The story of how a young teen girl tries to balance responsibilities at home with a chance to play basketball. |
A Black teen learns to deal with stress, anger, rivalry and body image issues in the context of basketball. |
The story of a young Black teen who is too caught up in the basketball image to put in the work to play well. |
A teen boy learns that trusting his team and trying his best helps him accept change and adapt to it. |
A young teen with an invisible disability overcomes self-doubt and bullying to find her place on a basketball team. |
A Black teen displays persistence and confidence to go from running solo to being part of a cross-country team. |
A young teen girl tries to unite her co-ed hockey team and prove to herself and everyone else that she can play. |
A young girl and her friends face practical and gender obstacles to form their own rugby team. |
A 6-book paperback set of baseball novels from hi-lo series Lorimer Sports Stories. |
A 6-book paperback set of basketball books from hi-lo series Lorimer Sports Stories. |
Sports Stories Series
High interest sports fiction
Series features
- Gripping, action-packed stories
- Short, high-interest fiction
- Contemporary themes and Canadian settings
- Award-winning authors who know their sport
"A winning series... designed to attract reluctant readers as well as provide recreational reading for children who are interested in stories about sports."
- National Library of Canada
"Lorimer is obviously succeeding with this series of action-driven novels which encourage young readers to 'Get in the Game'!"
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Kids who love sports love these books, and so do teachers. When you put one of these into a young sports fan's hands, you can feel confident they will enjoy reading.