Sports Books We Recommend
The time: not so long from now. The place: AutoAmerica, a country surveilled by one “Aunt Nettie,” a Big Brother that is part artificial intelligence, part internet, and oddly human—even funny. The people: divided. The “angelfair” Netted have jobs and, what with the country half under water, literally occupy the high ground.
Named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR and Lit Hub. A Los Angeles Times Bestseller. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
"In The Cactus League [Emily Nemens] provides her readers with what amounts to a miniature, self-enclosed world that is funny and poignant and lovingly observed." --Charles McGrath, The New York Times Book Review
"We Ride Upon Sticks . . . is for the kind of adults who watch Stranger Things and still have, somewhere, an athletic award inscribed on a paper plate." —NPR
**NPR “Best Books of 2020**
**TIME “Must Read Books of 2020”**
**Book Riot "Best Books of 2020**
From one of Outside magazine’s “Literary All-Stars” comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever, down the entire length of the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon, during the legendary flood of 1983.
In the spring of 1983, massive flooding along the length of the Colorado River confronted a team of engineers at the Glen Canyon Dam with an unp
A first-of-its-kind celebration of the newspaper scribes who made sportswriting a glorious popular art, and immortalized America's greatest games and athletes
The son of working-class Mexican immigrants flees a life of labor in fruit-packing plants to run in a Native American marathon from Canada to Guatemala in this "stunning memoir that moves to the rhythm of feet, labor, and the many landscapes of the Americas" (Catriona Menzies-Pike, author of The Long Run).
Now completely updated and revised--a new edition of the long-running marathon training guide that has helped more than half a million people reach their goals.
Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide is among the bestselling running books of all time for many reasons, but above all others is this one: It works.
With this yoga guide, you can delve into a sport as good for your mind as it is for your body--and become a part of the vast (and continually growing) yoga community in the US and beyond.
Made using traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques, this stunning guide is perfect for both newcomers and beginners to tai chi.
For readers of On Trails, this is an incisive, utterly engaging exploration of walking: how it is fundamental to our being human, how we've designed it out of our lives, and how it is essential that we reembrace it.$30.00ISBN: 9780393635119Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: W. W. Norton & Company - February 18th, 2020A monumental exploration of soccer and society in our time—by its preeminent historian.
$24.99ISBN: 9781626720794Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: First Second - March 17th, 2020In his latest graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches.
Gene understands stories—comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins.$16.99ISBN: 9781250177964Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: First Second - September 18th, 2018Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur ptissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It is nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all?
$18.99ISBN: 9781534439900Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - March 31st, 2020A toxic coach finds himself outplayed by the high school girls on his team in this deeply suspenseful novel, which unspools over twenty-four hours through six diverse perspectives.
Tomorrow, the Wildcat varsity field hockey squad will play the first game of their new season.$14.99ISBN: 9781250294470Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Square Fish - January 15th, 2019A great American sport and Native American history come together in this true story for middle grade readers about how Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner created the legendary Carlisle Indians football team, from New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Award recipient Steve Sheinkin.
$10.99ISBN: 9781250180643Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Square Fish - August 28th, 2018“The best writer of sports books in America today” (The Boston Globe) tells a thrilling story of friendship, football, and a fight for justice.
$17.99ISBN: 9780374312732Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - February 25th, 2020A 2021 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020
A 2021 ALA Rainbow Book$12.95ISBN: 9781523505531Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Workman Publishing Company - March 17th, 2020Celebrate the unheralded people and stories that helped shape the game of baseball!
Meet unsung pioneers, like John “Bud” Fowler, William Edward White, and brothers Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weld Walker, four African Americans who integrated white teams decades before Jackie Robinson.
Discover unforgettable moments, like the time a 17-year old girl$12.99ISBN: 9780803740167Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Dial Books - March 10th, 2015The Newbery Honor Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Roller Girl is a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby—perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Smile!
$7.99ISBN: 9780316521895Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 3rd, 2020Nikki wants to be a basketball star . . . but between school stress, friend drama, and babysitting woes, will she be able to make it on her new team? Judy Blume meets Mike Lupica in this pitch-perfect, action-packed, and funny novel.
$8.99ISBN: 9780823445738Availability: This book is backordered at the warehouse. When you order, we'll contact you with more info about availability.Published: Margaret Ferguson Books - April 7th, 2020Selected for the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country to meet her idol. She's ready for an adventure-- but she can't imagine all the surprises in store.$17.99ISBN: 9780316477000Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - July 24th, 2018The inspiring and critically acclaimed all-American story of faith, family, hard work, and perseverance by Olympic fencer, activist, New York Times bestselling author, and Time "100 Most Influential People" honoree Ibtihaj Muhammad
$31.99ISBN: 9781534462434Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - October 22nd, 2019Race through Jason Reynolds’s New York Times bestselling Track series, now in a complete boxed set.
Ghost. Patina. Sunny. Lu. A fast but fiery group of kids from wildly different backgrounds, chosen to compete on an elite track team. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.$7.99ISBN: 9781481450164Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - August 29th, 2017A National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature.
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of the acclaimed Track series from Coretta Scott Ki$16.99ISBN: 9781607749783Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Ten Speed Press - July 18th, 2017Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science.
Women for the win!$13.99ISBN: 9781594748028Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Quirk Books - November 17th, 2015Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how Tiger Woods, Gabby Douglas, Bruce Lee, Billie Jean King, and other budding sports champions faced kid-sized challenges growing up.
$14.95ISBN: 9780761189282Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Workman Publishing Company - November 29th, 2016Why does a knuckleball flutter? Why do belly flops hurt so much? Why would a quarterback prefer a deflated football?
Here are 54 all-star experiments that demonstrate the scientific principles powering a wide variety of sports and activities—and offer insights that can help you improve your own athletic skills.Email or call for current price informationISBN: 9781481401425Availability: This book is not at our warehouse, but probably is available from another source. We'll contact you to let you know for sure.Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - July 18th, 2017The impressive life story of Muhammad Ali is interwoven with vital moments in American history in this visually stunning, full-color biography.
The story of famed boxing champion Muhammad Ali is more appealing and accessible than ever before when told as though it’s happening in real time, through photographs and ephemera such as report cards and training regimens, and through newspap$17.99ISBN: 9781101996683Availability: On Our Shelves Now! When you order, we'll contact you to confirm when we have it reserved for you.Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - February 6th, 2018* "A bright salutation of a story, with one determined woman at its center."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
The inspiring story of the first female to run the Boston Marathon comes to life in stunningly vivid collage illustrations.$5.99ISBN: 9780515158038Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Penguin Workshop - August 8th, 2017The dynamic story of the Williams sisters, both top-ranked professional tennis players.
$5.99ISBN: 9780451532459Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Penguin Workshop - February 5th, 2019Grab your Js and hit the court with this Who Was? biography about NBA superstar Michael Jordan.
$18.00ISBN: 9781524761790Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Crown - October 15th, 2019NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Inspired by a major ESPN film series, this is an extraordinary oral history of basketball—its eye-opening untold history, its profound deeper meaning, its transformative influence on the world—as told through an unprecedented series of candid conversations with the game’s ultimate icons.
$19.99ISBN: 9781419726477Availability: Normally we can get this book to the store for you in a day or two. During the seasonal rush, this might not be possible.Published: Abrams Image - October 10th, 2017#1 New York Times bestseller
Who is the greatest dunker of all time? Which version of the Michael Jordan was the best Michael Jordan? What is allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball?
