Four players at the Final Four of the NCAA basketball tournament struggle with the pressures of tournament play and the expectations of society at large.
Hard Hit by Ann Warren Turner
A rising high school baseball star faces his most difficult challenge when his father is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Soccerland by Beth Choat
Flora Dupre has a chance to fulfill a life-long dream when she receives an invitation to tryout for the Under-15 US Girls' National Soccer Team at the International Sports Academy.
Three Clams and an Oyster by Randy Powell
During their humorous search to find a fourth player for their flag football team, three high school juniors are forced to examine their long friendship, their individual flaws, and their inability to try new experiences.
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school's less popular students.
More Sports Stories --
Ball Don't Lie by Matt de la Pena
Boost by Kathy Mackel
Crash Course by Matthew Reilly
Game Changer by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Gym Candy by Carl Deuker
Hard Ball by Will Weaver
Kick by Walter Dean Myers & Ross Workman
The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Open Ice by Pat Hughes
Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian
Pop by Gordon Korman
Rebound by Bob Krech
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Summerland by Michael Chabon
Winger by Andrew Smith
Sports Stories for Teens will be on display at the Arnold Branch through March 14, 2015.
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