Sports Literature Collection Development
Curate your sports literature collection with these resources!
Collection Development Resources
- Skip Prosser Sports Literature CollectionA list of all the titles currently circulating in our Skip Prosser Sports Literacy Collection. Updated as new books are added.
- Alan Brown's Sports Literacy BlogIncludes a list of middle grade and YA texts, categorized by different sports
- EdelweissA free resource for librarians and booksellers with searchable frontlist and backlist titles. This site includes notes for awards (Kirkus, Horn Book, etc)
- NoveList (NCLive)Reader's Advisory resources - use as a spring board for collection development
- Follett LearningSports Titles
- Horn Book Subject GuidesSearch different sports. Requires a subscription.
Select Picture Books
When You Can Swim by ISBN: 9781338830965Publication Date: 2023-05-02
John's Turn by ISBN: 9781536203950Publication Date: 2022-02-24
The Hiking Viking by ISBN: 9781684464272Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Pigskins to Paintbrushes by ISBN: 9781419749438Publication Date: 2021-08-17
Contenders by ISBN: 9780593406472Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Select Middle Grades Books
Tumble by ISBN: 9780593325179Publication Date: 2022-08-16
Swim Team by ISBN: 9780063056763Publication Date: 2022-05-17
Lupe Wong Won't Dance by ISBN: 9781646140039Publication Date: 2020-09-08
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by ISBN: 9780525554189Publication Date: 2020-02-25
Select YA Books
Hoops: a Graphic Novel by ISBN: 9781536201369Publication Date: 2023-03-14
Before the Ever After by ISBN: 9780399545436Publication Date: 2020-09-01
Dragon Hoops by ISBN: 9781626720794Publication Date: 2020-03-17
Cold Day in the Sun by ISBN: 9781419733673Publication Date: 2019-03-12
Select Non-Fiction Books
Titan and the Wild Boars by ISBN: 9780062907721Publication Date: 2019-05-07
A Sporting Chance by ISBN: 9781328580795Publication Date: 2020-04-07
Strong Inside (Young Readers Edition) by ISBN: 9781524737276Publication Date: 2017-12-26
My Corner of the Ring by ISBN: 9780525518402Publication Date: 2019-06-04
