Sports Picks

A new school year has started, and with it, comes a new season of sports.  So whether you toss around a football or head to the batting cage in your spare time, we've got a book that's just your speed.

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from Goodreaeds.

Football: How It Works by Agnieszka Biskup- Describes the science behind the sport of football, including offense, defense, special teams, and arenas.

Roberto and Me by Dan Gutman- Stosh travels back to 1969 to try to prevent the untimely death of Roberto Clemente, a legendary baseball player and humanitarian, and returns to meet his own great-grandson, who takes him into a future more shocking than the past.

Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics by Sue Macy with a forward by Peggy Fleming- Bright photos capture the excitement and drama of the diverse sports of the Winter Olympics with detailed stories on historical victories, great matches, and other memorable moments, such as the Jamaican bobsled team and the Soviet-American hockey match.

The Batboy by Mike Lupica- Even though his mother feels baseball ruined her marriage to his father, she allows fourteen-year-old Brian to become a bat boy for the Detroit Tigers, who have just drafted his favorite player back onto the team.

Keep reading!

Shaen