[CALIBK12] Sports in Literature

[Ellie Goldstein-Erickson]

"Waddle, Victoria" <victoria_waddle at cjuhsd.k12.ca.us> writes:
>All:
> 
>I have a challenge from a teacher to come up with book titles that fall
>into a ‘sports in literature’ category—and she needs it today.
> 
>I confess that though I have my favorites in YA books such as works by
>Chris Crutcher and Walter Dean Myers, I don’t have an extensive list. In
>addition, I’ve read almost no adult books in which sports play a big role.
> 
>What are your favorite books, both YA and adult, in which sports
>contribute to the plot or theme? I can post a hit list if there is
>interest.
> 
>Thanks,
> 
>Victoria Waddle
>Teacher Librarian
>Colony High
>Ontario, CA
>909-930-2929 x 2065

Any titles by Carl Deuker, The moves make the man by Bruce Brooks. Also, A
Shining season by William Buchanan, an outstanding biography of a world
class athlete who used sports to add meaning to his life after being
diagnosed with cancer. 

Ellie

Ellie Goldstein-Erickson, Teacher Librarian
Berkeley High School Library
510-644-6857
ellie at berkeley.k12.ca.us