Jesus Aburto
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Worried sick about his baby brother's operation, twelve-year-old Dominic does not really feel much like playing soccer, so he just messes around on the field during practice--but when his grandfather teaches him some moves he starts to take an interest, and sets out to win the trust of his coach and teammates.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
During a football game star running back Harris Weathers takes a jarring hit and narrowly escapes injury, but after several days he is still rattled, leaving him with a tough decision--quit football or find a way to stay safe while playing the game he loves.
3) Hoop hustle
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Brian Worth Jr. plans on trying out for his middle school's basketball team, but the trouble is he has always relied on his height to give him an advantage and that is no longer enough--but at the local senior center, where he reluctantly volunteers, he discovers a friend in George, a former player, who sets out to teach him some of the skills he is missing.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Because his father is in the Army, Oliver Jeffries has never lived in any one place for long, but he was hoping that Colorado would be different because he is the starting wide receiver on the Jackson Middle School's football team--so when he gets word that his family is moving again he is bitterly disappointed, but he has one more game and he is determined to make it a good one.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Now at different schools, Ricky and Anthony's friendship is tested when they find themselves on opposing basketball teams, leaving Ricky to decide whether he is willing to let his new team down if it means making his best friend happy.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Now that he has new glasses, fourteen-year-old Jaylin is anxious to put his speed and accurate shot to use on offense, but his lacrosse team has always relied on his stellar defense, and without it too many goals are ending up in their net--so the team needs to come up with a strategy to balance both halves of his game.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When his father's valuable signed baseball disappears during the team's sleepover, Ian Shin, catcher for the Scottsville Knights, suspects the new pitcher, Hunter Yates, but he cannot be sure, and his trust in his teammates is shattered--so he must uncover the truth to bring the team back together.
9) Beach bully
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
Isaac and his parents have just moved into a house by the ocean, and he is willing to try surfboarding, but there is a bully among the local boys on the beach who seems determined to drive him away.
10) Soccer switch
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When the coach of his middle school summer soccer team retires Andre, his friend Cullen, and their teammates are horrified, and when their new coach implements some highly unusual training methods Cullen is so frustrated that he quits the team--but Andre sticks with it, hoping that there is method in the madness that will lead to a championship.
11) Secondhand slice
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone Imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year old Ben Malone is the son of the head groundskeeper at the exclusive golf club, Strongwood, a course Ben has never played because they cannot afford the fee--but when his best friend puts up the money to enter him in a junior tournament at the club, Ben is forced to confront his own lack of confidence (and his wicked slice).
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
For the past two years, since attending a Choctaw Nation powwow with his family, thirteen-year-old Tobias has secretly been teaching himself how to hoop dance, but once his secret gets out, he must decide if he wants to share his dancing at the spring talent show.
13) Double scribble
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Diego "Clutch" Rivera was the hero of his school's basketball team last year, but this season things have not started well, and Diego is losing his confidence--but with some help from his dad, and a friend who gives him a sketchbook and suggests that he draw his feelings, he starts to rediscover the fun in basketball.
14) Second shot
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When fourteen-year-old Leggie LaGrande, star runner on the Bricklin Middle School track team, suffers a hamstring injury at the very start of the season, he figures his shot at the Junior Olympics is over--but his coach insists that even if he cannot run he can still compete in some other track and field event, so he finds himself working out at the shot put, competing with a new student whom he dislikes.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Max Stinson is tired of being bullied by Harold Weime and looking forward to a summer in the local paintball league to work off some of his frustration, but he soon learns that anger is not a winning attitude, especially when you take it out on the people around you.
16) Rodeo challenge
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Wade is staying at his uncle's ranch for the summer, but despite being athletic he has proved hopeless when it comes to riding a horse, much less the other skills demanded in a rodeo--but when Maria, sister of his new friend Javier, breaks her arm, she asks him to keep her horse in training, and Wade is forced to overcome his apprehension and really learn how to ride.
17) Paintball punk
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
Chester Coyote, a talented paintball player for the Wolves, is in the state paintball finals, but Chester won't follow the team captain's orders.
18) Board battle
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
Conner and Hannah are friends who love to go to the skateboard park on Saturdays, so when a bully named Hank shows up and starts pushing them out of the way, they need to find a creative way to practice for the upcoming tournament.
19) Kart competition
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
©2014
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old friends Ted and Ashley are finally old enough to go to Kart Kamp in the summer, where they meet Gil Stevens, son of a famous driver, but soon Ted's competitive instincts start to get the better of him, and camp becomes less about learning than winning.