by Phil Bildner (2006)
Ethan looks forward to the Thanksgiving Day when he and his friends are finally old enough to play in the annual family football game, but that day arrives full of snow and icy roads.
story by Riichiro Inagaki
Sena Kobayakawa has been a gofer for bullies his whole life. As a result, he runs at lightning-fast speeds. When he enters high school, his childhood friend Mamori suggests that he join a club to make friends. He's tricked into joining the football team manned by a demon-like captain and an overly good-natured front linesman.
Joe Griffith
A fifth-grader who is frustrated and humiliated because he can't read as well as his classmates becomes a star on the football field, and when he is diagnosed with dyslexia, he finds that he has a whole team of people ready to help.
Carin Greenberg Baker
Jeremy learns that preparation and hard work are necessary for success in karate and in all the other parts of his life as well.
Matt Christopher
Everyone knows Jim will be the star linebacker on the team if he can only conquer his fear of being tackled, but it takes a boy in a wheelchair to teach him that kind of courage.