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Fred Bowen
Full Series List in Order
All-Star Sports Stories
1 - The Golden Glove (Sep-1996)2 - T.J.'s Secret Pitch (Mar-1996)
3 - Playoff Dreams (Sep-1997)
4 - The Kid Coach (Mar-1997)
5 - Off the Rim (Oct-1998)
6 - Full Court Fever (Mar-1998)
7 - On the Line (Nov-1999)
8 - The Final Cut (Apr-1999)
9 - Winners Take All (Aug-2009)
10 - Soccer Team Upset (Aug-2009)
11 - Touchdown Trouble (Aug-2009)
12 - Throwing Heat (Jul-2010)
13 - Dugout Rivals (Feb-2010)
14 - Hardcourt Comeback (Mar-2010)
15 - Quarterback Season (Sep-2011)
16 - Real Hoops (Feb-2011)
17 - Go for the Goal! (Aug-2012)
18 - Perfect Game (Mar-2013)
19 - Double Reverse (Aug-2014)
20 - Out of Bounds (Aug-2015)
21 - Outside Shot (Mar-2017)
22 - Lucky Enough (Mar-2018)
23 - Speed Demon (Sep-2019)
24 - Soccer Trophy Mystery (Sep-2021)
25 - Off the Bench (Apr-2023)
Book List in Order: 27 titles
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T.J.'s Secret Pitch
- Mar-1996
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More than anything, T. J. wants to be a pitcher. But he’s smaller than his teammates, and his pitches just don’t pack the power they need to strike out the batters. When T. J. learns about one of baseball’s early heroes, Pittsburgh Pirate Ri...
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The Golden Glove
- Sep-1996
- / General Fiction
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Without his lucky glove, Jamie doesn’t believe in his ability to lead his baseball team to victory.
Jamie lovingly oiled his glove all winter and, as the season approaches, he―and his glove―are in top form. When he carelessly loses his glove... -
The Kid Coach
- Mar-1997
- / General Fiction
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Scott and his teammates can’t find an adult to coach their team, so they must find a leader among themselves.
The Tigers are in trouble. Baseball season is underway, and Coach Skelly has just quit. When Scott and his teammates can’t find an ad... -
Playoff Dreams
- Sep-1997
- / General Fiction
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Brendan is one of the best players in the league, but no matter how hard he tries, he can’t make his team win.
Frustrated, he can’t seem to find the answer to his dilemma and it looks as if his playoff dreams with his team will never come true... -
Full Court Fever
- Mar-1998
- / General Fiction
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The Falcons have the skill but not the height required to win their games. Will they be able to win the dreaded end-of-the-season game against their much taller rivals?
The Falcons have a problem: they’ve lost the first two games of the season. ... -
Off the Rim
- Oct-1998
- / General Fiction
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Will Chris ever be more than a benchwarmer?
Chris desperately wants to be more than a benchwarmer on his basketball team. Hoping he can get more playing time, he asks his friend Greta, the high-scoring star of the girls? team, for help with his s... -
The Final Cut
- Apr-1999
- / General Fiction
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Four friends who share a love of basketball have to go through tryouts for the school team. But will they all make the team?
Ryan, Zeke, Eli, and Miles love sports, especially basketball. When it’s time for basketball team tryouts, they practice... -
On the Line
- Nov-1999
- / General Fiction
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Marcus is the high scorer and best rebounder on his basketball team, but he’s not so great at free throws.
When Marcus misses four free throws at the end of an important game and his team loses, he begins to lose his confidence on the court. But... -
Soccer Team Upset
- Aug-2009
- / General Fiction
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Tyler’s hopes for an unbeatable season for the Cougars disappear when his friend Zack, the team’s hot-shot midfielder, and two more of their best players accept an offer to play for an elite travel team.
Tyler has to admit he’s pleased when ... -
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Touchdown Trouble
- Aug-2009
- / General Fiction
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TOUCHDOWN! Sam loves football. There's nothing better than the rush he gets when his team, the Cowboys, are working together -- moving closer and closer to the end zone. In a key game, the Cowboys beat their arch rivals to remain undefeated, than...
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Winners Take All
- Aug-2009
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In order to win an important baseball game, twelve-year-old Kyle claims to have made a difficult catch, which he actually dropped.
