Freitas, Donna. Gold Medal Summer. YA FRE – [gymnastics] Thirteen year old Joey is a gymnast with her eyes on a gold medal and a lot of distractions standing in her way.

Scaletta, Kurtis. Mudville. YA SCA – [baseball] It started raining in Moundville, now nicknamed Mudville, during a rival baseball game. It continued to rain for twenty-two years. When it finally stops, twelve year old Roy McGuire decides to put a team together and have a game in Moundville for the first time in over two decades. 

Lynch, Janet. Racing California. YA LYN – [bicycle racing] Evan is a high school senior with a love for cycling. So when the Tour de France winner asks Evan to join his team for the Tour of California race he is compelled to say yes.

Sitomer, Alan Lawrence. The Hoopster. YA SIT – [basketball] Andre Anderson is an inner-city teenager with a love for basketball and an amazing jump shot. Can his dreams and skills survive the difficulties in his life?

Feintstein, John. Cover-up. YA FEI – [football] Stevie is a reporter for a kid’s sports program. When he and his co-host, Susan, go to Indianapolis to cover the Super Bowl they get tangled up in a mystery involving the defensive line of one of the teams.

Wells, Rosemary. When No One Was Looking. YA WEL – [tennis] Kathy is a fourteen year old who is under a lot of pressure to win a teen tennis championship. To add to her stress she suddenly finds herself in the middle of a real life murder mystery. 

Bruchac, Joseph. Lay-ups and Long Shots. YA BRU – In this collection of short stories you’ll find characters who enjoy BMX riding, surfing, ping-pong, wrestling, basketball, football, soccer and kayaking.

Myers, Walter Dean. Kick. YA MYE – [soccer] Kevin has run into some trouble with the law, despite never having caused problems before. While Kevin deals with a lot of things in his personal life he is also on a soccer team that is fighting for the State Championship. 

Van Draanen, Wendelin. The Running Dream. YA VAN – [running] There is nothing that Jessica loves more than running. She’s a track star and expects to go to college on a sports scholarship. When her right leg is crushed in a car accident she is devastated. Suddenly, she is being taught to walk with a prosthetic leg. Will she learn to run again?

Voigt, Cynthia. Tell me if the Lovers are Losers. YA VOI – [volleyball] Three young women become college roommates their freshman year and, despite their many differences, bond over volleyball.

Crutcher, Chris. Whale Talk. YA CRU – [swimming] T.J. hates organized sports and feels that his school puts too much emphasis on them. But when his English teacher asks him to be part of the new swim team he agrees and finds himself attempting to put together a decent team, filled with other misfits like him.

Falkner, Brian. The Project. YA FAL – Luke and Tommy find what they believe to be the most boring book in the world. But their discovery sets off a chain of events that is anything but boring. It seems that the book contains a design for a time travel machine and they become embroiled in a plot to change history.

Turetsky, Bianca. The Time Traveling Fashionista. YA TUR – Louise Lambert, who has a passion for vintage clothing, accepts an invitation to the Traveling Fashionista Vintage Sale. She falls in love with a dress, tries it on, and wakes up as a passenger on the Titanic. Suddenly, she is living the life of Alice Baxter, who owned the dress before. Although this is very exciting and the clothes are great, Louise knows that she must figure out how to get back to her own time period and fast. (Sequel coming out this September: The Time Traveling Fashionista at the Palace of Marie Antoinette).

Monir, Alexandra. Timeless. YA MON – Michele Windsor has never met her wealthy, Manhattan grandparents. But when tragedy strikes she is uprooted from her home in California to live in their mansion. One day she finds the diary of her great-great aunt Clara. When she starts reading it she is suddenly transported back to the time it was written, the 1910s.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Found. YA HAD – Thirteen years ago, Jonah and Chip were infant passengers on a mysterious plane. There was no sign of the plane until is landed and there were no adults on board, not even a pilot. When the boys start to receive foreboding letters they try to figure out what’s going on. Their search leads them right into a time travel journey. (first book in the Missing Series).

Twain, Mark. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. YA TWA – In this classic time travel story, a young man who lives in Connecticut during the 1800s is suddenly transported back medieval England during the time King Arthur.

Bell, Ted. Nick of Time. YA BEL – Right before the beginning of World War II, twelve year old Nick happens upon a sea chest that contains small, glowing orbs. He soon finds out that the orbs are used for time travel. He jumps back in time and encounters pirates and a Spanish fleet and even has the opportunity to help his great-great grandfather. (first book in the Nick McIver Series).

Hoffman, Mary. Stravaganza: City of Masks. YA HOF – Not only is Lucien a time traveler, but he travels between worlds as well. He spends part of his life as a chemo patient, unable to get out of bed. But he also has a life in a city called Bellezza, similar to 16th century Venice, where he is mobile, healthy and influential. The city is full of magic and adventure.  (first book in the Stravaganza Series).

