Reading Lists

Sportsmanship

Picture Books | Juvenile Fiction | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Juvenile Video

Picture Books & Easy Readers

Kessler, Leonard P.              
Old Turtle’s Soccer Team (JE READ KES)
Under Old Turtle's guidance, the animals learn how to play soccer and the meaning of good sportsmanship.

Kessler, Leonard P.                                                                                             
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! The First All-Animal Olympics (JE READ KES)
Everyone gets to participate in the first All-Animal Olympics except Worm but he keeps training anyway.

Juvenile Fiction

Christopher, Matt                 
The Hit-Away Kid (JUV FIC CHRISTOPHER)
Barry McGee, hit-away batter for the Peach Street Mudders, enjoys winning so much that he has a tendency to bend the rules; then the dirty tactics of the pitcher on a rival team give him a new perspective on sports ethics.

Young Adult Non-Fiction

Korman, Gordon                                                                                        
The Last-Place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom: a Collection of Poems About Winning, Losing, and Being a Good Sport (YA 811.54 KORMAN)
Enduring a second year with the poetry teacher who gave him a D minus, reluctant Jeremy Bloom hopes to earn a better grade by writing sports poetry and finds the task more enjoyable than he anticipated.

McDaniels, Pellom                
So You Want to Be a “Pro”? (YA 613.71 MCDANIELS)
Presents the struggles, failures, and successes of people of different backgrounds who aspired to be professional athletes and suggests ways to lay the foundation for a sports career.

Juvenile Video

Arthur the Good Sport (JUV ARTHUR [VIDEO])

When the Athlete of the Year award doesn't go to Francine, she makes no effort to hide her hurt feelings from Jenna, the recipient. Michelle Kwan guest stars to teach Francine about being a good sport.