Chabon, Michael.  Summerland

     A classic good versus evil fantasy that incorporates folklore, ingenuity, and plenty of baseball.

Gratz, Alan.  Samurai Shortstop

Toyo attends an elite boarding school in Japan in 1870 when the country is changing from feudal society to a more westernized culture.  Applying the traditional samurai values to baseball, Toyo learns how ancient values and modern ways meld.

Kluger, Steve.  My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, & Fenway Park

     Three teenagers in Boston narrate their experiences of baseball, new friendships, first loves, and coming into their own.

Lupica, Mike.  The Big Field

     When baseball player Hutch feels threatened by a new teammate Darryl, he tries to work through his insecurities about Darryl and his remote father, who was once a great ballplayer too.

Mackel, Kathy.  Boost

     Two sisters, Savvy (a basketball player) and Callie (a cheerleader), work hard to improve their athleticism and get in the game.  When steroids are found in Callie’s possession, questions begin to fly about the pressure of competitive sports.

Murdock, Catherine Gilbert.  Dairy Queen a Novel The Off Season (sequel)

     D. J. Schwenk’s summer of work on her family’s dairy farm is interrupted by a new chore: to coach Brian, football star from the rival high school team.  When D.J. decides to tryout for her own school’s football team, she must face her new friend (and crush) on the field.

Peet, Mal.  Keeper

     World Cup superstar El Gato tells an astonished interviewer the story of how he learned his soccer skills growing up in an isolated logging town in the rainforest.

Ritter, John H.  Under the Baseball Moon

     Andy Ramos is a talented trumpeter and Glory Martinez is a skilled softball player – and when they get together they inspire each other to greatness.