Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (Juv)
Keywords: tailback, undercover
Number of Pages: 145
Published: 1992-12
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0316142514
ISBN-13: 9780316142519

A notorious liar, Parker Nolan has a difficult time convincing his teammates that he witnessed someone stealing football plays from the coach’s playbook, and he becomes to determined to prove that he is telling the truth.

Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Keywords: hawk, tony, halfpipe
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2001-09-01
List price: $4.99
ISBN-10: 0316142239
ISBN-13: 9780316142236

Tony Hawk is a skateboarding sensation. At he 1999 ESPN X Games, he astonished viewers by performing a 900, a trick thought impossible to do. But astonishing people was nothing new for Hawk. Since taking up skateboarding at age nine, he’s almost single-handedly revolutionize the sport. Whether dominating vert competitions, inventing new tricks, or providing a positive role model for young skaters, Hawk’s sheer athleticism and dedication have helped change the way skateboarding is viewed by the general public.

Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (Juv)
Keywords: pitch, wild
Number of Pages: 137
Published: 1980-09
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 0316140198
ISBN-13: 9780316140195

Eddie doesn’t like the idea of girls playing baseball in his league, but when one of his pitches injures a girl, he rethinks his attitudes.

Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (Juv)
Keywords: classics, sports, christopher, matt, tight
Number of Pages: 137
Published: 1981-03
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0316140171
ISBN-13: 9780316140171

A high school football player believes the harassment he is experiencing on and off the field is due to his father’s prison record.

Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Keywords: contest, captain, cats, soccer
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2001-09-01
List price: $10.99
ISBN-10: 0316135747
ISBN-13: 9780316135740

Dewey London and Bundy Neel are psyched about the new summer soccer league, until they learn about the contest to be team captain: whoever draws the best team logo will be named captain. Should artistic Dewey enter even though Bundy would make a better captain?

Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Keywords: sports, fiction, christopher, matt, hero, soccer
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-09-01
List price: $4.99
ISBN-10: 031611345X
ISBN-13: 9780316113458

Rob Lasher is just an ordinary soccer player, good at the game, but not great. Then one afternoon, he saves his coach’s life in front of all his teammates. Suddenly, he’s the team’s hero. As some members of his team and the rest of the town continue to laud Rob’s heroic act, Rob realizes he doesn’t want the attention and any unearned accolades that come with it. Kids will learn that doing what is right should be the norm, not the exception.

Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Keywords: sports, fiction, christopher, matt, phenom, fairway
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2003-06-01
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 0316075515
ISBN-13: 9780316075510

Malik Edwards never had any intention of playing golf. In his mind, golf is a game played by old, flabby men wearing funny pants and hats. Then one day while channel surfing he sees a young black golfer being cheered on by a crowd of adoring fans. Suddenly golf’s image changes for Malik. Yet, even if he wanted to play, where would he get the gear or the money? And where is a kid living in Brooklyn, New York, supposed to play golf? Malik’s growing desire to learn the game of golf helps him overcome these obstacles-but the biggest obstacle, the ridicule of his friends, still sits in