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goes wrong, spoiling everything.  \nGhost  \nby Jason Reynolds  \nGhost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team.  \nHe must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential.  \nBlack brother, black brother  \nby Jewell Parker Rhodes Routinely compared to his submissive lighter-skinned brother, a Black boy at an elitist prep school is unfairly suspended in the wake of an incident  \ninvolving the school bully, whom he tries to defeat ina fencing competition.  \nNikki on the line  \nby Barbara Carroll Roberts Nikki, thirteen, dreams of being a great basketball player but struggles on her new, elite team while also juggling school stress, her non-traditional family, and revelations about her biological father.  \nBea is for blended  \nby Lindsey Stoddard  \nSoon after her mother marries aman with three sons, sixth-grader Bea Embers fights to form a girls'soccer team at school, despite discrimination and setbacks.  \nFast pitch  \nby Nic Stone  \nWorking hard to prove that Black girls belong at bat, softball captain Shenice Lockwood must prove herself on and off the field when a family secret is revealed, breaking her focus on the game as the championship fast approaches.  \nThe grip  \nby Marcus Stroman  \nMarcus, a young baseball pitcher, learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts  \nThese books can be found in the Children's Fiction section of the Library, sorted by the author's lastname.  \nPewaukee Public Library  \n210 Main Street, Pewaukee, Wisconsin 53072 | 262-691-5670  \n[https://www.pewaukeelibrary.org/](https://www.pewaukeelibrary.org/)  \nPlease ask a librarian if you need additional assistance.  \nSidetracked  \nby Diana Harmon Asher Seventh-grader Joseph Friedman, friendless, puny, and with ADD, spends most of his time hiding in the Resource Room, but when he reluctantly agrees to join the school's cross-country team, he  \nbefriends a tough, athletic new student, Heather.  \nFree throws, friendship, and other things we fouled up  \nby Jenn Bishop  \nNew to Cincinnati, where her father is now coach of the University basketball team, eighth  \ngrader Aurora (called Rory) finds herself isolated by the heated team rivalries--especially when it turns out her new friend Abby's father has a mysterious feud with Rory's father that threatens her new friendship  \nShot clock  \nby Caron Butler  \nWhen the police officer who killed his best friend, a hoops phenom, is back on the job, Tony, the statistician for the AAU basketball team, must deal with his own grief and help his community heal while leading his team to victory.  \nFalling short  \nby Ernesto Cisneros Two best friends, one athletically gifted and one academically gifted, have more in common than they realize when their goals intersect, forcing them to find away to support each other so they don't fall short.  \nUnsettled  \nby Reem Faruqi  \nYoung Nurah reluctantly moves with her family from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, but, after some ups and downs, begins to feel at home  \nBenchwarmers  \nby John Feinstein The poorest player on a soccer team and a superstar player whois left out because she is a girl forge an unexpected friendship on the bench.  \nFinal season  \nby Tim Green  \nWhen his NFL dad is diagnosed with ALS, middle school quarterback Ben Redd is determined to have a winning season, which may be his final ashe watches the heavy toll the disease is taking on his dad.  \nGame changer  \nby Tommy Greenwald While thirteen-year-old Teddy fights for his life after a football injury at training camp, his friends and family gather to support him and discuss events leading to his coma. Told through dialogue, text  \nmessages, newspaper articles, transcripts, an online forum, and Teddy's inner thou","cbCaittYg5t20Nn4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaittYg5t20Nn4","pdf",785957,"English","# Book Summaries\n## Up for Air - Summer Swimming Team and a Prank\n## Ghost - Elite Track Recruitment and Staying on Track\n## Black Brother, Black Brother - Prep School Suspension and Competition\n## Nikki on the Line - Basketball Dreams and Family Revelations\n## Bea is for Blended - Girls' Soccer Team and Discrimination\n## Fast Pitch - Softball Captain and a Hidden Family Secret\n## The Grip - Practice, Strikeouts, and Perfect Games\n## Sidetracked - Cross-Country Team Friendship and Confidence\n## Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up - Rivalries and Feuds\n## Shot Clock - Grief, Healing, and AAU Basketball Victory\n## Falling Short - Supporting Friends Across Different Strengths\n## Unsettled - Moving Between Countries and Finding Home\n## Benchwarmers - Unexpected Friendship on the Bench\n## Final Season - ALS Diagnosis and a Determined Quarterback\n## Game Changer - Injury, Coma, and a Story Told Through Multiple Formats\n## Warrior on the Mound - 1939 Segregation and Resolution Through Baseball\n## Checked - Hockey, Pet Treatment, and Personal Truths\n## Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! - Autism, Pen Pals, and Baseball Inspiration\n## Select - Elite Soccer Opportunity Turning into Pressure","[{\"question\":\"What themes connect these books?\",\"answer\":\"They commonly use sports to explore resilience, friendships, family challenges, and personal growth, often under pressure from school, competition, or social conflict.\"},{\"question\":\"Which types of sports are covered?\",\"answer\":\"The selections include swimming, track, fencing, basketball, soccer, softball, baseball, hockey, and football.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the characters’ personal struggles affect the plots?\",\"answer\":\"Learning disabilities, autism, grief, depression, discrimination, injury, and identity questions shape decisions and relationships, driving the characters toward change and progress.\"}]","J-Sports - Children's Fiction Books | PDF"]