Children's / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories

Borderland First XV have their sights set on becoming the best school rugby team in the world. But while the boys focus on their matches, many of the parents are serving overseas in the armed forces, and everyone is worried as conflict grows in the Central Asian Republic.

Follow Kim as she trains to be the best at her favourite sport: rugby! In the greatest sports academy in the world that Kim now calls home, she is challenged daily to be the best she can be. With the help of eccentric, genius coaches, Kim and her friends continue to be transformed into serious pl...

AJ's grandfather has always been the one to keep his unusual family together, so when he dies things start to unravel at the edges. AJ is worried about his parents but they don't really seem to notice. In order to deal with his grief and to keep his anxiety at bay, AJ does what he and his grandfa...

Toby Brandt would rather be hitting jump shots than doing chores on his Grandpa's farm. But he's about to learn a new appreciation for the great outdoors. His cousin Chloe and her friends soon convince Toby to join them on their nature runs. Before long, he learns to enjoy running with them throu...

When Meg and Merlin go to the local horse show they enter the Handy Pony class - a fun test of how well horse and rider work together. Meg is looking forward to it until stuck-up Sam Houseman - a girl from school - rides into the ring. Meg's day seems ruined. But then she discovers that people, l...

Sports Day is coming up soon and Suzi's is a great mood - until her class get saddled with mean old Miss Grit as their supply teacher. Miss Grit has it in for Suzi from day one, and worst of all, Suzi's rival, Barbara Meek, is Miss Grit's class favourite.

Claire Cashmore, MBE and Paralympic gold medallist, was born without a left forearm - but she never let being different stand in the way of her big dreams. 'Splash' is based on Claire's real-life experience: this gold medal-winning swimmer really was scared of water - until one day, everything ch...

Peppa and George aren't winning any prizes at school sports day but there's one more event to go, the boys versus the girls tug of war!

When Tilly wins a horse safari trip to Africa, she thinks she's found the perfect holiday. And when she helps to rescue an abandoned zebra foal, Stripy, she knows it's a trip she'll remember forever.

Get ready for another action packed season of football with Roy of the Rovers! After a dramatic season that saw Roy Race and teammates suffer a heart-breaking loss in the League Cup final, their beloved stadium burning to the ground, and an ownerless Rovers on the brink of being shut down, things...