Balance beam boss [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2020)

BTSB #: 595794 In Bindery

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.2 MG Lexile: 630 F&P: Q

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Gymnastics - Fiction Brain - Concussion - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction Anxiety - Fiction Latinos (U.S.) - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year-old Sofia Martinez is the best gymnast at Riverside Gymnastics Center, but when a fall from the balance beam (usually her best event) results in a concussion, she finds herself afraid of the beam, and equally afraid to tell anyone about her fear of falling--Sofia needs help before her trauma drives her away from gymnastics forever.

Cheer captain [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2011)

BTSB #: 596176 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.2 MG RC: 2.5 3-5 Lexile: 600

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Cheerleading - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: If Julia is a better cheerleader than Ava, will they still be able to be best friends?

Cheer choice [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2014)

BTSB #: 596181 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.1 MG RC: 3.4 3-5 Lexile: 600

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Best friends - Fiction Cheerleading - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Decision making - Fiction Competition (Psychology) - Fiction

Summary: Colleen is devastated when her best friend changes schools--but when she learns that Meredith is teaching her new cheerleading squad the routine they created together for an upcoming competition their friendship is tested.

Cowgirl grit [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2018)

BTSB #: 596001 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 3.3 MG Lexile: 600 F&P: P

Genres: Sports Animals

Subjects: Ranch life - Fiction Horses - Fiction Rodeos - Fiction Grandfathers - Fiction Cousins - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction

Summary: Sydney feels out of place at her grandfather's ranch. So she's practicing pole bending in secret rather than risk embarrassing herself in front of the more experienced cowboys and cowgirls. Will Sydney be able to face her fears, saddle up, and compete in the upcoming rodeo?

Dance team dilemma [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2013)

BTSB #: 596251 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.9 MG Lexile: 590

Genres:

Subjects: Dance teams - Fiction Dance - Fiction Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction High schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: Hannah has to decide what's more important: keeping her spot on her school's dance team or keeping her best friend.

Digging deep [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2019)

BTSB #: 596262 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.3 MG RC: 3.4 3-5 Lexile: 600 F&P: P

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Volleyball - Fiction Teamwork (Sports) - Fiction Stress (Psychology) - Fiction Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Muslims - United States - Fiction Arab Americans - Fiction

Summary: Asiyah Najjar is upping her volleyball game and joining the travel team. But the practices are longer, harder, and more frequent than her old rec squad's. Now easygoing Asiyah is having a tough time focusing and making the commitment. Can she dig deep and jump to the next level of play?

Karate rebels [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2021)

BTSB #: 596148 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.9 MG Lexile: 640 F&P: P

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Karate - Fiction Anger - Fiction Winning and losing - Fiction

Summary: Nothing is more important to Aliyah than taking down a karate opponent, especially if it's her main rival, Suma. But things change with the arrival of a new student whose anger and aggression remind Aliyah of her own.

Nothing but net [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2021)

BTSB #: 863073 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.3 MG Lexile: 490 F&P: P

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Basketball - Fiction Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Jealousy - Fiction

Summary: Layla has worked all summer to prepare for basketball tryouts. When tryouts arrive, she not only makes the team's starting lineup, but is named team captain. Unfortunately her best friend and teammate, Danika, is jealous.

Rebound time [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2013)

BTSB #: 596187 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.6 MG RC: 3.1 3-5 Lexile: 530 F&P: P

Genres: Sports Family Life

Subjects: Basketball - Fiction Divorce - Fiction Twins - Fiction Sisters - Fiction Father-daughter relationship - Fiction

Summary: Twin girls Sarit and Allie have always been coached in basketball by their father, but now that their parents are divorced and he has moved away, Sarit is unhappy playing on the school team, and resentful that her sister still enjoys the game.

Soccer show-off [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2014)

BTSB #: 596243 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.1 MG RC: 3.7 3-5 Lexile: 640

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Soccer - Fiction Teamwork (Sports) - Fiction Sportsmanship - Fiction

Summary: Gina tries to be the star of the soccer team at her new school, but her teammates do not like her show-off moves.

Softball switch-up [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2020)

BTSB #: 596156 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.5 MG Lexile: 530 F&P: P

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Softball - Fiction Coaching (Athletics) - Fiction Teamwork (Sports) - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction East Indian Americans - Fiction

Summary: When the coach of her championship softball team asks Raisa Kumar to teach a new recruit, Annie, how to pitch she is eager to help, especially since she hopes to be a coach herself someday; but when the team's other pitcher turns up with a broken arm, teaching Annie takes on a new urgency--and Raisa's efforts at coaching seem to be frustrating Annie rather then helping her.

Squad struggles [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2018)

BTSB #: 863074 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-11   
AR: 4.2 MG RC: 3.3 3-5 Lexile: 570 F&P: P

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Cheerleading - Fiction Bullying - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction

Summary: Tam is on the cheerleading squad finally. Tam works hard and she has plenty of talent. But Tam's family is different, her mom doesn't speak English and she has five little brothers. There's no way they can afford the cheerleading sneakers and hair ribbons the rest of the squad has. Several girls on the squad do little things to make it clear that Tam isn't welcome. Will Tam be able to stand up for herself? And if she does, will anything actually change?

Striker's sister [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2019)

BTSB #: 596161 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.4 MG Lexile: 460 F&P: P

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Soccer - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction Sisters - Fiction Parent-child relationship - Fiction

Summary: Lily's older sister, Jana, has recently left home for basic training, and Lily really misses her soccer idol. And when Lily's parents and coach start pushing her to fill Jana's cleats, the pressure to be like the all-star striker is too much. Can Lily find the strength to be herself?

Volleyball victory [Jake Maddox girl sports stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2016)

BTSB #: 596177 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.3 MG Lexile: 650 F&P: P

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Volleyball - Fiction Teamwork (Sports) - Fiction

Summary: Andrea is looking forward to another winning volleyball season with her school team, but the new coach is putting them through a lot of basic drills, and Andrea is frustrated because she is not playing the position she is used to, and she does not understand why.