Sport

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If you live and breathe sport, we've got a book for you.

Lists include a mix of fiction and non-fiction books, including biographies (non-fiction books are in italics).

All things sport ...

  • Youth Shelf help sport Play like a girl series (Hockey; Tennis; Volley ball) by Emilie Dufresne
  • Sportsmanship: how sport shaped Australia by Net Brennan
  • K-zone crazy sports facts by Tony Davis
  • Amazing athletes: 40 inspiring icons by Jean-Michael Billioud
  • The unofficial guide to Olympic Events by Paul Mason
  • The unofficial guide to the Olympic Games: Champions by Paul Mason
  • My encyclopedia of very important sport by Chris Hawkes
  • The great book of sports by S. Cavenaghi, M. Invernizzi and C. Pelizzoli
  • Worse things by Sally Murphy

Football and soccer

  • Kids Youth Shelf Help soccer Tiny Timmy series by Tim Cahill
    • The new coach
    • Playing Up
    • Training Camp
    • Big Break
    • On tour!
  • Soccer superstar – text by Brandon Terrell and art by Mel Joy San Juan
  • On the ball by Susannah McFarlane

Cricket

  • Kids Youth Shelf Help Cricket I can be... series by Phil Kettle
    • Greg Chappell
    • Belinda Clark
    • Holly Ferling
    • Ian Healy
    • Meg Lanning
    • Ellyse Perry
  • Day/night decider by Mitchell Starc and Tiffany Malins
  • Big Bash League series by Michael Panckridge
    • Captains' clash
    • Double delivery

 

Basketball

  • Kids Youth Shelf Help Basketball Training camp by Wesley King (created by Kobe Bryant)
  • Pick and roll by Jake Maddox

 

Athletics

  • Kids Shelf Help Athletics Born to run: my story by Cathy Freeman 

Boxing

  • Youth Shelf Help boxing Muhammad Ali by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Quidditch

  • Quidditch through the ages by Kennilworthy Whisp [i.e. J.K. Rowling]

Swimming

  • Kids Youth Shelf Help swimming In too deep by Laura Sieveking

 

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