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Tennis

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

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.

Tennis

A Room on Lorelei Street by Mary Pearson (Grades 9-12)

Amazing Grace by Megan Shull (Grades 7-10)

Break Point by Kate Jaimet (Grades 5-8)

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Claws by Will Weaver (Grades 7-10)

Fifteen Love by Robert Corbet (Grades 7-10)

Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes (Grade 8-9)

Jersey Tomatoes are the Best by Maria Padian (Grades 7-10)

Jet Set by Carrie Karasyov & Jill Kargman (Grades 8-11)

Mike by Andrew Norriss (Grades 6-8)

^ On the Line by Serena Williams and Daniel Paisner

^ Rafa by John Carlin and Rafael Nadal

Secret Keeper by Mitali Perkins (Grades 7-10)

Fault The Misdirection of Fault Lines by Anna Gracia (Grades 9-12)

The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger

Topspin by Sonya Spreen Bates (Grades 5-10)

Trophy Sun by Douglas Brunt

Swimming

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

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.

Swimming

A Matter of Heart by Amy Fellner Dominy (Grades 9-12)

Anything but Ordinary by Lara Avery (Grades 8-12)

^ Breaking the Surface by Eric Marcus and Greg Louganis

Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab (Grades 7-9)

Breathless by Jessica Warman (Grades 9-12)

Breathless by Pam Withers (Grades 8-12)

Double Negative by Susan Marshall (Grades 8-12)

Haze by Erin Thomas (Grades 5-9)

In Lane Three, Alex Archer by Tessa Duder (Grades 9-12)

Ironman by Chris Crutcher (Grades 9-12)

Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne Peters (Grades 9-12)

Period 8 by Chris Crutcher (Grades 8-12)

Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics by John Feinstein (Grades 6-8)

Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson (Grades 9-12)

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher (Grades 7-12)

Stotan! by Chris Crutcher (Grades 9-12)

Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas (Grades 3-7)

Swim the Fly by Don Calame (Grades 9-12)

^ Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth (Grades 9-12)

Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher (Grades 7-12)

Softball

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

Key:

^ Nonfiction

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

Softball

A Thing or Two about the Game by Richard Paik (Grades 9-12)

Bat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolff (Grades 5-8)

Far from Xanadu by Julie Anne Peters (Grades 10-12)

^ Fastpitch by Erica Westly

Fast Pitch by Nic Stone (Grades 5-8)

Game Changer by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Grades 6-9)

Heroine by Mindy McGinnis (Grades 9-12)

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt (Grades 5-8)

Stealing Bases by Keri Mikulski (Grades 6-9)

Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally (Grades 9-12)

The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane (Grades 6-8)

^ Throw like a Girl by Jennie Finch and Ann Killion (Grades 4-8)

Throwing Like a Girl by Weezie Kerr Mackey (Grades 6-9)

Under the Baseball Moon by John Ritter (Grades 7-10)