Matt Christopher sports fiction
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Little Lefty
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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TOUCHDOWN FOR TOMMY Is football Tommy's key to a new home? Football isn't just Tommy's favorite sport-he also thinks that it's the key to a good home. The recently orphaned Tommy is delighted to discover that his foster father, Mr. Powell, coaches Midget League football. By playing well, Tommy hopes that he will make Mr. Powell want to adopt him, and then he will have a real family again. But will things work out the way he plans!
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Too hot to handle
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The reluctant pitcher
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Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Only one thing keeps Jim from being the best linebacker in the team - his fear of getting tackled. But his friend Chuckie knows Jim isn't a coward. With Chuckie's special courage as an example, can Jim find the strength to face his fears head-on?
11) Johnny Long Legs
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English
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Even though he is the tallest member of the basketball team, a young boy finds he is far from being the best player.
13) Face-off
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English
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Although he loves the game, a young hockey player discovers he is handicapped while playing by his fear of the puck.
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Soccer hero
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The fox steals home
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20) Soccer halfback
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English
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Jabber Morris has his heart set on playing soccer, but his family is pressuring him to play football. Tension at home builds when Jabber's brother suspects him of stealing. Now he has to tell his uncle that he's decided to play soccer - and convince his brother that he's not a thief. One of the all-time best-selling titles from Matt Christopher!
21) Dirt bike racer
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English
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Twelve-year-old Ron Baker finds a minibike while scuba diving and, with the help of a former motorcycle rider and racer, restores the bike and enters competition.
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Tight end
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Drag-strip racer
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English
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Peter runs away from his foster home ... and right into danger Peter is a genius with dirt bikes. He can take them apart, fix them up, and race them like a champ. But his skill with a bike can take him only so far - and when he runs away from his foster home, he realizes he's in way over his head. He gets mixed up with two dangerous strangers and soon finds himself neck and neck with trouble on and off the racetrack.
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The great quarterback switch
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Supercharged infield
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Series
Home run kid series volume 1
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English
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A boy becomes a phenomenal baseball player one summer when a mysterious stranger resembling Babe Ruth befriends him.
30) Ice magic
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English
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The twins' toy hockey game seems to be magic as it plays games identical to the real ones before they even happen.
31) Red-Hot Hightops
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Kelly is reluctant to believe her team-mates, when they tell her she plays a better game of basketball since she started wearing her red hightops. She soon has to admit that the sneakers have a strange overpowering effect on her!
32) Tough to tackle
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English
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Disappointed at first by being too large to play quarterback, Boots discovers that there is as much challenge in playing tackle.
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Run, Billy, run
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Shortstop from Tokyo
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37) Takedown
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Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1990]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
147 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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As he is helped by an assistant referee to prepare for a wrestling match with the neighborhood bully, Sean begins to wonder if his mentor could be his long-lost father.
39) Skateboard tough
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
1994.
Edition
First paperback edition.
Physical Desc
167 pages ; 19 cm
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English
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When Brett's skateboarding abilities dramatically and inexplicably improve after using the Lizard, a skateboard mysteriously unearthed in his front yard, his friends start to wonder if the skateboard is haunted.
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English
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CHALLENGE AT SECOND BASE Stan Martin's chances of playing second base seem next to zero at the start of the season. His rival for the position, Gary Newman, looks tough to beat. Stan loves baseball-maybe even more than his brother, Phil, who played pro ball until quitting suddenly the year before-but after experiencing a few setbacks, Stan is tempted to quit too. Then Stan receives a mysterious note telling him to stick it out-and soon Stan finds...
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Long stretch at first base
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Pressure play
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Top wing
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The winning stroke
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47) Baseball flyhawk
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English
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Chico Romez is new to the Royals baseball team, but all the players welcome him and his ability in the outfield. All but one, that its. String Becker seems to have it in for Chico. What will it take for Chico to prove himself to String?
