Sports Audiobooks

Guys Read: How I Won the World Series

Children's author and lifelong baseball fan Dan Gutman recounts how he himself was actually the hero in the New York Mets' miraculous defeat of the Boston Red Sox in Game Six of the 1986 World Series-the infamous Bill Buckner game.

Dan Gutman (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator)

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Guys Read: I Will Destroy You, Derek Jeter

Wes' life has been nothing but one tragedy after another since he went to see a certain game at Yankee Stadium, and it can all be traced back to one man: all-star Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter. Now, he must pay.

Chris Rylander (Author), Mike Rylander (Narrator)

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Guys Read: Max Swings For the Fences

Maximilian Funk is the new kid in school, and not much of a baseball fan, a deadly combination. He has to figure out a way to impress Molly Kinsman, the best pitcher in the city and the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. One little lie couldn't hurt, could it?

Anne Ursu (Author), Mike Rylander (Narrator)

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Guys Read: The Choice

CBS NFL Today anchor James Brown recounts his story of how the decision he made as a young basketball star shaped his life forever.

James Brown (Author), J. D. Jackson, J.D. Jackson, Jd Jackson (Narrator)

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Guys Read: The Distance

CJ just blew the half-mile relay for his track team, but the race on his mind is the one that's happening off the field in this short story from all-star author Jacqueline Woodson.

Jacqueline Woodson (Author), J. D. Jackson, J.D. Jackson, Jd Jackson (Narrator)

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Guys Read: The Meat Grinder

If Devin Mack can't actually fight his father, he's going to fight everyone he can find on the football field.

Chris Crutcher (Author), Mike Rylander (Narrator)

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Guys Read: The Sports Pages

A lineman with something to prove A vendetta against a baseball legend The rise of a real-life NHL all-star The luckiest grapefruit in sports history Open up The Sports Pages, the third volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading, and you're in for all of this and more. From fiction to nonfiction, from baseball to mixed martial arts and everything in between, these are ten stories about the rush of victory and the crush of defeat on and off the field. Compiled by kid-lit all-star Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a thrilling collection of brand-new short stories from some of your favorite authors and athletes.

Anne Ursu, Chris Rylander, Dan Gutman, Gordon Korman, Jacqueline Woodson, Jon Scieszka, Joseph Bruchac, Mike Lupica, Tim Green (Author), Christian Rummel, J.D. Jackson, Jd Jackson, Mike Rylander, Robertson Dean (Narrator)

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Guys Read: The Trophy

Lucas and his friends are still reveling in their city-wide middle school basketball championship when the trophy they won goes missing. Foul play is afoot, and it's going to take all their basketball and detective skills to find it.

Gordon Korman (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator)

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H.O.R.S.E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination

Two friends get highly imaginative on an urban basketball court as they try to one-up the other in a popular game that turns into a humorous and inventive celebration of athletics and creativity.

Christopher Myers (Author), Christopher Myers, Dion Graham (Narrator)

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Hit & Miss

The second book in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing imprint, Hit & Miss is a middle grade baseball novel inspired by the youth of legendary sports icon and role model Derek Jeter."Just try to make solid contact, stay level and in control. Positive thoughts only, right?" That's the advice Derek's father gives him about batting-and a lot more. It seems that Little League season is here. Throughout the long Michigan winter, Derek thought that Opening Day might never come. Now at last he can pursue his dream of one day playing shortstop for the New York Yankees. As luck would have it, he's on the Red Sox this year, and they seem to have more talent than the Tigers, the team he was on when last season ended in disappointment. His best friend, Vijay, is with him again, and Derek gets the same number-13!-that his father wore in college. Now if the new kid with the chauffeur turns out to be a player, well, the Red Sox might just win it all. But as Derek finds out, both baseball and life are hard. Before the season is over, he'll break out of a slump, bring his teammates closer together, learn a new sport, solve the mystery of why his sister Sharlee seems so quiet and suffer the consequences for violating "The Contract" he had signed with his parents. Before he can move closer to his dream, there are many lessons to be learned.

Derek Jeter, Paul Mantell (Author), Jesse Williams (Narrator)

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Home Games

Award-winning adult author Benjamin Markovits delivers a poignant coming-of-age middle grade story that will give comfort to anyone feeling like a small fish in a Texas-size sea. Perfect for fans of Kevin Henkes, Rebecca Stead, and Kate DiCamillo. Twelve-year-old Ben is a shy, quiet kid. His life isn’t perfect, but he feels at home in his New York City apartment. Then his dad takes a job in London, and everything changes. His parents separate, and Ben’s mom moves them back to her hometown of Austin, Texas. Ben’s simple life is suddenly complicated. He misses his apartment, his best friend, Jake, and his dad. Then he meets Mabley, who becomes a bright spot to Ben’s day. But when his mom starts working at his new school and making friends with his teacher, Ben finds himself at the center of all the problems the adults around him can’t resolve—and even some of his own. That includes joining the school’s basketball team, where Mabley’s best friend is the star player. After being pushed around, looking for his place, Ben will have to learn how to stand his ground.

Benjamin Markovits (Author), Kirby Heyborne (Narrator)

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Hooray! My Butt Left the Bench!

In this winning addition to the easy-to-read bestselling series, Hank has to hustle to prove he can be his basketball team's secret weapon! For two years running, Hank's school has beaten their arch rivals at the annual second grade basketball game. When his friends try out, Hank is determined to play, too. There's just one problem: Hank is terrible at basketball. Luckily Dr. Dunk (AKA Hank's dad) and Hank's friends have his back. With a little help, Hank just might be what the team needs to win their first three-peat in PS 87 history! This bestselling series written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver is perfect for the transitional reader. With a unique, easy-to-read font, endless humor, and characters every kid would want to be friends with, any story with Hank is a slam dunk!

Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver (Author), Lin Oliver (Narrator)

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