Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories

Robert Lewandowski is one of the best strikers of his generation - but his journey to the top wasn't always easy.

As a teenager, Kylian Mbappe was one of the best footballers on the planet.

It didn't always look as though Raheem Sterling would make it as a world-class player.

The game of cricket is awesome.

Being new in school is tough for Amir.

The first in a series for children that tells the real-life story of Valegro, known to his friends as Blueberry.

Fig's life at school is perfectly normal: he's sure his science teacher hates him, his dad is forcing him to attend barmitzvah classes because his mum would have wanted it, and he's just been passed over for the football team in favor of Gus Starks, a ball hog and a bully.

Fig's life at school is perfectly normal: he's sure his science teacher hates him, his dad is forcing him to attend barmitzvah classes because his mum would have wanted it, and he's just been passed over for the football team in favor of Gus Starks, a ball hog and a bully.

In the Saddle With Zarkava is about the making of a legendary racehorse.

Ben and his best friend Matt are in the school football team.

It's the first match for the new school team.

Ben and Matt are in the school football team.

Ben and Matt want to be in the new school football team.

Ben's school is setting up a football team and Ben really wants to be in the team.

Ben is always last.

Twins Dale and Joe are the sons of fallen football ace Nicky Green.

Dale and Joe are twins, and they are both great football players.

Hasan and Faisal could be the key to the team's win in this fact-filled story of football and refugee communities from footie king Alan Gibbons.

Action-packed finale to the enthralling Defenders trilogy, a series of spine-tingling spooky adventures with a sporty twist.

Action-packed follow-up to Killing Ground in the Defenders series, this is an enthralling trilogy of spine-tingling spooky adventures with a sporty twist, from a master of footie fiction for kids.

Can Jack and his teammates survive the horrors of war to get the chance to play football again?

Simon - Zero to his older brothers - would rather be watching for kingfishers down at the river with his dog Tilly than playing football.

Eric Zweig is a managing editor with Dan Diamond & Associates, consulting publishers to the National Hockey League.

Runner Up: Golden Eagle Children's Choice Book Award Shortlisted: 2012 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Awards Mike Watson's team has just won the Alberta Bantam Provincial box lacrosse championships.

A special collection of stories from Sam Kerr's Kicking Goals series, with a bonus journal featuring soccer tips and tricks from the Matildas captain and World Cup superstar.

Australian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams.

Australian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams.

Shortlisted for the2024 R.

Australian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer, school, sport, friendship, dealing with bullies and following your dreams.

This is the story of a boy called Bob.

Grace Parker tries to figure out how to handle the 3Bs- boys, boy bands and ball sports.

Aaron Donald, defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams, is driven to be the best.

Bradley Beal is one of the best scorers to ever set foot on a National Basketball Association (NBA) court.

Damian Lillard's flashy style of play and habit of making game-winning shots gets Portland Trail Blazers fans on their feet to cheer.

In 2019, nineteen-year-old outfielder Juan Soto helped the Washington Nationals win the World Series.

In 2020, quarterback Josh Allen led the Buffalo Bills to their first division title in 25 years.

Sue Bird is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) legend.

The Chicago Cubs set the record straight in 2016.

The New York Yankees have dominated Major League Baseball.

How much do you know about the iconic San Francisco Giants?

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Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is known for his record-shattering pitching and batting.

Prepare to answer one of the toughest questions in baseball: Who is the greatest shortstop of all time?

Prepare to take on one of the toughest questions in baseball: Who is the greatest pitcher of all time?

Prepare to explore one of the toughest questions in baseball: Who is the greatest outfielder of all time?

LeBron James was the fastest player on his youth football team in Akron, Ohio.

Are you a good teammate?

Are you a good teammate?

Are you a good teammate?