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Sports (boys)
 At Gleason’s Gym by Ted Lewin
This is pretty much a true story about a nine year old boy named Sugar Boy—six days a week he goes to the world famous Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn NY. That is where he is training to be a boxer. Others are there training too—girls, boys, women and men—training for boxing, kickboxing, wrestling and more.
 Game Day by Tiki & Ronde Barber
Tiki and Ronde are twins and best friends, and they both play on the Cave Springs Vikings football team. Tiki is the quarterback and Ronde is a blocker. Tiki wouldn’t be able to make all of those great runs for a touchdown if it wasn’t for Ronde’s great blocks—so how come Tiki gets all of the credit? Aren’t they a team?
 Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki
It is WWII and a Japanese American boy and his family are sent to an internment camp in the desert. The father decides people need something to do and focus on—besides being imprisoned in camp. So they build a baseball field, make uniforms, create teams and play…
 Strong to the Hoop by John Coy
Ten-year old James goes to the court with his brother Nate to watch the big boys play a game of hoops (skins vs. shirts) —he knows he’s not big enough to be in the game. But then they are down one player and only James is there to take his place. Can he do it? Can he hold his own with the big boys? Or will he mess up?
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