Children's Booklist 2021: Score! Sports StoriesGrades 4-5

Camp Average: Away Gamesby Craig BattleIt's another summer at Camp Avalon-alsoknown as Camp Average to its campers-onlythis year, things are anything but normal.Mack and Andre are spending the summerat rival Camp Killington, where thecompetitive campers seem intent on makingthem suffer. Things come to a head when

Mack and Andre are forced apart, and Cassie challenges Garthto a do-or-die ball hockey showdown. Will the Camp Averagecrew find their way back together and come out on top? Thirdand final addition to the series.

Great Sports Failsby Grace CampbellSports are all about great strategy andovercoming obstacles, right? Not always!Sometimes failures in sports are as excitingas successes. In this great non-fiction read,discover how athletes and teams have dealtwith failure and how they've improved after

their mistakes.

She Persisted in Sports : AmericanOlympians who Changed theGameby Chelsea ClintonProfiles the lives of women athletes whohave left their mark on their respectivesports and the athletic field including

Margaret Ives Abbott, Wilma Rudolph, Kristi Yamaguchi, Venusand Serena Williams, and Simone Biles.

Ten : a Soccer Storyby Shamini FlintIn 1986 Malaysia, as she worries about herparents' constant fighting, ardent soccer fanMaya, age eleven, trains herself and pullstogether a team at her girls' school, despitesoccer being a "boys' game."

Strike Zoneby Derek JeterDerek's season is not off to a good start,with two good friends on a different teamand his father unable to coach. And havinga girl on his team only complicates thingsmore...

Unbeatable Betty : the FirstFemale Olympic Track & FieldGold Medalistby Allison Crotzer KimmelA picture-book biography of the first woman

gold medalist in track and field describes how after winning the1928 Olympics, Betty Robinson survived a plane crash anddisabling injuries that she overcame to win the gold medalagain during the 1936 Olympics.

Brain Blitzby David LawrenceTony takes a bad hit on the field and Artiethinks he might have a concussion, but Tonyjust wants to focus on his upcoming game.

Score! Sports Stories for Grades 4-5Grades 4-5

Fantasy Leagueby Mike LupicaIn Los Angeles, twelve-year-old Charlie's skillat fantasy football gains the attention ofboth the local media and the owner of aprofessional football team

The Kicks series: Fans in theStandsby Alex MorganThe final book in "The Kicks"series findsDevin responding to her crush’s belief thatgirls are inferior soccer players by organizinga competition to see which team gets morefans to attend their championship game.

Wild River: A Novelby W. R. PhilbrickAwakened by a scream on the first night of awhitewater rafting trip, Daniel discovers thata nearby dam has failed and that his camp ison the brink of flooding, forcing him and hisyoung teammates to escape and make theirway to safety without adult help.

Follow Chester! : a CollegeFootball Team Fights Racism andMakes Historyby Gloria Respress-ChurchwellA historical reader based on true eventsdescribes a white college football team’ssupport of black teammate Chester Pierce

when he is subjected to the prejudices of Jim Crow laws whileplaying in the South at a time when black players wereprohibited from playing there.

Ghostby Jason ReynoldsGhost, a naturally talented runner andtroublemaker, is recruited for an elite middleschool track team. He must stay on track,literally and figuratively, to reach his fullpotential.

The Floating Field : How a Groupof Thai Boys Built Their OwnSoccer Fieldby Scott RileyOn a tiny Thai island without room for asoccer field, a group of resourceful teenboys gathers scraps and works together to

build a floating field so they can play the game they love.

Fauja Singh Keeps Going : the TrueStory of the Oldest Person to EverRun a Marathonby Simran Jeet SinghAn inspiring picture-book account of the first

100-year-old runner to participate in a marathon sharesvaluable life lessons about the sources of his courage, hisdetermination to overcome obstacles and his commitment tothe positive representation of the Sikh community.

Quarterback Scrambleby Brandon TerrellBen is happy to ride the bench--until theHawks' star QB, Wes, gets suspended forpulling poor grades in math. With Ben at thehelm, the offense stalls, and his teammatesplace the blame on his shoulders.

Who Is.../Was...? seriesby Various AuthorsRead about some of your favorite sportsfigures--both past and present--in thesepopular illustrated biographies. Athletesinclude Jesse Owens, Babe Ruth, DavidBeckham, Michael Jordan and Venus andSerena Williams.

Before the Ever Afterby Jacqueline WoodsonThe son of an idolized pro-football starbegins noticing the contrast between hisfather’s angry, forgetful behavior and hissuperhero reputation before adjusting to a

new reality stemming from his father’s numerous head injuries.By the National Book Award-winning author of Brown GirlDreaming.