Frank Carlson Library

After years of playing nothing but soccer in Hudson City, New Jersey, Manny has to work very hard to play on the middle school football team, using determination, speed, and smarts to make up for being small and inexperienced.

Seventh-grader Donald, living with his parents in New Jersey, is determined to master wrestling but discovers that to win at the sport he must learn to control his temper.

Nellie Sue enjoys the county fair, but cannot wait to compete against the reigning champion of the bicycle rodeo, A.J. Picket.

Eight nonfiction and two fiction pieces discuss football in China, the ballgame in ancient Mexico, lice racing in Turkey, sumo in Japan, and other sports.

Eleven-year-old Garry, embarrassed when his unathletic brother joins his lacrosse team, faces a bigger problem when the team bully turns on both of them.

When the Drake brothers return to their hometown to make a movie about Oakdale during the 1880s and Joe lands a role in the film, someone tries to sabotage the movie, so Joe and Wishbone must catch the culprit before the production is canceled.

Mia's chances of skating in the regionals are threatened by a family crisis, but she determines to face the possibility that she won't get to compete with determination and grace.

The Pee Wee Scouts learn the importance of team spirit and sportsmanship when they play a soccer match for charity.

Lucia Lacorte's gaming club meets on Fridays, but the truth is the other members are not having fun because, win or lose, Lucia is a very poor sport; a fact that is finally made clear to her when the others stop showing up, and her grandfather mimics her behavior when he wins--and loses.

The Gold Knight exhibits good sportsmanship when he unexpectedly loses at jousting. Fourteenth in a series of 15 rhyming stories developed to help children learn to read. Each book is designed for an adult and child to read together and introduces new letters or reading patterns and reinforces material from previous books. Includes puzzles to reinforce new skills, and guidance notes on reading with children.