Matt Christopher

Snowboard Champ (2004)

Touchdown for Tommy (Sports Classics) (1985)

The Great Quarterback Switch (1991)

The Kid Who Only Hit Homers (1986)

I read “The Kid Who Only Hit Homers” by Matt Christopher. This book was very good. Sylvester Coddmyer III loved baseball, but he was not very good. He wanted to try out for the Hooper Redbirds baseball team, but he doesn’t think that he was good enough to play on the team. He didn’t sign up f...

Tough to Tackle (1987)

Tough to Tackle was a good book in my opinion. Boots Raymond has always had a dream about playing quarterback for the Apollos. The only problem is Boots is a bigger kid than the coach wants to put at QB. When he goes and tries out for the team. The coach he really wants to play QB, the coach tol...

Nothin' But Net (2003)

Soccer Duel: There are two sides to every story... (2000)

Renny was late for his soccer game in the morning. His alarm didn’t wake him up. Renny just rushed out of the house so he won’t get more late then he already was. Renny’s parents got divorced a year ago in Haverford so thats why Renny and his mother moved to Crestmont. Renny played center striker...

Slam Dunk (2004)

Comeback of the Home Run Kid (2006)

Football Nightmare (2001)

Penalty Shot (1997)

The Diamond Champs (1990)

Catch That Pass! (1989)

I read “Catch That Pass” by Matt Christopher. “Catch That Pass,” was a book about Jim Nardi, who is a very good football player for the Vulcans, but he has a problem. He is afraid to take a hit. He is a linebacker and he loves hitting people, but when he intercepts a pass, he drops it because h...

The Spy on Third Base (1990)

Look Who's Playing First Base (1987)

This book is about this kid who moved to the United States a week ago. A person left my baseball team and we needed someone to replace him at first base. He didn't know who to choose so he picked the new kid. The new kid was horrible in practice! Thats when are catcher didnt like the new kid and ...

Miracle at the Plate (1989)

Wingman On Ice (1993)

No Arm in Left Field (1987)

The Comeback Challenge (1996)

Catcher with a Glass Arm (1985)

The book “Catcher with a Glass Arm” by Matt Christopher is about a middle school baseball player named Jody. He plays catcher for his team but struggles with his throwing to bases. Because of this, opposing teams steal on him a lot and cause him to make many errors. During one of the games early ...

On the Ice With...Wayne Gretzky (2009)

Olympic Dream (1996)

Soccer 'Cats #11: Making the Save (Soccer 'cats) (2007)

Return of the Home Run Kid (1994)

Soccer Scoop (1998)

Skateboard Tough (1994)

On the Court with ... Shaquille O'Neal (2003)

Snowboard Showdown: Out-of Control Competition Leads to Disaster (1999)

Lacrosse Face-Off (2006)

The Team That Couldn't Lose (1997)

Catching Waves (2006)

On the Court with ... Kobe Bryant (2001)

Mountain Bike Mania (1998)

Babe Ruth: Legends in Sports (2005)

The Fox Steals Home (1985)

Snowboard Maverick: Can a skateboard pro conquer the slopes? (1997)

Goalkeeper in Charge (2002)

Tight End (1986)

Roller Hockey Radicals (1998)

Ice Magic (1987)

Long Shot for Paul (1990)

Too Hot to Handle (1991)

The Counterfeit Tackle (1990)

Skateboard Renegade (2000)

The book Skateboard Renegade started out with Zach the protagonist getting accepted into a prestige school named Amherst. This meant he had to leave his old friends at Brighton so; he ended up not being too thrilled about his acceptance. He started to feel peer pressure from his friend Brian many...

Matt Christopher's Baseball Jokes and Riddles (1996)

Head to Head (2009)

The Twenty-One-Mile Swim (2009)

Michael Jordan: On the Court with (Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf) (1996)

Football Fugitive (1988)

Wild Pitch (2009)

Roller Hockey Rumble (2004)

Soccer 'Cats #8: You Lucky Dog (2003)

Halfback Attack (1996)

The Lucky Baseball Bat (Springboard Books) (1993)

Martin was your average baseball player. He kind of new the rules but didn't really know what to do in certain scenarios. The coach put Martin in the outfield, so he would get playing time. He really wouldn't get any action because not to many people could hit that far. When it was his turn to ba...

Prime-Time Pitcher (1998)

Challenge at Second Base (1992)

Shortstop from Tokyo (1995)

Soccer 'Cats #5: Master of Disaster (2003)

Into the Danger Zone (2007)

Undercover Tailback (1994)

The Reluctant Pitcher: It Takes More Than a Good Arm to Make a Great Pitcher (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) (1997)

The Year Mom Won the Pennant (1986)

Double Play at Short (1997)

Soccer Halfback (1985)

soccer half back is about a boy who can't decide which sport he wants to end up playing. He is tied between football and soccer and he doesn't know what he is going to keep on playing throughout High school and college. He decides to play soccer because he realizes that he is a natural and he has...

Baseball Pals (Matt Christopher Sports Classics) (2008)

Wheel Wizards (2009)

This book is about a boy named Seth who suffers a spinal injury that lands him in a wheelchair. He is very upset by this because he loves to play basketball and believes he will never be able to play again, until he meets another boy older than him in a wheelchair that plays basketball. For the n...

Tackle Without a Team (2000)

Hard Drive to Short (1991)

I read this with my oldest. This was written in the 1970's and it's obvious - Sandy (boy) has to leave the baseball games early to go watch his sisters. He doesn't want to tell anyone - it might ruin his image! That leads the team to think he's getting special treatment. Etc. --- but the baseball...

Supercharged Infield (1994)

Spike It! (2009)

Face-Off (1989)

Man Out At First (1995)

All-Star Fever: A Peach Street Mudders Story (1997)

The Dog That Stole Football Plays (1997)

Rock On (2007)

One Smooth Move (2004)

Baseball Turnaround: #53 (1997)

Dive Right in (2002)

Soccer Hero (2007)

Soccer 'Cats #2: Operation Baby-Sitter (2001)

Stranger in Right Field (2000)

The Catcher's Mask (1999)