sports comics

"Artie Lieberman tries out for Peadbody's lacrosse team. He is excited to make the team! But when he is bullied by a group of biggers boys, he's not sure he wants to keep playing. Can he stand up to the bullies? Is it even worth it?"--Back cover.

"Lucy Andia is an award-winning volleyball player. She tries out for the Peabody team sure she'll be the star. But when other girls have greater talent, Lucy has to change positions. Can Lucy embrace her new role?"--Back cover.

"Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur p?tisser, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge" -- Amazon.

"Based on actual events, Fieldhouse is the ... story of Scotty Novosel and his journey to play basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks"--Back cover.

"When Jackson 'Jax' Kingsford gets to play in the state hockey tournament, he has to play against his former best friend, Archer Foss. The two were once neighbors and best friends. But then Archer's family moved, splitting up their friendship. What will happen when Jax and Archer face off against each other in the big game?"--Provided by publisher.

Recently resettled in America, Adnan Zakaria is a Syrian refugee whose skateboarding ability is the only thing that allows him to make a connection with the other kids in his neighborhood--but when his skateboard disappears and turns up in the possession of a local troublemaker Adnan will have to out-skate his foe in order to win it back.

Nelson Greenwood loves drawing superheroes, particularly the hero of his own comic book, Major Speed, modeled on Nelson's twin brother Nick, a skilled BMX rider--but when a crash knocks Nick out of a competition, and he suggests that Nelson take his place, Nelson is not sure he can summon the skills of Major Speed and compete against the best BMX riders, particularly Nick's nemesis, Cain Otto.

"While practicing for the Tower Hills Half-Pipe Challenge, Payton Park suffers an embarrassing wipeout, which his friend and competitor Matt posts to the Internet where it becomes an instant sensation; now he is having trouble putting the fall behind him, and remembering that having talent is only part of success--it also takes a lot of hard work"--Publisher provided.

The members of the football (soccer) club in Sandford Townface the fact that they might be dropped.

"Gus Blackburn daydreams of being a hero wide receiver on his school's football team, but he is not naturally athletic or fast, so he spends most of his time on the bench--until his father points out that most dreams actually take hard work before they can come true"--OCLC.