S.O.R. Losers by Avi
Ed and his friends don't know one single thing about soccer. Neither
does their coach. But after two practices they start playing games. Read this funny book and see how they do.
Logan, Keeth Elementary (Florida) Grade 3
I recommend this book to people who like sports stories. It's about
11 kids who go to a school where they must play at least one sport. They
are forced to play soccer. They really are poor players.
Steven, Sabal Point Elementary (Florida) Grade 5
Blue Skies, French Fries by Judy
Delton
This book is about Pee Wee Scout Troop #23. Mrs. Peters, the leader,
tells them about the football game against Troop #15. For two weeks they
practice for the big football game and finally the big day arrives.
Sean, Sabal Point Elementary (Florida) Grade 5
Rude Rowdy Rumors by Elizabeth Levy
This book is about a boy named Brian who is bad at baseball. So, his
friend, Mooky, says he should play soccer. He tries out for the team and
makes it. He gets the nickname of Lightning and that's good. But
other team members are jealous and start rumors and that's bad.
David, Sabal Point Elementary (Florida) Grade 5
Soccer Halfback by Matt Christopher
This book is a very good book and I recommend that you read it. This is
why - Jabber Morris is a soccer player and he loves soccer. That's why he
plays it. His mom and brother want him to play football. So, he has to
make some tough decisions. If you want to find out what de does, read
this book!
Alyssa, Keeth Elementary (Florida), Grade 5
There's a Girl in My Hammerlock by Jerry Spinelli
This book is about a girl named Maise. She wants to be on the cheerleading
team, but she did not make it. She likes this kid at her school named Eric
Delong and will do anything to be near him. He is going to try out for the
wrestling team, so Maise decides to try out too. She makes the team but it
is a lot harder than she thinks. She beats some people but most forfeit
because they don't think it's right for a girl to wrestle. She has to
decide if she should do things that other people want her to do or things
that she truly wants to do and is good at. It's a really good book.
Jessica, Milwee Middle School (Florida) Grade 7
The story "There's a Girl in My Hammerlock" is about a 13 year old girl
named Maisie who tried out for her school girl's cheerleading team but didn't
make it so she tried out for the boy's wrestling team. She also tried out
because she wanted to try something new and she likes the cutest boy in the
school (Eric Delong) and would do anything to get near him. She thought
that if she made the team that he would notice her and start hanging out with
her and start talking to her but she was WRONG!!!!
Sherrol, Leisure City K-8 Center (Florida) Grade 8
Coaching Ms. Parker by Carla Heymsfeld
I enjoyed reading Coaching Ms. Parker because it was about baseball and
friends. Two of the main characters are Ms. Parker & the head coach.
They just want to play a little baseball by killing the other team. How
could they know that it would change their lives & the life of Ms. Parker
in one day? Only one thing is certain - playing that game was a really
killer idea.
Joe, Jackson Heights Middle (Florida) Grade 8
Look Who's Playing First Base by Matt
Christopher
This is a fun baseball story. Yuri, the main character, plays baseball &
just moved in from Russia. He started playing baseball because Mike asked
him to try out for the team. Yuri starts flubbing plays & the team's star
player threatens to quit. Mike doesn't know if he made a good choice
after all. Will Mike lose his friendship with Yuri? Will the team's star
quit the team? I think you will enjoy this book because I sure did.
Irimar, Jackson Heights Middle (Florida) Grade 7
This book is very knowledgeable!
Katherine, Indian Trails Middle (Florida) Grade 6
Backfield Package by Thomas J. Dygard
This book was awesome. It has great details & is very exciting. It's about
4 friends that are on the same football team in high school for their
senior year & plan to attend the same college so they'll be together. But
one of the friends is an outstanding quarterback & gets a scholarship
offer from a major college. What will he do? The book never gets boring.
Once you start reading you can't put it down! It is an excellent book for
kids ages 9-13. I give it 2 thumbs up.
I liked reading this book because it was very funny & humorous. The main
characters, Henrietta, the chicken & Milo, wanted to be friends. How could
they change from hate to love? Only 1 thing is certain, they had to learn
to like each other.
Matt, Grant Middle (Texas) Grade 7
The Chicken Doesn't Skate by Gordon Korman
Daniel, Jackson Heights Middle (Florida) Grade 7
The Fox Steals Home by Matt Christopher
I think the book was good. The main character is Matt. He has blond hair
& blue eyes. Later, he gets the nickname, Fox. Read the book to find out
how.
Derek, Lawton Chiles Middle (Florida) Grade 7
I enjoyed reading this book because I like basketball & I wish I could win
a million dollars. The two main characters, Eddie & Annie, just wanted to
make a million dollar shot at a stadium. If Eddie makes the shot he would
be able to move out of his trailer & into a house with his friend, Annie.
Will he make the shot & get the money or not?
It's a great book to read. The book talks about John Elway's life, kind
of like a time line of his life. It talks about the great football games
he was in. So read this book and find out what John goes through to play
football.
Brittney, Jackson Heights Middle (Florida) Grade 7
Quarterback Exchange: I Was John
Elway by
Gordon Korman
Jake, Jackson Heights Middle (Florida) Grade 7
I love reading this book. Elaine Moore made this book exciting. The main
characters are Michelle, Sandy, Skye & Keisha. The story is about when
the girls join a boys' basketball team. So will the boys ever let the
girls touch the ball?
