Sports - Fiction

	Poor Kid Wealthy Kid By: David Espinoza Code:PKWK-PB Price: $14.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-60862-311-2 Edition: Paperback, 268 Pages Publication Date: July 7, 2011
This is a must-read book for tearing down the walls of stereotyping, and battling discrimination based on skin color and poverty. Diversity is a reality in our current world. A very poor kid from Dimmitt, Texas (Carlos) is surprised by his large family packing up one day and moving to Oregon. He meets a very wealthy boy from Gervais, Oregon (Harv) in the berry field. Carlos is a very gifted quarterback, but when it comes to grades, well, let’s not talk about that. Harv is not a great athlete, but he’s very smart. Harv has a very bright sister (Liz) who takes a liking to Carlos. The only problem is ... her dad (Ted) does not want his kids around Hispanics – find out why. Carlos and Harv square a deal to help each other become successful behind their parents’ back – find out how. Can the two cultures come together? Can Carlos and Harv help the Gervais Cougars make it to state? One of the friends gets kidnapped, who is it? How do we measure wealth – is it really always about money? This fiction story has true places. It is also full of sports, humor, first love, and mystery.
	Hey, We Can Play this Game By: Michael Bracken Code:HWCPTG-PB Price: $12.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-60862-076-0 Edition: Paperback, 192 Pages Publication Date: August 3, 2009
Baseball, romance and history are woven together in this lively trip into the past, as four middle aged men depart to a baseball “fantasy” camp that turns into a baseball “reality” camp. National and Negro League baseball action abounds amid engaging historical events of the late 19th century, as Burly, Otis, Rogie, and Turk live their baseball fantasy. Love blossoms for Burly, but when the opportunity to return home presents itself, will Burly stay with Sarah or leave to return to the present?
	GET a GRIP on 21st CENTURY GOLF By: Bill Crews Code:GAGOTCG-PB Price: $19.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-863-0 Edition: Paperback, 197 Pages Publication Date: June 27, 2008
From the revelation of Hogan’s two most cherished and provocative secrets, to the description of the game’s most revolutionary innovation, this book heralds the beginning of golf’s ascendancy to the #2 sport on the planet. Though the average instructional golf book is slightly dryer than burnt Melba toast, this one breaks the mold in every way, shape and form. Where myth stops and reality begins is left to the reader to decide. Beware! None who read this saga will be immune to the ‘Irresistible Jones’ that draws humans to the game, like moths to the flame.