by Nancy Rue (2008)
Lucy, an eleven-year-old tomboy, loves playing soccer and caring for her father, who was blinded by the bomb that killed her mother, but she begins losing control when a new teacher takes over her playground soccer games and Inez assumes the household chores and starts teaching Bible lessons.
Sue Corbett
Angry with his mother for having too little time for him, eleven-year-old Felix takes advantage of an opportunity to become bat boy for a minor league baseball team, hoping to someday be like his father, a famous Cuban outfielder. Includes glossaries of baseball terms and Spanish words and phrases.
Dannah Gresh and Janet Mylin
Boy-crazy sixth-grader Kaitlyn will stop at nothing to express her love for her older brother's best friend, which lands her in after-school detention, where she meets three other girls who join her in forming the "Secret Keeper Girl Club." Includes a mother/daughter Girl Gab assignment.
Ginny Williams
When she makes the school's tennis team and tries to fit in with some teammates who are into the party scene, Julie's faith is put to an almost tragic test.
Timothy Tocher
When her father accepts a job as girls' basketball coach in another town, fifth-grader Laurie reluctantly leaves old friends and teammates and faces new challenges with a new basketball team at a new school.