The unearned win gives Kyle and his team an unfair advantage in the championship series, and everyone considers him ... -
Dugout Rivals
- Feb-2010
- / General Fiction
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Last year Jake was one of his team's best players. But this season it looks like a new kid is going to take Jake's place as team leader. Can Jake settle for second-best? ...
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Hardcourt Comeback
- Mar-2010
- / General Fiction
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Brett blew a key play in an important game. Now he feels like a loser for letting his teammates down and he keeps making mistakes. How can Brett become a winner again? ...
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Throwing Heat
- Jul-2010
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Jack throws the fastest pitches in the league, but lately his blazing fastballs haven't been enough to stay ahead of the batters. His coach wants him to slow down and learn new pitches to throw strikes. A former college player has offered to help...
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Real Hoops
- Feb-2011
- / General Fiction
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Ben's looking for a point guard for his basketball team and he's sure he's found his man in Hud, a talented kid from the local rec center who's new to Ben's school. Hud can run, pass and shoot at top speed. But he's not much of a team player. Can...
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Quarterback Season
- Sep-2011
- / General Fiction
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Matt expects to be the starting quarterback on his middle school team. But after a few practices watching Devro, a talented seventh grader, he's starting to get nervous. To make matters worse, his English teacher is on his case about a new class assi...
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Go for the Goal!
- Aug-2012
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Thirteen-year-old Josh joins a travel league soccer team. The individual team members are talented, but they are playing together for the first time sometimes in new positions they re not used to and they are not doing well. When their coach suggests...
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Perfect Game
- Mar-2013
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Isaac is a perfectionist. This extends to everything in his life, but especially his love for baseball. He dreams of pitching a perfect game 18 batters, all out and of earning a spot on the summer travel team. But Isaac hasn t learned to handle it wh...
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Double Reverse
- Aug-2014
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Freshman wide receiver Jesse realizes that although their team quarterback looks the part, his throws are wild. Jesse knows the plays, but he feels he is too small to play quarterback. Jesse's brother Jay has a problem of his own: his coach wants him...
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Out of Bounds
- Aug-2015
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Eighth-grader Nate Osborne is a forward on his U-14 soccer team, the Strikers. He and the rest of his teammates are very competitive, especially when it comes to playing against their rivals, the Monarchs. They want to win so badly that they're willi...
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Outside Shot
- Mar-2017
- / General Fiction
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Eighth-grader Richie Mallon has always known he was a shooter, but will his amazing shooting talent be enough to keep him on the team? OUTSIDE SHOT tells the story of eighth-grade basketball player Richie Mallon, who is known as the shooter, the one ...
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Lucky Enough
- Mar-2018
- / General Fiction
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Trey is overjoyed when his lucky charm helps him make the travel team, but will his luck hold out? When Trey's treasured lucky charm--a piece of blue sea glass he found near his grandmother's beach house--"helps" him make it onto the Ravens travel...
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Speed Demon
- Sep-2019
- / General Fiction
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A high school athlete must choose between track and football in this novel -- perfect for fans of Mike Lupica and Tim Green -- by the author of Perfect Game.Ninth-grader Tim Beeman is eager to find his place at his elite new school. When he breaks th...
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Soccer Trophy Mystery
- Sep-2021
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Fred Bowen is back with more soccer action -- and a mystery -- in his newest Sports Story, perfect for fans of Mike Lupica and Tim Green. While soccer-playing twins Aiden and Ava lead their teams to a championship season, they try to solve the m...
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Head Smashed In
- Nov-2022
- / Historical
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W. Fred Bowen is a retired educator who lives part-time in Canada and Switzerland. Since he was very young, while growing up in Montana, one of his many interests has been the pre-history of the aboriginal peoples of prairies. He has been fascinated ...
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Off the Bench
- Apr-2023
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Kris wants to be a star scorer like his brother -- so why does his coach keep him waiting on the bench?Kris comes from a sports-loving family. His brother is the star scorer on the high school team, and is being recruited by Division 3 colleges....
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Extra Innings
- Feb-2024
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A baseball book full of on the field action perfect for middle grade readers."Strike one is the best pitch in baseball." Mike loves pitching, and he loves knowing his team counts on him to deliver wins. But Mike's father starts to worry that Mike is ...