Curley, Marianne. Old Magic. YA CUR – Jarrod may not realize that he has strong paranormal powers. But when he walks into a new school and crosses paths with Kate Warren, she senses the magic in him immediately. Kate was raised by her grandmother, a practicing witch, and is a witch in training herself. With help from her grandma, Jarrod’s powers take them back to a 13^th century English castle were he can confront an age old curse that was placed on his family.

Cooper, Susan. Victory. YA COO – Present day: Molly’s family has moved from Connecticut to London and she is horribly homesick. 1803: Sam, from England, is serving in the kitchen aboard the H.M.S. Victory - a battleship. When Molly uncovers a small piece of the Victory’s flag she starts to see snippets of Sam’s life. The connection between them grows stronger until Molly’s visions of Sam become quite real. 

1. Brashares, Ann. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. YA BRA – For the first time in fifteen years four best friends have to go their separate ways for the summer. They are bummed out to be apart but the summer turns out to be a magical one when they discover a very special pair of pants that conforms to fit each of them. They take turns wearing them and writing details about their summer on the fabric. Each girl sends the pants on after a couple of weeks until they’ve all had a turn and a summer they’ll never forget. (If you enjoy this book, look for the others in the series: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood; Girls in Pants; Forever in Blue.)
2. Dessen, Sarah. Along for the Ride. YA DES – Auden decides to spend the summer before her senior year of high school at her dad and stepmother’s house at the beach. Auden missed out on a lot of childhood things because of her parent’s divorce and clung to academics and college ambitions. But over the summer she makes some friends, starts to relax a little and even learns how to ride a bike!
3. Johnson, Maureen. Girl at Sea. YA JOH – Seventeen year old Clio gets a summer job at an art store before realizing that her mother has summer plans of her own that involve Clio living with her father for the summer. On a yacht in Italy. She’s not thrilled to be spending so much time with her father but as it turns out, her summer is filled with mystery, adventure, and a little bit of romance.
4. Perkins, Lynne Rae. Criss Cross. YA PER – Debbie, a teenager living in the small town of Seldom, wishes that something would happen this summer. She doesn’t know what she wants to happen, just something. The story crisscrosses between multiple characters, their hopes and dreams, and interactions with each other. And by the end of the book Debbie’s wish comes true, though not all in the way she would have expected. 
5. Hoffman, Alice. Aquamarine. YA HOF – Best friends Hailey and Claire are trying to cherish every moment of their last summer together before Claire has to move to Florida with her grandparents. What they don’t count on is a storm that washes a mermaid into the beach club pool where they hang out every day. What do you do with a mermaid trapped in a pool? Help her get back to the ocean, of course! But not until you’ve helped her get a date with her crush. 
6. Caletti, Deb. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart. YA CAL – Ruby McQueen is a quiet girl. That seems to define her. But when she starts dating rich, bad boy Travis Becker during the summer of her junior year, her life becomes a little more exciting but also a little more dangerous. Her mom is concerned about the relationship and gets Ruby involved in a reading group for the elderly. What Ruby finds there is a group of women that she can look up to and gain confidence from. 
7. Sachar, Louis. Holes. YA SAC – Stanley Yelnats is the unlikely hero of this book about juvenile detention. Camp Green Lake is a juvenile delinquent center where the kids have to dig holes in the desert as punishment for their crimes. But the question is, why are they digging all of these holes and what are they looking for. As Stanley starts to unravel parts of the mystery he also starts to gain his own courage and finds the strength to stand up for his newfound friends.
8. Greene, Bette. The Summer of My German Soldier. YA GRE – During World War II, the military set up a camp in Arkansas for German prisoners of war. Anton escapes from the camp and against all odds finds refuge a Jewish girl named Patty. She hides him above the family garage and the two become very fond of each other. Now there is always one question on their minds: Will Anton be discovered?
9. Blundell, Judy. What I Saw and How I Lied. YA BLU – The summer of 1947 takes fifteen year old Evie from her home in Brooklyn to Palm Beach, Florida with her mom and stepfather. Joe has been acting strange ever since he got back from the war and it was a spur of the moment decision to go to Florida. At Palm Beach, they meet the Graysons, a fun, vivacious couple who have a secret of their own. Evie develops her first crush on a boy that was in the war with her stepfather. This agitates Joe and his mysterious behavior gets worse until disaster hits and Evie is left with a very big decision to make.
10. Hiaasen, Carl. Flush. YA HIA – Noah’s father is in prison for sinking a casino boat that was sailing around the Florida Keys where he lives. He learned it was dumping sewage into the ocean around the Florida Keys, but the authorities could find no proof of the dumping. So Noah and his younger sister, Abby, take it upon themselves to find the proof to get their father out of jail. The plan they come up with is crazy, but it just might work. 
11. Ockler, Sarah. Twenty Boy Summer. YA OCK – Anna goes on summer vacation with her best friend Frankie and her parents. Frankie has challenged Anna to flirt with twenty boys while they’re on vacation. What she doesn’t know is that Anna had a romance with Matt, Frankie’s older brother. Matt died the previous year of a heart condition and they never told Frankie of their relationship. Anna must work through her grief in secret as Frankie unknowingly pushes her to move on. 
12. Gehram, Jody Elizabeth. Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty. YA GEH – Sixteen year old Geena get’s a summer job at Triple Shot Betty, the local coffee shop. It may not be her idea of a fun summer but it helps that her cousin, Hero, and her best friend, Amber, are working there with her. However, when the two girls don’t really hit it off Geena fears that the summer is ruined … until Hero and Amber decide to set their differences aside and join forces to get a little revenge on the town bully.
13. Wolff, Virginia Euwer. The Mozart Season. YA WOL – Summertime for Allegra Shapiro means one thing: violin lessons. She is very talented and has been selected as a finalist for a competition of young musicians where she must play a complicated Mozart Concerto. But she gets more than violin music out of her summer as different people make an impact on her life.
14. Wittlinger, Ellen.  Zigzag. YA WIT – When Robin’s boyfriend goes to Rome for the summer before he starts college she is brokenhearted. So when she gets an invitation to join her aunt and two cousins on a summer road trip around the western part of the United States she decides to accept. She has very low expectations for the trip. She only decided to go because she has nothing else to do. What she discovers along the way, though, is her own strength and independence. 

