This document provides a list of 101 sports books recommended for junior high school and high school classroom libraries. The books cover a wide range of sports including football, basketball, baseball, surfing, swimming, and more. Many of the books are biographies or autobiographies of famous athletes. The list also includes several fiction novels with sports themes.
This document provides a list of 101 sports books recommended for junior high school and high school classroom libraries. The books cover a wide range of sports including football, basketball, baseball, surfing, swimming, and more. Many of the books are biographies or autobiographies of famous athletes. The list also includes several fiction novels with sports themes.
This document provides a list of 101 sports books recommended for junior high school and high school classroom libraries. The books cover a wide range of sports including football, basketball, baseball, surfing, swimming, and more. Many of the books are biographies or autobiographies of famous athletes. The list also includes several fiction novels with sports themes.
This document provides a list of 101 sports books recommended for junior high school and high school classroom libraries. The books cover a wide range of sports including football, basketball, baseball, surfing, swimming, and more. Many of the books are biographies or autobiographies of famous athletes. The list also includes several fiction novels with sports themes.
101 Sports Books for the JHS/SHS Classroom Library
1. A Fighter’s Heart by Mick Foley 52. Plunked by M.D. Northrup
2. A Season Inside by John Feinstein 53. Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy 3. Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher 54. Raiders Night by Robert Lipsyte 4. Ball Don’t Lie by Matt De le Pena 55. Rare Air by Walter Iooss 5. Believe by Eric LeGrand 56. Runner by Carl Deuker 6. Black and White by Paul Volponi 57. Running For My Life by Warrick Dunn 7. Bleachers by John Grisham 58. Running Loose by Chris Crutcher 8. Blind Your Ponies by Stanley Gordon West 59. Running With the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn 9. Bo Knows Bo by Bo Jackson 60. Sacred Hoops by Phil Jackson 10. Born to Run by Christopher McDougall 61. Second Impact by David Klass 11. Boy 21 by Matthew Quick 62. She’s Got Next by Melissa King 12. Boys of Blur by N.D. Wilson 63. Slam by Walter Dean Myers 13. Caged Warriors by Alan Sitomer 64. Slow Getting Up by Nate Jackson 14. Calico Joe by John Grisham 65. Soccerland by Beth Choate 15. Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally 66. Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton 16. Cinderella in the Surf by Carly Syms 67. Squared Circle by David Shoemaker 17. Cinderella Sidelined by Carly Syms 68. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher 18. Crackback by John Coy 69. Stotan! by Chris Crutcher 19. Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdoch 70. Stupid Fast by Jeff Herbach 20. Deadline by Chris Crutcher 71. Swagger by Carl Deuker 21. Don’t Put Me In, Coach by Mark Titus 72. Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox 22. Double Dutch by Sharon Draper 73. Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper 23. Eagle Blue by Michael D’Orso 74. The Ball: Discovering the Object of the Game by John Fox 24. Fantasy Football for Smart People by Jonathan Bates 75. The Baseball Codes by Jason Turbow 25. Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger 76. The Bill James Handbook: 2014 by Bill James 26. Game Changer by Margaret Peterson Haddix 77. The Blind Side by Michael Lewis 27. Gimp by Mark Zupan 78. The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons 28. Goal by Robert Rigby 79. The Brothers K by David James Duncan 29. Gym Candy by Carl Deuker 80. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 30. In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle by Madeleine Blais 81. The Hoopster by Alan Sitomer 31. Keeper by Mal Peet 82. The Jordan Rules by Sam Smith 32. King of the World (Muhammed Ali bio) by David Remnick 83. The Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger 33. Knights of the Hill Country by Tim Tharp 84. The Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks 34. Lebron James: the Rise of a Star by David Lee Morgan 85. The Outside Shot by Walter Dean Myers 35. Let Me tell You a Story by Red Auerbach 86. The Punch by John Feinstein 36. Leverage by Joshua Cohen 87. The Running Dream by Van Draanen 37. Miracle of St. Anthony by Adrian Wojnnarowski 88. The Sacred Acre by Mark Tabb 38. Missy Franklin Biography by Christine Dzidrums 89. Think Like a Champion by Dick DeVenzio 39. Moneyball by Michael Lewis 90. Three Days in August by H.G. Bissinger 40. Must Win by Drew Jubera 91. Touch the Top of the World by Erik Weihenmayer 41. My Losing Season by Pat Conroy 92. True Legend by Mike Lupica 42. My Turn at Bat (Ted Williams bio) by Ted Williams 93. Unstoppable by Tim Green 43. Night Hoops by Carl Deuker 94. War Room by Michael Holley 44. Okay For Now by Gary Schmidt 95. When March Went Mad by Seth Davis 45. Once a Runner by John Parker 96. When the Game was Ours by L. Bird and M. Johnson 46. One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard 97. Wild Pitches by Jason Stark 47. Open (Andre Agassi bio) by Andre Agassi 98. Winger by Andrew Smith 48. Our Boys by Joe Drape 99. Winning Fantasy Baseball by Larry Schechter 49. Payback Time by Carl Deuker 100. Wooden: A Coach’s LifeSeth Davis 50. Peak by Roland C. Smith 101. Yellow FlagRobert Lipsyte 51. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham