Item category 1: Sporty fiction

It's a new year and Tara has returned to the Academy determined to work harder than ever before. But it.s not long before obstacles start building up against her: a new rival from the Royal Ballet School, a jealous teacher and an injury that threatens to destroy her dream of becoming a world-clas...

"Don't worry, Rexxy," I said. "The Giants just think they're smart. I bet they're even dumber than us!" "Impossible!" said Rexxy. Eight teams. Three weeks. One winner! That's the Soccer Knockout competition. And the Saints want to be that winner. But before they even reach the second round, they ...

SPORTING STORIES. AUSTRALIAN. So many kids seemed to like the Maxx Rumble Footy series that we thought we should make another series. We chose cricket - the biggest summer sport in Australia. Kids seem to love these too! The series follows Maxx through a whole season of cricket. It also introduce...

CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE FICTION & TRUE STORIES. AUSTRALIAN. Charlie Chance is 10 years old and she knows what she wants. She totally wants to dance, and jump, and cartwheel, and leap. Charlie Chance wants to be a cheerleader. But cheerleading in Australia? Is that possible? Charlie's Mum says, "what...

Meet Little Davey Warner. He lives in Sandhill Flats with his mum and dad and his brother Steve - and his stinky dog Max. Davey and his schoolmates - even Max - are MAD for cricket. Davey and his friends have a big game coming up against Shimmer Bay. They need to practise, and spend all their fre...

Tim tries out for his school team but keeps getting pushed off the ball and doesn't make the side. The coach tells him he's just not big enough to cut it with the other kids. Devastated, Tim tries some 'unconventional' ways to make himself taller -- with not very successful but hilarious results!...

In the Selwood house, there is madness and mayhem every day - and footy, of course! Meet the Selwood boys: There's the twins, Troy and Adam, pulling pranks and making mischief, then Joel with his sneaky, cheeky antics, and finally little Scott, who just does his best (or make that his worst!) to ...

Star batter and die-hard Melbourne Renegades fan Barney, is pumped that his school team is going to play in the first-ever T20 Blast School Cup. The competition is nearly full, with just one spot remaining. Then Barney meets Fifi, a Melbourne Stars supporter who is desperate to be part of the act...

Meet five girls taking on the world, one wave at a time! City kid Ava's life is about to change: her parents have decided to move to the surf-mad town of Beachcrest. Not everyone thinks Ava can become a surfer, but she is determined to prove them wrong. Ava and her new friends form the Surf Rider...

Being accepted into The Royal Academy of Sport for Girls was all Abigail Rogers had ever wished for. But before her feet can touch the ground, the gymnasts are thrown into their first competition of the year to determine who will make up the Academy team for the upcoming State Prelims. The pressu...

Bertie Black has just moved in with her new step family, but it doesn't feel like home. She spends most of the time practising her cool ninja moves and escaping from her fake brother, until the sound of music carries her to Stardust School of Dance. Soon she is offered a role as a dancing wolf. I...

Twins Oz and Ellie are footy fanatics. They can't wait to introduce Aussie Rules to their cousin Sanjay, who is moving back to Australia from overseas. 10-year-old Oz is the key playmaker for the Falcons (as he'll tell anyone who'll listen!). Ellie is a talented full-forward and the leading goal ...

Delly is super-sporty, and mad about basketball! When tryouts are called for a new local basketball team, Delly and his mates are determined to make the cut. But with footy training, tennis and school, will Delly have time to practise basketball? Absolutely. Delly is as daring as he is determined...

2-1 with minutes to go: Dale Juniors are about to win the schools' cup final... until Scott foots the ball into his own team's goal. But letting down the team is the least of Scott's problems. After the match, someone leaves him a nasty message on the wall, and the suspect? His best mate Danny. I...

Mitchell Grady is the new kid at school - a school that's crazy about sport. He quickly learns about the Legend of Sport competition - an all year sporting challenge featuring eight exciting sports. He's in! But so too is Travis Fisk, the mean guy who was last year's Legend, and who will stop at ...

Nine-year-old Megan Fawcett loves football and is desperate to be on her school team. She tries everything to get the coach to notice her, even wearing a tiara! But nothing works. Then she has a brainwave - she'll set up her own team. An all-girls team! Now all she needs is a pitch, a coach and t...

Charles was the best player in the boys' football team. Charlotte was the best player in the girls' side. But this season they're both playing in the same mixed team. Is there room for two Champion Charlies on one side? And can they get past their rivalry to help form the greatest football team J...

Meet four very different girls who all have one thing in common - they love to dance. Eleanor Irvin is ten years old, and dancing is her everything. Tap, ballet, lyrical, and ballroom - she's tried it all. But her favourite style by far, is jazz. When Miss Caroline, the owner of Silver Shoes Danc...

Harvey's football team always loses, but Professor Gertie thinks she has the perfect solution - Mark 1, the Football Machine. He has a metal body covered with squidgy skin and he is programmed to win. Will it take a Football Machine to help the team win at last?

Sam Kerr is an Aussie Rules fan through and through. When she's excluded from her team, she doesn't know what to do. Netball? No thanks. Chess? Bleugh. Her best friends Dylan and Indi think she should flip from Aussie Rules to soccer -- and it doesn't seem so bad at first. The coach is OK. The te...

Simon Magee is twelve and mad about Aussie Rules. He's even got a nickname -- 'Specky' -- because he takes such spectacular marks, but his family hates footy... So why is there a baby photo of him dressed in footy gear? Determined to find out the truth, Specky uncovers more than he ever bargained...

Summer loves sport. Her dream is to charge down the field towards an open goal, or soar through the air over the basket. But instead she always seems to be the last one picked. That is until the day her life changes forever... Until the day Summer becomes the Champ!

For nine-year-old Abby, life is changing -- fast. Everything she thought she could count on -- her friends, her family, even her body -- has started to surprise her in ways she never imagined. Her cousin and best friend, Zoe, has moved across the country. Her mom is going back to work. Sudden cha...

"Will you please come back and play for the club Aoife?". Aidan asks his twin sister this question every week. Twins, Aoife and Aidan Power, along with their four best friends love playing Gaelic football. They spend most evenings after school playing football in the green in their picturesque ru...

Inspired by the talent and passion Australian Test cricketing great Nathan Lyon has for the game, this is the story of an ordinary kid with an extraordinary gift. 'Nice one, Garry!' Ten-year-old Garry Keenan is about to discover he has a special cricketing ability, which is a dream come true, rig...

Daniella Murphy is on a mission. All she has ever wanted to do is play rugby league, just like her three brothers. However, her grandma says no, her dad stays silent and the school bully just laughs in her face. Their message is clear - girls don't play footy.

Liz's best friend, Katie, has signed up to a try-out day at the local netball club, and Liz decides to give it a go too! But she's never played netball before. What if the rest of the team don't like her? What if she can't shoot a goal? What if she forgets all the rules? Will she be the next netb...

Ben Cutler loves everything about soccer! He's got a great team, and they have the best pre-game chants and half-time jokes. He and his best friend, Jay-Jay, even invent dances for when they score a goal! And Ben is good at soccer. Like really good. Too good for a casual rec team. Soon, he's recr...

When Leah unearths a mysterious time capsule in her local park with her two best friends Mimi and George, she opens up a whole new world of adventure. Transported a hundred years back in time, she finds a women's football team in crisis. Can she and her friends lead them back to victory? The odds...

Macca is in Year 6 and loving life. She plays fullback for her beloved Seaport Strikers, skates and loves hanging out with her mates - she's always up for a kick-around in the park and a good-natured prank. But when Macca is late for training one too many times, injures herself skating and has an...