1. Carter, Ally. I’d Tell you I love you, But Then I’d have to Kill You. YA CAR – What would you do if your mom, a former spy, was the head of an elite academy that trained young women to become experts in espionage? Well, if you’re Cammie Morgan you learn fourteen languages and take classes in Covert Operations. At the Gallagher Academy, Cammie and her friends live a top secret life of excitement, adventure, intrigue and hard work.  (Gallagher Girls series : 5 books)
2. Brennan, Herbie. The Shadow Project. YA BRE – Danny Lipman, thief extraordinaire, finds himself mixed up in a lot more adventure than he ever anticipated when he tries to rob the wrong house. It happened to be the headquarters of a government organization that trains teenage spies using a top-secret, highly classified experiment. When they observe Danny’s natural talent they decide to recruit him. (If you enjoy this book try the sequel: The Doomsday Box)
3. Horowitz, Anthony. Stormbreaker. YA HOR – Alex Rider is fourteen years old when his uncle, and guardian, is assassinated. Alex had no idea that his uncle was part of an undercover world full of danger and is shocked by his death. But it doesn’t take long for Alex to be forced into that world and after a very brief training period he becomes an MI6 agent. (Alex Rider series : 9 books)
4. Bradbury, Jennifer. Wrapped. YA BRA – The year is 1815 and sixteen year old Agnes Wilkins would rather be an Egyptologist than a debutante in London society. She attends Lord Showalter’s mummy-unwrapping party and gets more than she bargained for. She stumbles upon an ancient artifact and a message intended for a spy.
5. Bruchac, Joseph. Wolf Mark. YA BRU – Luke has spent years learning martial arts and acquiring the skills of a spy from his black-ops father. Luke is still grieving the recent death of his mother when his dad gets kidnapped and he must use everything he has learned in order to get his father back. He makes some surprising discoveries about his heritage along the way.
6. Heath, Jack. The Lab. YA HEA – ChaoSonic is a future city that remains isolated from the rest of the world and controls the people who live there. One group, called the Deck, causes trouble for the city. They have Agent Six of Hearts, who has superhuman abilities from genetic experiments that were carried out in the Lab of ChaoSonic. He escaped as a child but is being sent back in as a spy to put an end to their testing. (Check out Remote Control to continue the story.)
7. Higson, Charles. SilverFin. YA HIG – James Bond is the quintessential spy. He’s charming, self assured, and capable. At least, that’s what he becomes as an adult. But what was he like when he was a teenager? This first book in  the James Bond adventures gives a chance to see what he was like before he became Bond. James Bond.
8. Higgins, Jack. Sure Fire. YA HIG – Jade and Rich are twins who live in London. After their mother is killed in a car accident, the father they’ve never known anything about makes an appearance in their lives. Then he disappears. They discover that he’s a British Secret Agent and they immerse themselves in the world of intrigue and espionage in order to find their father. (This is the first book in the Rich and Jade series.)
9. Janeczko, Paul B. The Dark Game: True Spy Stories. 327.73 JAN – This book shares true spy stories from the time of the Revolutionary War up to the Cold War. Many elements of a spy’s life, such as gadgets, secret codes, surveillance and training are discussed.