by Alan MacDonald (2008)
Ulrik troll is desperate to be on the school football team, but he doesn't really understand the rules, and his next door neighbour Warren Priddle certainly isn't about to explain that wellington boots are not the right footwear, and being fierce and scaresome will only get you a red card! Ages 7-9.
Jane Resh Thomas
Unsure of himself and annoyed at having to spend a day climbing a Montana mountain with his bossy father, twelve-year-old Sam must become the guide on their perilous journey down when his carelessness temporarily blinds his father.
a novelization by Lisa Fiedler
Emma Stanton is a boy magnet. Her twin sister, Sam, is an all-star athlete. So what do they do when Emma wants to get closer to her sports-crazed dad, and Sam wants to catch the attention of the cutest boy in school? Simple. Switch places! It seems like the perfect plan. Emma pretends to be Sam on the soccer field, while Sam goes on dates as Emma. But how long can the girls keep their secret? And what will happen when the truth comes out?
Lorna Schultz Nicholson
The team's new assistant coach may actually have the pull to get Parmita a National Team tryout, but Parmita is uncomfortable with her coach's constant flirting and accidentally-on-purpose touching. After the coach guesses Parmita's secret about her sexuality and corners her in the locker room, Parmita has to decide how far she'll go to get a tryout.
Jane O'Connor
As her third-grade class makes its selections for the "Graveyard of Boring Words" and learns about "superb synonyms," slow-footed Nancy enthusiastically plays on the soccer team, with the goal of just being mediocre, or maybe even a little better than average.