49) Fighting tackle
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1995]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
147 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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When he becomes stronger but slower, Terry must deal with being moved from defensive safety to offensive tackle on his football team and with the fact that his younger brother, who was born with Down's Syndrome, is becoming a faster runner.
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Shoot for the hoop
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Crackerjack halfback
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Olympic dream
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55) Penalty shot
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English
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Jeff, already worried about losing his place on the hockey team because of low grades, suddenly finds himself the victim of sabotage in the form of forged papers.
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The team that couldn't lose
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62) Soccer scoop
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
First paperback edition.
Physical Desc
133 pages ; 19 cm
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English
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When a cartoon appears in the school newspaper making fun of his tendency to talk a lot, Mac, the goalie for the Cougars soccer team, is determined to find out who is responsible.
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Spike it!
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Snowboard showdown
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Skateboard renegade
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67) Soccer duel
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English
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Team rivalry threatens to spoil a budding friendship between a showy soccer player, Bryce, and soft-spoken but talented Renny.
68) Tennis ace
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Little, Brown & Co
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
116 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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Steve and Ginny are frustrated because their father ignores her talent as a tennis player while pushing him harder and harder to win at the sport.
69) Wheel wizards
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
First edition.
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120 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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Angry and unhappy because he is now in a wheelchair and apparently no longer able to play basketball, twelve-year-old Seth is amazed to discover wheelchair basketball and finds that his life is not over after all.
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Cool as ice
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Inline skater
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Windmill windup
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73) Dive right in
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English
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Forced to quit gymnastics to avoid serious injury, twelve-year-old Traci tries to fill the void in her life by taking up diving.
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Tina Esparza loves soccer, especially that it's a team sport where no one player is in the spotlight. Imagine her surprise when the coach asks her to train as the team's goalkeeper. Will Tina be able to overcome her shyness and accept a position that puts her in the center of attention?
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Run for it
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Body check
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77) Fairway phenom
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Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
132 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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Malik Edwards never had any intention of playing golf, until he sees a young black golfer being cheered on by a crowd of adoring fans. While golf's image changes for Malik, where would he get the gear or money, and where would a kid growing up in Brooklyn, New York get to play?
78) Nothin' but net
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English
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When thirteen-year-old Tim Daniels gets a chance to go to basketball camp, he is faced with trying to be accepted by the popular players and remaining true to his friend who has become the butt of practical jokes.
79) Slam dunk
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English
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When a new school year starts, and thirteen-year-old basketball star Julian feels a lot of pressure as he realizes he is the only remaining player from last year's winning team, a friend's health crisis helps him regain perspective.
80) Snowboard champ
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English
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When Matt Harper steps off the plane, he knows his life is about to change. For one thing, he'll be living with his uncle for a year. For another, compared to Chicago, Dragon Valley is tiny. But so long as Matt can hit the slopes with his snowboard, he figures he'll get along okay.
81) Stealing home
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English
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Joey is sure he will not get along with the exchange student from Nicaragua who is staying with his family for a year, but they find common ground on the baseball field.
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Series
Home run kid series volume 3
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English
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After badly spraining his ankle just before the summer baseball season begins, Sylvester Coddmyer III meets a mysterious ex-ballplayer named Charlie Comet who helps him compensate for the injury by learning to switch-hit.
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Lacrosse firestorm
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Long shot for Paul
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85) Karate Kick
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Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Cole Richards has been training in karate for four years. He's on the brink of advancing to his next belt level, but as he prepares for his test, new challenges come his way. First, his dojo announces a "create-your-own kata" contest to take place the same day as his belt test. Now he's torn between practicing for the test and making up a series of moves that will knock his sensei's socks off. But before he even begins with either challenge, he lands...
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Home run kid series volume 4
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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Sylvester improves his baseball skills while being coached by men who look exactly like baseball legends Babe Ruth, Eddie Cicotte and Mickey Mantle!
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Hook shot hero
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Out at second
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