Monday, July 20, 2009

Don't Blame Me

Robins, Eleanor. Don't Blame Me (Carter High Chronicles). Grand Rapids: Saddleback Educational, Inc., 2004.

Children's Literature Review Annotation:
Jane's friends try to help when her quick temper results in her being kicked off the volleyball team.

Part of the Carter High chronicles.

Tell Me If the Lovers are Losers

Voigt, Cynthia. Tell Me If the Lovers Are Losers. New York: Fawcett, 1987.

Children's Literature Review Annotation:
In 1961 at a college for academically gifted women, three roommates who differ substantially from each other are brought together by a common interest in volleyball.

All You've Got

Hoeffner, Karol Ann. All You've Got. New York: Simon Pulse, 2005.

Children's Literature Review Annotation:
Golden girl Lauren is Villa Madonna Academy's star volleyball player and leader of the Madonnas. Spitfire Gabby leads the Reinas at archrival school Scared Heart. Both girls and teams spart mad skills on the court. The competition is killer. But a twist of fate merges the Madonnas and the Reinas into one school. And one volleyball team. Now there's more at stake than winning or losing -- the girls will have to battle just to make the cut.

The Boy Who Saved Baseball

Ritter, John H. Boy who saved baseball. New York: Philomel Books, 2003.

Children's Literature Reviews
The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory with the secrets of the now disgraced player, Dante Del Gato.

Jackie and Me : a Baseball Card Adventure

Gutman, Dan. Jackie and me a baseball card adventure. New York: Avon Books, 1999.

Children's Literature Reviews
With his ability to travel through time by using baseball cards, Joe goes back to 1947 to meet Jackie Robinson, turning into a black boy in the process.

The Perfect Shot

Alphin, Elaine Marie. Perfect shot. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 2005.

Children's Literature Reviews
Brian uses basketball to block out memories of his girlfriend and her family who were gunned down a year ago, but the upcoming murder trial and a high school history assignment force him to face the past and decide how far he should go to see justice served. Includes facts about miscarriages of justice in American history.

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