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Sports Illustrated for Kids

Check out our Sports Illustrated magazines and world record books!

Official website for the magazine.

www.sikids.com Big Help: Presidents Challenge

Get exercising and receive a certificate from the president!

www.nick.com/thebighelp Guinness World Records

Read about all of the records and register to beat one!

www.guinnessworldrecords.com

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Crash by Jerry Spinelli

Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family.
Heat by Mike Lupica

Becoming Joe DiMaggio by Maria Testa

Young Joseph Paul learns much at his Italian grandfather's knee about holding your breath in front of the radio during a 3-2 count with the bases loaded and having the audacity to dream big dreams.
Go Big or go Home by Will Hobbs

The Greatest : Muhammad Ali by Walter Dean Myers

Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
Football Genius by Tim Green

Fourteen-year-old Brady and his cousin Quinn love extreme sports, but nothing could prepare them for the aftermath of Brady's close encounter with a meteorite after it crashes into his Black Hills, South Dakota, bedroom.
Bat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolff

Muhammad Ali has long been a source of inspiration. In this new book from Walter Dean Myers, we see a story of determination, energy, pride, and strength. From a daring young boxer to man at war with a disease, Myers covers Ali's life with prowess and honesty.
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter

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.
Summerland by Michael Chabon

Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.
Two Hot Dogs with Everything by Paul Haven

In small town, post-World War Oregon, twenty-one 6th grade girls recount the story of an annual softball game, during which one girl's bigotry comes to the surface.
Technical Foul by Rich Wallace

Although everyone credits him and his superstitions for the Slugger's first winning streak in 108 baseball seasons, eleven-year-old Danny Gurkin believes that his discovery of a secret from the team's past may be the real reason behind the ball club's success.
Sports Camp by Rich Wallace

Jared, a high-scoring member of the Hudson City Middle School basketball team, gets angry when the point guard accuses him of being responsible for their string of losses, but finally realizes they can win only if he becomes a team player.
Sports Shorts : an Anthology of Short Stories

Ethan Feld, the worst baseball player in the history of the game, finds himself recruited by a 100-year-old scout to help a band of fairies triumph over an ancient enemy.
Taking Sides by Gary Soto

Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood.
Skinnybones by Barbara Park

Eleven-year-old Riley Liston tries to fit in at Camp Olympia, a summer sports camp where he is one of the youngest boys.
Eyes on the Goal by John Coy

A collection of eight semi-autobiographical stories about the authors' experiences with sports while growing up. They range from the game "Bombardment" over the lunch hour, sports from gym class, karate, ballet, wrestling, to baseball, basketball and football.
Let me Play by Karen Blumenthal

Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world.
Soccer Shock by Donna Jo Napoli

Middle-schooler Jackson's baseball skills are not of much help when he and his friends go to soccer camp, and while there he learns that his mother's boyfriend has invited them to move into his house, and friend Diego's father is deployed to Afghanistan.

Up until the 1970s, if you were a girl, you were told you shouldn't play team sports, or go to college. But, in 1972, Title IX changed that, by ensuring that girls have the same opportunities as boys to participate in sports and classes. But that change did not come without a fight.

When ten-year-old Adam discovers that his freckles can see and talk, he plans to use this secret to get onto the school soccer team.
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord

In 1947, a Chinese child comes to Brooklyn where she becomes Americanized at school, in her apartment building,