Matt Christopher sports fiction
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1. Baseball pals
2. Little Lefty
3. Touchdown for Tommy
5. Too hot to handle
6. The reluctant pitcher
7. Miracle at the plate
8. The year Mom won the pennant
9. Catch that pass!
10. Hard drive to short
11. Johnny Long Legs
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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
14. No arm in left field
15. Football fugitive
16. Soccer hero
17. The submarine pitch
18. The diamond champs
19. The fox steals home
20. Soccer halfback
21. Dirt bike racer
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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.
22. Tight end
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A high school football player believes the harassment he is experiencing on and off the field is due to his father's prison record.
23. Drag-strip racer
26. Catcher with a glass arm
27. Supercharged infield
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Sylvester loves baseball, but he isn't what you'd call a good hitter. When he meets George Baruth, Sylvester goes from being a terrible hitter to the boy who hit only homers! But how will he answer some of the difficult questions that go with his new talent? And what is the true meaning of success? This beloved story about baseball, confidence, perseverance, and being a good teammate is a modern classic.
30. Ice Magic
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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
32. Tough to tackle
33. Run, Billy, run
34. Shortstop from Tokyo
35. Tackle without a team
36. The counterfeit tackle
37. Takedown
39. Skateboard tough
42. Undercover tailback
43. Long stretch at first base
44. Pressure play
45. Top wing
46. The winning stroke
47. Baseball flyhawk
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New player Chico Romez is welcomed to the team by everyone except first baseman String Becker, the most popular member of the team.
49. Fighting tackle
50. Shoot for the hoop
52. Crackerjack halfback
53. Olympic dream
54. Baseball turnaround
55. Penalty shot
58. Center court sting
59. Mountain bike mania
61. Roller hockey radicals
62. Soccer scoop
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When a cartoon appears in the school newspaper making fun of his tendancy to talk a lot, Mac, the goalie for the Cougars soccer team, is determined to find out who is responsible.
63. Spike it!
65. Snowboard showdown
66. Skateboard renegade
67. Soccer duel
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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
69. Wheel wizards
70. Cool as ice
71. Inline skater
72. Windmill windup
73. Dive right in
74. Goalkeeper in charge
75. Run for it
76. Body check
77. Fairway phenom
78. Nothin' but net
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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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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
81. Stealing home
82. Comeback of the home run kid
83. Lacrosse firestorm
85. Karate kick
87. Hook shot hero
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When Tim Daniels, now fourteen, returns to Camp Wickasaukee he serves as mentor to three rookie basketball players, continues to work on keeping his short stature from getting in his way, faces a bully, and gets help from NCAA player Dick Dunbar.