Adolescent & Young Adult Sports Literature | Alan Brown's Sports Literacy Blog | Page 3

Archive for the ‘Adolescent & Young Adult Sports Literature’ Category

Rodeo/Horses

Posted: 10/09/2011 by alando1423 in Adolescent & Young Adult Sports Literature, Rodeo/Horses

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

Rock Climbing

Posted: 10/09/2011 by alando1423 in Adolescent & Young Adult Sports Literature, Rock Climbing

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.

Rock Climbing

^ Above the Clouds by Anatoli Boukreev

^ Alone on The Wall by Alex Honnold and David Roberts

^ Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston (Grades 9-12)

Blue Sky by Brian Kindall (Grades 4-6)

^ Buried in the Sky by Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan

Edge of Flight by Kate Jaimet (Grades 5-8)

Everest Trilogy by Gordon Korman (Grades 5-8)

^ Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (Grades 9-12)

Jump by Elisa Carbone (Grades 8-10)

^ No Summit Out of Sight by Jordan Romero and Linda LeBlanc (Grades 6-12)

Out of Reach by V. M. Jones (Grades 7-9)

Peak by Roland Smith (Grades 6-9)

The Art of Holding On and Letting Go by Kristin Bartley Lenz (Grades 8-12)

^ The Climb by Anatoli Boukreev and G. Weston DeWalt

The Edge by Roland Smith (Grades 6-10)

^ Touching My Father’s Soul by Jamling Tenzing Norgay

Skateboarding/BMX

Posted: 10/09/2011 by alando1423 in Adolescent & Young Adult Sports Literature, Skateboarding/BMX

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.

Skateboarding

Fakie by Tony Varrato (Grades 7-10)

For Extreme-Sports Crazy Boys Only by John Coy (Grades 4-7)

Grind by Eric Walters (Grades 5-8)

^ Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder by Sean Mortimer (Grades 9-12)

Kalifornia Blu by Kendell Shaffer (Grades 9-12)

Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson (Grades 7-10)

Powerslide by Jeff Ross (Grades 5-8)

Skate by Michael Harmon (Grades 8-11)

^ Skater Girl: A Girl’s Guide to Skateboarding by Patty Segovia and Rebecca Heller

Slam by Nick Hornby (Grades 6-10)

^ The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself by Rodney Mullen and Sean Mortimer

Under the Bridge by Michael Harmon (Grades 9-12)

Vertical by Janet Eoff Berend (Grades 6-9)

BMX

Gravity Check by Alex Van Tol (Grades 5-8)

Shredded by Karen Avivi (Grades 9-12)