Random House New Releases - Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous

Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Book #6) by Peter H. Reynolds

2013-04-09T00:30:00-05:00

Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Book #6)
Written by Megan McDonald
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Hardcover, 144 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Martial Arts; Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous | $12.99 | 978-0-7636-6393-3 (0-7636-6393-X)

Stink needs a sport, fast! Can his alter-ego, Shark Hammersmash, wrestle a win at thumb wars? Or will a perfect karate kick lead him to victory?
(Ages 5-8)

Stink Moody, family brain, brings home a report card that isn’t perfect? Yikes! Time for him to get into fighting shape and beat back that U for Unsatisfactory in gym! A scan of the sports channel leads to a knock-out find: world-class thumb wrestling, with tricky moves like Snake in the Grass and Santa’s Little Helper (no equipment needed, save for a tiny terrifying mask to sit on your thumb). But when Mom and Dad are not wowed, Stink gets another idea: he’ll kick and punch his way to a yellow belt with the help of a Dragon Master, a seeing-eye Moose, and a mind as still as a pond. Can you say Crouching Tiger, Hidden Thumb? Hee-ya! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Book #6) by Peter H. Reynolds

2013-02-12T00:30:00-05:00

Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Book #6)
Written by Megan McDonald
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Trade Paperback, 144 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Martial Arts; Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous | $4.99 | 978-0-7636-6423-7 (0-7636-6423-5)

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat by John Steven Gurney

2012-06-26T00:30:00-05:00

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat
Written by Ron Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Trade Paperback, 80 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Performing Arts - Circus; Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous | $4.99 | 978-0-375-86886-3 (0-375-86886-0)

It's a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy!

August is for Acrobat...

In the eigth book of the Calendar Mysteries - an early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives - something special is coming to Green Lawn - a traveling circus! But when the performers arrive, they need help. Their show is a mess, and Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy are happy to chip in. They fix up the equipment and find dazzling new acts, but what the show needs most is an acrobat. No one in town is brave enough to go up on the high trapeze, except for one mysterious masked person. If the kids could find out who it is, this might be the best circus ever - but it seems as if this acrobat doesn't want to be found!

Parents, teachers, and librarians agree that these highly collectible chapter books are perfect for emerging readers and any kid who loves mysteries!

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat by John Steven Gurney

2012-06-26T00:30:00-05:00

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat
Written by Ron Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

eBook, 80 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Performing Arts - Circus; Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous | $4.99 | 978-0-375-89969-0 (0-375-89969-3)

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat by John Steven Gurney

2012-06-26T00:30:00-05:00

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat
Written by Ron Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Hardcover Library Binding, 80 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Performing Arts - Circus; Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous | $12.99 | 978-0-375-96886-0 (0-375-96886-5)

From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Horse Tamer by Walter Farley

2011-09-28T00:30:00-05:00

The Horse Tamer
Written by Walter Farley

eBook, 144 pages | Yearling | Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Horses; Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous | $5.99 | 978-0-307-80488-4 (0-307-80488-7)

While waiting for a delayed airplane, old Henry Dailey, the Black's trainer, tells young Alec Ramsay a story of his own youth, travelling with his brother, Bill. Bill Dailey's talent as a horse-whisperer was unmatched in the days before the automobile and young Henry tells of an unscrupulous con-man who mistreats horses into behaving temporarily. Bill is determined to show that the man is a fraud, but can he unmask the con without getting hurt?Walter Farley experimented with many genres of writing and here, in his only foray into historical fiction, he weaves a fascinating tale of life when horses were the primary means of transportation.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Absolutely Lucy #4: Lucy on the Ball by David Merrell

2011-01-11T00:30:00-05:00

Absolutely Lucy #4: Lucy on the Ball
Written by Ilene Cooper
Illustrated by David Merrell

Trade Paperback, 112 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Dogs; Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Adoption | $4.99 | 978-0-375-85559-7 (0-375-85559-9)

Ilene Cooper's fourth story of a boy and his beagle takes Bobby and Lucy into the wild playing fields of grade-school soccer.

Every kid loves soccer, right? Not Bobby. He likes to watch sports, but he doesn't really like to play them. He'd rather play with his beagle puppy, Lucy. But when Bobby's friend Shawn begs him to join up, Bobby finds himself stuck on a soccer team with a stern coach and several kids who have a knack for the sport. Even Lucy is better than Bobby at moving a soccer ball down the field!

Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics by Sal Murdocca

2010-06-15T00:30:00-05:00

Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics
Written by Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca

eBook, 96 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic; Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous; Juvenile Fiction - Historical - Ancient Civilizations | $4.99 | 978-0-375-89473-2 (0-375-89473-X)

Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!

