Point-blank Paintball
Identical twins Noah and Peter Eccleston make a great team, especially when playing paintball, but when a coach offers a chance for only one to join his elite team, they must compete against one another for the spot.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 480
subjects: paintball (game), brothers, twins, graphic novels, cartoons and comics, competition, sports stories, sports, comic books, strips, etc, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]
Bmx Breakthrough
Since his accident, Billy Cruz has lost some of his confidence and has been holding back when doing his BMX tricks.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 320
subjects: cycling, competition (psychology), self-confidence, sports, comic books, strips, etc, bicycles and bicycling, sports stories, cartoons and comics, graphic novels, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]
Snowboard Standoff
Isaac Foster, captain of Team Rogue, is not sure what to expect from Kai Palakiko, who is new to snowboarding, but an expert surfer and a last minute addition to the team, and wonders if Kai can adapt his talent in time for the big competition.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 410
subjects: snowboarding, competition (psychology), self-confidence, sports, comic books, strips, etc, sports stories, cartoons and comics, graphic novels, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]
Satchel Paige
A graphic novel account of the career of Negro League baseball pitcher Satchel Paige, discussing the show he put on as a popular player, as well as the respect he demanded as an African-American.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: paige, satchel, discrimination in sports, baseball, discrimination, cartoons and comics, baseball stories, historical fiction, sports comics, historical comics, graphic novels [X], comic books, strips, etc, sports stories, sports, athletics, sports stories [X]
Cross Game
As Ko enters his second year of high school and Aoba her first, the regionals for Summer Koshien are heating up.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: teenagers, baseball, graphic novels, manga, shonen manga, man-woman relationship, high school students, baseball stories, sports stories, sports, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X], middle school students, man-woman relationships
End Zone Thunder
Hank "Thunder" Wilde and Jonas "Lightning" Fine may be total opposites, but the tight ends both want to be team captain and their competition is putting their football team's chance at the state championship at risk.
741.5
year: 2011
copies: 30
call number/section: 741.5
lexile: 420
subjects: football, teamwork (sports), sports, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, football stories, sports stories, cartoons and comics, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]
Wild Pitch
When Kyle Walker and Ryan Rogan find themselves at odds because Ryan's hot temper is making it hard for him to accept that Kyle can catch Ryan's fastball and because Kyle believes Ryan beaned him on purpose last season, Kyle wonders how he can resolve the situation.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 360
subjects: baseball, sports, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, baseball stories, sports stories, cartoons and comics, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]
The Prince Of Tennis
The Seishun tennis team scouts their future opponents after arriving at the Nationals, and after watching the Higa Junior High team dominate the first round, Ryoma is pitted against heavy hitter Kei Tanishi, who has an unreturnable "Big Bang" serve.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: young men, competition (psychology), tennis, tennis stories, tennis players, graphic novels, high schools, japan, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X], manga, comic books, strips, etc
Bmx Blitz
Three talented teenagers are competing in a BMX competition whose course has been kept a secret before the race, but one of them seems to be able to anticipate the course better than the other competitors.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 380
subjects: graphic novels, bicycle motocross, sports, competition (psychology), comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, athletics, sports stories, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]
Full Court Pressure
When star defensive player Zack Fuller's basketball team faces his former team in the state championship game, he not only must play against his best friend, but his current captain refuses to pass the ball to Zack.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 38
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 520
subjects: basketball, loyalty, basketball stories, sports stories, sports, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, graphic novels, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]
Skateboard Breakdown
Ty Taggert's anger over his brother's death in combat has affected his usually great skateboarding.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 280
subjects: skateboarding, competition (psychology), competition, sports stories, sports, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, graphic novels, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]
Full Court Flash
Dash the Flash grew nearly a foot last year, and now, taller than everyone else, he is out-jumping defenders and sinking big shots, but his teammates are getting frustrated with Dash putting on a one man show.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 320
subjects: basketball, graphic novels, basketball stories, sports stories, sports, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]
Hoop Rat
Trey, the Spartans' team captain, becomes fast friends with Griffin, the newest member of their squad, but the rest of the Spartans think Griff, who used to play for the Spartans' biggest rivals, is a rat.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 360
subjects: basketball, graphic novels, basketball stories, sports stories, sports, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]
Kickoff Blitz
When Tou Yang's football team plays the team from his former school, where he was picked on for being small, he struggles to remain focused and use his skills against Darren, who still wants to bully him.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510
subjects: football, chinese americans, sports, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, bullying, football stories, bullies, cartoons and comics, sports stories, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]
Gothic Sports
Anya's desire to start the world's first Gothic-Lolita soccer team is threatened when the team can't seem to get it together enough to practice, until Delia invites them all to a cabin in the Bavarian mountains for training.
741.5
year: 2008
copies: 6
call number/section: 741.5
lexile:
subjects: high school students, soccer players, goth culture (subculture), counterculture, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, sports stories, sports, athletics, sports stories [X], graphic novels [X]