Fun Sports Fiction

Looking to read some good sports fiction? Try Mike Lupica, a sports writer who pens great novels for teens about baseball and basketball. Walter Dean Myers's and Chris Crutcher's sports books are also great but definitely for older teens. If you're ready to move beyond Matt Christopher but still want a quick read, try Rich Wallace (Winning Season series) Dan Gutman (Satch and Me, etc.), or Gene Fehler's Beanball. For sports stories featuring girls, try Catherine Murdock's Dairy Queen, about a girl who plays football (not the soccer kind of football!). Kristi Roberts writes about baseball in My Thirteenth Season. Liz Tigelaar tackles soccer in Pretty Tough.