Amber Rogers always dreamed of being a gymnast. Now that she's a member of
the Blue Stars Gymnastics team, she has wonderful friends & she's
fulfilling her dream. But is Amber spending too much time with her
friends? Before joining Blue Stars, Amber was a straight A student. Now,
she's having trouble keeping up. There aren't enough hours in a day for
homework, gymnastics & hanging out with her friends. Amber's afraid that
if her parents find out her grades are slipping, they'll make her give up
gymnastics. Can Amber's teammates find a way to help her before it's too
late?
Dracy, Jackson Heights Middle (Florida) Grade 7
Amber on the Line (Going for Gold) by
Emily Marshall
Jessica, South Seminole Middle (Florida) Grade 7
What can a 9 year old boy who can't catch, can't throw & can't run do? Zan
Hagen & Arthur Rinehart are best friends. Zan is athletic, knows all the
top athletes' names & keeps a sports journal. Arthur is an A student,
likes to read aloud to the class, tend his plants & cheer Zan on to
victory. But when the Mighty Four, stars of the school teams, pay Rinehart
not to play with them, Zan is outraged. On the Saturday Sports Spectacular Zan
discovers weightlifting & promises that if Arthur succeeds at this sport,
she will make his ferns grow flowers. All through the Fall & Winter
Rinehart lifts weights & Zan encourages him while she plans the Mr.
Arlington Contest that will once and for all show the Mighty Four that
Rinehart is a body to be reckoned with.
I started to read this book just for fun last fall. I am just like Arthur
Rinehart. I am smart, get good grades but I stink so bad at sports. I
can't even throw a ball. This book inspired me to change all that. I now
own my very own set of weights & I use them almost every day. I would
recommend this book to all the brains out there who have always dreamed of
having brains and muscles.
Leolo, Studebaker Junior High (Ohio) Grade 7
The title of this book is "Third Base Rookie" and the author is D. Decker.
This is a great book. It's a book that I couldn't put down, and I don't
read much. It's about a kid, Vic Scalzi, who gets in trouble for robbing a
store but he didn't do it. His brother, Joe Scalzi, did. Vic goes to be in
Major League Baseball. John Madigan is a guy from Vic's city who doesn't
like him because he is a Scalzi kid. One day something of Madigan's is
missing and Joe took it but Madigan blamed Vic. Vic got it back from Joe.
Madigan found it on Vic, though, so the whole team wouldn't talk to him.
To find out what else happens you should read this book.
"Race Car Team" is a book for any racing fan. W. E. Butterworth really
tells it in great detail. A rookie racer named Gregg Ferris gets out and
shows them what he can do. He has prior training from his Uncle Chet, who
runs in NASCAR. Any racing fan will love this book.
This is an amazing story of Bethany Hamilton, young famous surfer, who had her
arm bitten off by a 13-foot tiger shark. This is the best story ever,
written by Bethany Hamilton herself, of getting back on the board. I
highly recommend this story to everyone, even non-surfers. I love the
fantastic photos of Bethany and her friends and family, and the tale of how it
happened on Halloween morning, and how much she was hurting. This book is
one I reach for again and again!
This is a hysterical book. When I read it, my eyes were glued
to the page. It is about a middle school girl, friendless, not popular,
and not even close to athletic. It all starts out when she takes her
little sister, Briana, to Doughnut City for a celebration, and Briana fills out
a form (but she's too young and so her older sister fills it out with her name
and info thinking, "oh well, what are the chances of winning?") hoping to win
and make the "million dollar kick" where you have a chance (if you win) to take
a shot at the goal. But unexpectedly she did win the raffle to take the
whopping shot. But terrific, an experienced soccer player Carmen Applegate
is standing between the goal. Do you think a middle school girl, who has
never touched a soccer ball in her life, (except for a bad experience earlier on
in her life) would win against a world famous, athletic soccer player?
This book is a book that teaches you to make a shot at your goal. Anyway,
the only thing standing between her and a million dollars is Carmen Applegate...
This book is wicked. It is all about basketball and
tombstones.
I really enjoyed reading a book about baseball because baseball is so cool.
The book is about a boy that goes back in time with a very rare and priceless
card. He goes back in time with Honus Wagner. He watches Honus play
Ty Cobb in a World Series back in time.
In the book it says it can be dangerous and fun. You get to shoot people
with paint balls. You can make friends by playing.
Dirtbikes are lots of fun, but they can be dangerous. For example, you can
crash into a tree or hole or even a fence. So watch out!
Justin, Jackson Junior High (West Virginia) Grade 7
Race Car Team by William E. Butterworth
Tyler, Jackson Junior High (West Virginia) Grade 7
Soul Surfer
by Bethany Hamilton
Ella, Partin Elementary (Florida) Grade 5
Million Dollar Kick by Dan Gutman
Taylor, Partin Elementary (Florida) Grade 4
Stiff Competition
by M. M. Ragz
Arabi, Elmbank JMA (Ontario Canada) Grade 8
Honus and Me
by Dan Gutman
Rendon, Spring-Ford (Pennsylvania) Grade 7
Paintball by
Terri Sievert
Michael, Astatula Elementary (Florida) Grade 4
Dirtbikes
by Matt Doeden
Miguel, Astatula Elementary (Florida) Grade 4
The Million Dollar Shot by Dan
Gutman