Author: Matt Christopher

When he learns why his best friend taught him an unbeatable pitch instead of using it himself, Bernie learns a sad lesson about friendship.

Delving into the life of skateboarding sensation Tony Hawk, this biography examines how he began skateboarding at age nine and his performance at t...

Riding a bike is such a rush for Will Matthews. Soon after he joins a mountain biking club, he's hurtling down hills, pedaling over mud-churned tra...

a The boys are all hesitant when one boy's mother is the only parent who volunteers to coach their Little League team, but there is quite a surpris...

Eleven-year-old Chris is small for his age, so he can't believe it when he learns he's been selected for the exclusive all-star travelling hockey t...

TOUCHDOWN FOR TOMMY Is football Tommy's key to a new home? Football isn't just Tommy's favorite sport-he also thinks that it's the key to a good ho...

Already troubled by his parents' divorce, Bobby Canfield is further distressed when he learns that his father, who has coached him in running bases...

The Williams sister have captured the attention of the tennis crowd like no one has in recent years. Taken alone, each is a force to be reckoned wi...

When it comes to surfing, fourteen-year-old Kai Ford knows his stuff; he's been riding the waves since he was ten. He respects the amazing power o...

The New York Yankees played their first game in the American League in 1903. Since then they have become the best team in baseball, bar none. Now t...

When Stookie Norris's brother, Greg, gets his picture in the paper for scoring three goals in one game, Stookie is dazzled. Greg insists strikers s...

The history of basketball is chock-full of famous buzzer-beating shots, amazing game-saving plays, and thrilling maneuvers that defy gravity. All f...

Ask most Olympians how their story begins and they will answer, 'When I was young, I always dreamed of going to the Olympics. . .' Some will then...