manny refuses to give up; he's as tough as anyone out there and he's fast. He's got the season to prove to Coach, his teammates and himself that he has the talent to earn the roar of the crowd.
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