Most Valuable Players

Most Valuable Players
Author: Phil Bildner
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2018-05-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0374305102

With their fifth grade graduation only weeks away, Rip, Red, and the rest of their classmates must decide if boycotting a test is worth forfeiting their graduation gala and the opportunity to play with Hoops Machine, a Harlem Globetrotters-like team.

Favre

Favre
Author: Brett Favre
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Football players
ISBN: 9781572433403

In a family memoir, the record-breaking quarterback of the Green Bay Packers shares his lifelong love affair with football from the perspective of his close relationship with his father, Irvin Favre.

MVP*

MVP*
Author: Douglas Evans
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2016-11-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1629795925

Join Adam on a thrilling around-the-world adventure as he competes in the Great Global Game! Every kid's dream is to be named Most Valuable Player. But how many ever dream that the game is a race around the world (no flying allowed) in just forty days? That's the challenge Adam faces in the Great Global Game. As the player for the Magellan Voyage Project, he competes against others for a four-million-dollar prize! Trackers with blowguns and a nefarious baron don't make things easy.

Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki
Author: David Aretha
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0766079023

Ichiro Suzuki has had a storied baseball career in Japan and the United States. Since signed to the major leagues in 2001, the right fielder has racked up batting records for the Yankees, Mariners, and Marlins. Through fascinating details about his personal and professional life, full-color photos, and direct quotations, baseball fans and report writers will be inspired by this biography of a top player driven by a strong work ethic and devotion to charity.

MVP #4: The Basketball Blowout

MVP #4: The Basketball Blowout
Author: David A. Kelly
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2017-02-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0553513281

From the author of the Ballpark Mysteries comes the coolest sports club around—the Most Valuable Players! The MVP club needs to raise money for their basketball tournament. At first, they think selling popcorn will be easy . . . but then Luke eats more popcorn than he sells! Plus there’s a new kid at school who might need the money even more than the team does. Can the MVP kids raise enough money, win the tournament, and help their friend? Perfect for kids who love to compete in all kinds of contests and have fun with great friends, David A. Kelly’s series teaches readers that when you’re a most valuable player, you love sports, always show spirit, and never give up! Don’t miss bonus sports facts in every MVP book.

MVP #3: The Football Fumble

MVP #3: The Football Fumble
Author: David A. Kelly
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-09-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0553513257

From the author of the Ballpark Mysteries comes the coolest sports club around—the Most Valuable Players! The MVP kids can’t wait to play in the big football game. That is, until they catch a glimpse of their opponents! The team from Hamilton Elementary School seems bigger and—even worse—just plain mean. Taking on a tough opponent is never easy. Will this bully blitz keep the MVPs off their game? Or can they find a way to huddle together and win the day? Perfect for kids who love to compete in all kinds of contests and have fun with great friends, David A. Kelly’s series teaches readers that when you’re a most valuable player, you love sports, always show spirit, and never give up! And don’t miss sports facts in every book.

Baseball's Most Baffling MVP Ballots

Baseball's Most Baffling MVP Ballots
Author: Jeremy Lehrman
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 147666675X

From its colorful beginnings more than a century ago, baseball's annual Most Valuable Player Award has become the most prestigious (and contentious) individual honor in the sport. No accolade means more to players, fans or the media. No other award can claim a voting history so rich in alleged snubs, grudges, conspiracies and incompetence. Examining the most controversial ballots, this book attempts to settle some arguments and answer some compelling questions: Which of the so-called "worst MVPs" holds up to modern statistical analysis? Who cast the single worst vote in MVP history? Does racial bias influence the vote? Who really deserved the award in a given year?

A Whole New Ballgame

A Whole New Ballgame
Author: Phil Bildner
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2015-08-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0374301301

A school, sports, and friendship story perfect for fans of Mike Lupica's Comeback Kids.

MVP #1: The Gold Medal Mess

MVP #1: The Gold Medal Mess
Author: David A. Kelly
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2016-05-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0553513214

From the author of the Ballpark Mysteries comes a brand-new sports-themed chapter book series featuring the coolest club around—the Most Valuable Players! Five friends are ready for their school’s Olympics field day. There will be relay races, archery contests, and more! But not everyone wants to play fair—someone is trying to ruin the events! Can the kids in the Most Valuable Player club solve the mystery, save the Olympics, and take home the gold? Perfect for kids who love to compete in all kinds of contests and have fun with great friends, David A. Kelly’s new series teaches readers that when you’re a most valuable player, you love sports, always show spirit, and never give up! And don’t miss bonus back matter filled with cool sports facts in every book.

Tournament of Champions

Tournament of Champions
Author: Phil Bildner
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0374305072

Rip, Red, and their friends on the Clifton United basketball team travel to a spring sleep-away tournament.