Akron Public Library

Lucia Lacorte's gaming club meets on Fridays, but the truth is the other members are not having fun because, win or lose, Lucia is a very poor sport; a fact that is finally made clear to her when the others stop showing up, and her grandfather mimics her behavior when he wins--and loses.

After hurt feelings result in a calamitous crash in the downhill race, the Ridge Riders learn the importance of working together as a team.

With his leg in a cast, Doug gives up on participating in Bluffington's Winter Games Festival until he realizes, with the help of Patti and her wheelchair-bound father, that trying is more important than winning.

In this illustrated story told in both English and Spanish, a boy and his pet dragon play a game of soccer with friends and learn about sportsmanship.

For the past three years 12-year-old Louise and her adopted brother Otto have played on the same hockey team, and Lou is used to being one of the best centers on the team; but when their coach's reserve unit is called up, his replacement puts his own son at center and relegates Lou to the bench--and when his son's arrogance starts costing them goals Lou and the team must convince him that girls can be hockey stars too.

"In Jackson Moore’s small town, his family is known for producing hockey heroes - but he worries that he’ll never measure up to their amazing skills. On the ice he feels like a potato on skates, and his teammates begin to wonder if he really is a Moore. Then, when a shortage of equipment puts his team at risk of losing their spot in the Winterfest Tournament, Jackson makes a game plan of his own and realizes that his problem-solving and stewardship...