# Sports Fiction books assigned in US schools

**10** books in the Sports Fiction genre that US schools assign. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/sports-fiction
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- football (2)
- friendship (2)
- humorous stories (2)
- rafting (sports) (2)
- adventure and adventurers
- animals
- basketball
- basketball stories
- baths
- behavior, fiction

## Authors in this genre

- Dan Gutman
- Jerry Spinelli
- Jim LaMarche
- Kate DiCamillo
- Mike Lupica
- P. J. Petersen
- Robert J. Blake
- Tedd Arnold
- Tommy Greenwald
- W. C. Mack

## Sports Fiction titles

- [Akiak](https://readinglist.school/book/akiak) by Robert J. Blake _(Grades K–3)_
- [Athlete vs. Mathlete](https://readinglist.school/book/athlete-vs-mathlete) by W. C. Mack _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Bink & Gollie](https://readinglist.school/book/bink-gollie) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Game Changer](https://readinglist.school/book/game-changer) by Tommy Greenwald _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Million-Dollar Throw](https://readinglist.school/book/million-dollar-throw) by Mike Lupica _(Grades 5–8)_
- [No More Water in the Tub](https://readinglist.school/book/no-more-water-in-the-tub) by Tedd Arnold _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Million Dollar Kick](https://readinglist.school/book/the-million-dollar-kick) by Dan Gutman _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Raft](https://readinglist.school/book/the-raft) by Jim LaMarche _(Grades 2–3)_
- [There's a Girl in My Hammerlock](https://readinglist.school/book/theres-a-girl-in-my-hammerlock) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 6–8)_
- [White Water](https://readinglist.school/book/white-water) by P. J. Petersen _(Grades 4–8)_

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