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Sports (boys)

This is just a list of some of the newer picture books about sports, primarily with boys as the main character. We will do girls in February of next year. The list of sports stories, especially once you get into chapter books, is huge! Sports stories are a great way to get non-reading boys into reading. In addition, sport stories, while telling about the sport itself, often touch on the disciplines of hard work, sportsmanship, team work, concentration, and so much more. And participating in sports not only builds a strong body, but new research has proven that active exercise also builds new brain cells. Researchers have found that we are not restricted to the number of brain cells we are born with – we can actually build new ones!

So get off the couch and find a sport for you; there are many, many to choose from… basketball, baseball, football, hockey, soccer, race car driver, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, ice dancing, figure skating, bowling, golf, rugby, weight lifting, martial arts, downhill skiing, crosscountry skiing, snowshoeing, wrestling, and lacrosse—just to name a few.

At Gleason’s Gym* by Ted Lewin
Game Day* by Tiki and Ronde Barber
Baseball Saved Us* by Ken Mochizuki
Strong to the Hoop* by John Coy
Casey and Derek on the Ice by Marty Sederman
Mudball by Matt Tavares
In the Pocket: Johnny Unitas and Me by Mike Leonetti
Win One for the Gipper: America’s Football Hero by Kathy-Jo Wargin
Mr. Putter & Tabby Run the Race by Cynthia Rylant
Sergio Makes a Splash by Edel Rodriguez
Froggy Plays Soccer by Jonathan London
Big Kicks by Bob Kolar
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan—In Pursuit of a Dream^ by Deloris & Roslyn M. Jordan
Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man by David Adler
How to Catch a Fish by John Frank
Timberwolf Hunt (chapter book, hockey) by Sigmund Brouwer

* also listed on the monthly flyer
^ previously read on StoryLine

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