No girls allowed at the Olympic Games!

That's the rule when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to ancient Greece. But when Annie tells jack to go to the games without her, he knows she's up to something. Will Annie find a way to see the games? Or will she get herself—and Jack—into Olympic-size trouble? Find out in Hour of the Olympics.

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From the Trade Paperback edition.

Shots on Goal by Rich Wallace

2010-06-02T00:30:00-05:00

Shots on Goal
Written by Rich Wallace

eBook, 160 pages | Laurel Leaf | Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Adolescence | $5.99 | 978-0-307-47778-1 (0-307-47778-9)

It's soccer season, and sophomore Bones Austin and his team are struggling to make it to the district play-offs--against all odds. To make matters worse, Bones has a crush on the girlfriend of his best friend, Joey. Bones and Joey are forced to learn a little something about teamwork, even when hard times seem to be tearing them apart. Rich Wallace returns to Sturbridge, Pennsylvania, in his stunning follow-up to Wreslting Strubirdge, in Knopf Paperback for the first time.

From the Hardcover edition.

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein

2010-05-25T00:30:00-05:00

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series
Written by John Feinstein

Trade Paperback, 320 pages | Yearling | Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous; Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure | $7.99 | 978-0-375-84759-2 (0-375-84759-6)

A behind-the-scenes mystery at the World Series from bestseller John Feinstein.

Bestselling author, journalist, and Edgar Award winner John Feinstein is back with another high-stakes sports mystery. Teen reporters Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson are covering baseball's World Series, and during the course of an interview with a new hot pitcher, they discover more than a few contradictions in his life story. What's he hiding? An embarrassing secret? A possible crime? Let the investigation begin!

The Ballerina's Handbook by Various

2009-10-13T00:30:00-05:00

The Ballerina's Handbook
Written by Kate Castle
Illustrated by Various

Hardcover, 22 pages | Templar | Juvenile Fiction - Performing Arts - Dance; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - New Experience; Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous | $14.99 | 978-0-7636-4552-6 (0-7636-4552-4)

Come on a journey with prima ballerina Flora Twinkletoes through the magical world of ballet. Learn about key movements and classic ballet stories, and get some hair and makeup tips, as well as audition advice. Join Flora at a dance recital, a ballet school, and even backstage at a performance! This sure-to-be-treasured compendium is bursting with novelties such as letters, postcards, booklets, and a special ballerina’s certificate!

Change-up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein

2009-08-11T00:30:00-05:00

Change-up: Mystery at the World Series
Written by John Feinstein

eBook, 336 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous; Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure | $7.99 | 978-0-375-89351-3 (0-375-89351-2)

Change-up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein

2009-08-11T00:30:00-05:00

Change-up: Mystery at the World Series
Written by John Feinstein

Hardcover Library Binding, 320 pages | Knopf Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous; Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure | $19.99 | 978-0-375-95636-2 (0-375-95636-0)

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein

2009-08-11T00:30:00-05:00

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series
Written by John Feinstein
Read by John Feinstein

Unabridged Compact Disc | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous | $34.00 | 978-0-7393-8099-4 (0-7393-8099-0)

Playing in the World Series is every ballplayer’s dream, but no one is more surprised to actually be here than Norbert Doyle–a late call-up for an underdog team.
Doyle pitched in the minor leagues for years before making it to the bigs. He went to school in the off-season to earn his degree. He raised two kids on his own after the tragic death of his wife. And now he’s slated to start game two of the World Series. His feel-good story is a media gold mine. And teen reporters Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson have scored the first in-depth interview with him.
At first they’re as charmed by Doyle as everyone else–it’s hard not to root for this guy. But the more Stevie and Susan Carol learn about him, the more conflicting stories they hear. And so Stevie becomes an investigative reporter by day while covering the World Series by night, trying to piece together the truth of one athlete’s life. But along the way he has to wonder–who will be hurt if the truth is known, and who will benefit, and what does it have to do with baseball? There are a million secrets in any locker room. Which ones need to be told?

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein

2009-08-11T00:30:00-05:00

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series
Written by John Feinstein
Read by John Feinstein

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous | $17.00 | 978-0-7393-8100-7 (0-7393-8100-8)

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl by John Feinstein

2008-12-09T00:30:00-05:00

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl
Written by John Feinstein

Trade Paperback, 304 pages | Yearling | Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous; Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure | $6.99 | 978-0-440-42205-1 (0-440-42205-1)

IN HIS MOST compulsively readable sports mystery yet, bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author John Feinstein takes on steroids and drugtesting as he takes readers behind the scenes of the Super Bowl and reveals the big money and even bigger egos that make pro football run.

Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open by John Feinstein

2008-04-08T00:30:00-05:00

Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open
Written by John Feinstein

Trade Paperback, 288 pages | Yearling | Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous; Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories | $6.99 | 978-0-440-42125-2 (0-440-42125-X)

Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson return in another fast-paced, action-packed sports mystery. The two teenage sports reporters have kept in touch after their wild time at the Final Four, and when Susan Carol manages to score a press pass to cover the first week of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament in New York, Stevie works out a way to be there as well. The behind-the-scenes action in the world of professional tennis is occasionally bewildering, but it turns downright inconceivable when a young Russian phenom, Natalia Makarova, disappears right before her second-round match. Everyone is looking for Natalia–including Stevie and Susan Carol. The rumors are growing wilder by the hour. But they don’t even come close to the shocking truth. . . .

Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open by John Feinstein

2008-04-08T00:30:00-05:00

Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open
Written by John Feinstein

eBook | Yearling | Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous; Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories | $6.99 | 978-0-375-84925-1 (0-375-84925-4)

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl by John Feinstein

2008-01-08T00:30:00-05:00

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl
Written by John Feinstein
Read by John Feinstein

Unabridged Compact Disc | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous; Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure | $30.00 | 978-0-7393-6233-4 (0-7393-6233-X)

THE SUPER BOWL. America's biggest sports spectacle. More than 95 million fans will be watching, but Steve Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson know that what they'll be watching is a lie. They know that the entire offensive line of the California Dreams have failed their doping tests and that the Dreams' owner is trying to cover up the test results. These two teens are sitting on the biggest sports scandal of the decade. What they don't know -yet - is how to prove it.

From the Hardcover edition.

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl by John Feinstein

2008-01-08T00:30:00-05:00

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl
Written by John Feinstein
Read by John Feinstein

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Listening Library (Audio) | Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous; Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure | $15.00 | 978-0-7393-6234-1 (0-7393-6234-8)

Random House New Releases - Juvenile Fiction - Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous

Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Book #6) by Peter H. Reynolds

Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Book #6) Written by Megan McDonald Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Book #6) by Peter H. Reynolds

Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Book #6) Written by Megan McDonald Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat by John Steven Gurney

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat Written by Ron Roy Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat by John Steven Gurney

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat Written by Ron Roy Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat by John Steven Gurney

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat Written by Ron Roy Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

The Horse Tamer by Walter Farley

The Horse Tamer Written by Walter Farley

Absolutely Lucy #4: Lucy on the Ball by David Merrell

Absolutely Lucy #4: Lucy on the Ball Written by Ilene Cooper Illustrated by David Merrell

Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics by Sal Murdocca

Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics Written by Mary Pope Osborne Illustrated by Sal Murdocca

Shots on Goal by Rich Wallace

Shots on Goal Written by Rich Wallace

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series Written by John Feinstein

The Ballerina's Handbook by Various

The Ballerina's Handbook Written by Kate Castle Illustrated by Various

Change-up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein

Change-up: Mystery at the World Series Written by John Feinstein

Change-up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein

Change-up: Mystery at the World Series Written by John Feinstein

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series Written by John Feinstein Read by John Feinstein

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series Written by John Feinstein Read by John Feinstein

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl by John Feinstein

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl Written by John Feinstein

Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open by John Feinstein

Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open Written by John Feinstein

Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open by John Feinstein

Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open Written by John Feinstein

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl by John Feinstein

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl Written by John Feinstein Read by John Feinstein

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl by John Feinstein

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl Written by John Feinstein Read by John Feinstein

Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Book #6)
Written by Megan McDonald
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Book #6)
Written by Megan McDonald
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat
Written by Ron Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat
Written by Ron Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Calendar Mysteries #8: August Acrobat
Written by Ron Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

The Horse Tamer
Written by Walter Farley

Absolutely Lucy #4: Lucy on the Ball
Written by Ilene Cooper
Illustrated by David Merrell

Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics
Written by Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca

Shots on Goal
Written by Rich Wallace

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series
Written by John Feinstein

The Ballerina's Handbook
Written by Kate Castle
Illustrated by Various

Change-up: Mystery at the World Series
Written by John Feinstein

Change-up: Mystery at the World Series
Written by John Feinstein

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series
Written by John Feinstein
Read by John Feinstein

Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series
Written by John Feinstein
Read by John Feinstein

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl
Written by John Feinstein

Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open
Written by John Feinstein

Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open
Written by John Feinstein

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl
Written by John Feinstein
Read by John Feinstein

Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl
Written by John Feinstein
Read by John Feinstein