The boys and girls in these books face obstacles, and meet mental and social challenges as well. Readers will discover that an athlete's inner strength, persistence, and courage are just as important as a steady hand or a chance for a goal.

 

This book is part of a book series called Sport Stories .

There are 360 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Lisa Trumbauer has written more than 50 children's books. Jannie Ho studied illustration at Parsons School of Design in New York. She has illustrated many children's books. Chris Kreie lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children. He works part-time at a Spanish immersion elementary school, but his favorite days are spent traveling, kayaking, or writing his latest book. Eric Stevens lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is studying to become a middle-school English teacher. Some of his favorite things include pizza, playing video games, watching cooking shows on TV, riding his bike, and trying new restaurants. Some of his least favorite things include olives and shoveling snow. Diane Gallagher is author of a number of acclaimed tie-in novels. She lives in the USA.