Alan Brown's Sports Literacy Blog

Key:

^ Nonfiction

*Grade levels are based on reviews from sources such as School Library Journal, Booklist, etc. They do not necessarily represent Alan’s and Abby’s views on grade level appropriateness.

Rodeo

Bull Rider by Marilyn Halvorson (Grades 9-12)

Bull Rider by Suzanne Morgan Williams (Grades 7-10)

Eight Seconds by Jean Ferris (Grades 7-10)

The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks (Grades 9-12)

Bullfighting

Shadow of a Bull by Maya Wojciechowska (Grades 4-7)

Horses

Bug Boy by Eric Luper (Grades 6-8)

Lord of Misrule by Jimmy Gordon

 ^ Man O’War by Dorothy Ours  

  Racing Savannah by Miranda Kenneally (Grades 9-12)

   Riding Chance by Christine Kendall (Grades 6-9)

^ Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand (Grades 9-12)

The A Circuit by Catherine Hapka and Georgina Bloomberg (Grades 7-10)

^ The Eighty-Dollar Champion (for young readers) by Elizabeth Letts (Grades 9-12)

The Perfect Distance by Kim Ablon Whitney (Grades 7-10)

  The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan