Pick 6: Sports

While I’m not a fan of most things athletic myself, I must admit sports and the personalities that come along with athletics have great natural drama for stories. Competition reads well on the page and can provide other natural lessons on teamwork and fair play. Here are six books with strong athletic elements published in the last six months.

6 New Sports Stories

1. Chirp by Kate Messner
2. This Train is Being Held by Ismee Williams
3. Pop Flies, Robo Pets, and Other Disasters by Suzanne Kamala
4. Micah McKinney and the Boys ofSummer by Nina Chapman
5. We are the Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian
6. The Summer of Impossibilities by Rachael Allen