Children's reading lists

14 books for sports-obsessed kids

Need a little more punch from your page turners? We hear you, sports fans. These sporty books are guaranteed to win you over. From underdogs to champions; from Olympic champs to YouTubers – these reads make quite the A-Team.

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A photo of a young girl with her back to the camera, standing in a sports hall with a football under her arm. There are other children in the background
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