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Nothing can stop star running back Harris Weathers—until he takes a jarring hit, narrowly escaping injury. Harris is fine, physically, but his nerves are rattled. He can’t shake the idea that he could get hurt playing football. After faking illness to get out of a game, Harris realizes he has a decision to make. Does he love football enough to risk a big hit again?

Baseball has brought families together for generations, but what happens when a son no longer has time for a catch with his dad? Catch, a children's book written by D.C. Swanson, follows the story of a family as they learn about love, patience, regret, and renewal through the baseball catches they have with one another and the catches they never got to have.

⭐ 2026 Updated & Illustrated Edition – A Baseball Story That Will Inspire Every Young Athlete ⭐ ⚾ One Season. One Chance. One Player Who Must Step Up When Everything’s On The Line ⚾ 🔥 A Heart-Pounding Baseball Story About Courage, Teamwork & Discovering The Leader Inside 🔥 🎯 Perfect For Readers Ages 8–12 Who Love Sports, Team Spirit & Nail-Biting Competition 🎯 Are You Ready To Step Onto The Mound… And Into The Pressure Of A Lifetime? 💥 Jake Has Always Dreamed Of Standing Tall On The Pitcher’s Mound. But When He Finally Makes The Team, The Real Game Begins—...

Next up to the plate—book #5 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book is set in a different American ballpark! The stars are out in Kansas City . . . the baseball stars, that is! Mike and Kate are at the All-Star game, and even get to go on the field during the Home Run Derby...

A #1 New York Times bestseller from the creators of the beloved Dragons Love Tacos comes a rollicking, rhyme-tastic, interactive high five competition--starring YOU! Discover the lost art of the high five and improve your slapping skills just in time for the annual high five contest! From...

Connor Sullivan is too humble to admit it, but he’s the Orioles’ best player: an all-star shortstop and a beast of a cleanup hitter. The Orioles are thankful to have someone with his skill, dedication, and good nature on their Babe Ruth League team. Lately, though, Connor hasn’t been so...

Packed with humor and thrilling sports action, this "wonderful story of friendship and the unique ability of kids to overcome a challenge" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Mitch Albom) "will get in your heart and won't get out" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica). Back in his...

During a hiking trip with their parents in the mountains of California, cousins Owen, Vivian, and Amy are finally allowed to camp for one night at a little lake all on their own. But when a massive earthquake blocks their return path, there’s only one way home: the long way around, through a wilderness filled with fierce animals, raging rivers, unstable weather, and high passes. However, the hardest challenges the cousins face are the troubles they’ve brought with them.

Harriet’s best friend, Lalla, dreams of being the best skater in the world - but when Harriet discovers her own natural talent on the ice, the girls’ friendship comes under threat. Will Harriet choose Lalla or her own glittering future?

Twelve-year-old April Clark is passionate about two things: woodworking and hunting, both skills learned from her beloved grandfather. But this year, GrandJack is recovering from a health problem and can’t join the trip to turkey camp. He tells her that a different sort of trip can still be great and gives her his prize box call to bring for luck. On the day of the hunt, April is determined to land the biggest, best tom she can. But her insistence on only getting the best turkey leads her to make a big mistake.

A season full of surprises! Jake’s baseball season starts strong. He makes big plays, his team brings the energy, and the excitement grows with every game. He just wishes his brother, Ben, could share it with him. But Ben, who is autistic, shows no interest in baseball at all. At home, Jake navigates Ben’s routines with practiced patience.

Losing game after game during softball season, the Bailey Batters wonder if their eccentric coach, who is continually wearing bandages because of many injuries, is really a mummy and has placed a curse on them.

Summer’s almost over, which means one thing and one thing only: It's Color War time! Color War is the event of the summer, a massive camp-wide competition that divides the campers into two teams: Blue and White. All of the upper campers are hoping they'll be selected as Lieutenant, a team leader position and a huge honor. Jenny's convinced she's got Lieutenant in the bag, being a "Popular Girl" and all. And Play Dough sure hopes he does, too—members of his family have been White-team Lieutenants for generations, and he doesn't want to disappoint them.

A middle grade novel in verse about Samira, an eleven-year-old Rohingya refugee living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, who finds strength and sisterhood in a local surf club for girls. Samira thinks of her life as before and after: before the burning and violence in her village in Burma, when she...

Jimmy Slade, a young villager, has a dream: He wants to become a surfer. But there is only one BIG problem: There are no waves in the oceans of the Overworld! (And everyone he tells of his dream thinks he is crazy except his best friend, Emma.) Jimmy's parents don't think he stands a chance to become a surfer, but he won't give up. Will Biff the Bully get in his way? Who will help Jimmy solve the problem of creating waves in the flat, flat, FLAT ocean?

The only fun thing to do in Amir's neighborhood is climb buildings. Of course, no one will let him do that. When a police officer offers to bring Amir to a climbing wall outside of the city, Amir is thrilled. He meets William, who also loves climbing. But William doesn't want to learn the right way to climb, and before long, he is in serious danger.

Kelcey wants to quit the basketball team. A mysterious person named Dr. C is running a basketball clinic at her school. Dr. C claims to be able to fix basketball problems, but Kelcey is sure it'll take more than a doctor to make her love the game again.

SELECTED AS WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE AWARD A heart-breaking, heart-warming novel for everyone of 10 and older – this book will probably make you cry, and will definitely make you laugh. Cymbeline Igloo (yes, really!) has NEVER been swimming Not ever. Not once...

Sister Bear is a super soccer player. She should be a shoo-in at soccer tryouts … except for one little problem. Sister Bear is too small. Will Sister make the team despite her size? This engaging early reader chapter book features all your favorite Berenstain Bear family and friends. Sister...

Eager to follow in his father's footsteps, Ramon Hill wants nothing more than to be a starting attacker on his lacrosse team. But his dreams don't go as planned, and he's moved to a different position. Playing as a midfielder lets Ramon put his skills and talent to best use, but he can't help but feel disappointed. Will his new position lead to bigger and better things for him and his team?