Books written by Rich Wallace

  • Playing Without the Ball

    Some might think Jay was cheated.

  • Shots on Goal

    Rich Wallace returns to Sturbridge, Pennsylvania, in his stunning follow-up to Wreslting Strubirdge, in Knopf Paperback for the first time.

  • War and Watermelon

    It's the summer of 1969.

  • Sports Camp

    Eleven-year-old Riley Liston tries to fit in at Camp Olympia, a summer sports camp where he is one of the youngest boys.

  • Curveball

    Seventh-grade baseball player Eddie Ventura listens to the sports announcer's voice in his head and gets into trouble when he writes a series of articles for the school paper.

  • Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story

    Many—including De Long—did not survive. This true story for middle graders keeps readers on the edge of their seats to the very end.

  • Pressure Point

    Torry Santana is a seventh-grade sports star.

  • Second-string Center

    As his own self-confidence grows, seventh-grader Dunk learns to be supportive both on and off the basketball court when his friend Jared goes through a difficult time, even though Jared's failure would provide Dunk more opportunities to ...

  • Chasing the Baton

    Marcus Thorpe just had the first, and worst, 400-meter race of his seventh-grade life.

  • No Relief

    Javon Park loves baseball.

  • Game-Day Jitters

    With help from his older brother Larry, nine-year-old Ben learns to cope with his nervousness about the Kickers League playoffs.

  • Wicked Cruel

    Three separate short stories, all set in the same New Hampshire town, in which boys explore the truth behind local urban legends as, for example, sixth-grader Jordan begins seeing a boy from his school who died of injuries after being ...

  • Technical Foul: Winning Season

    Jared knows he's the best basketball player in school.

  • Takedown #8: Winning Season

    Can he channel it to work for him instead of against him? Packed with action and drama, this newest Winning Season book from accomplished author Rich Wallace won't disappoint.

  • The Ball Hogs

    ... ball hogs/Rich Wallace; sillustrations by Jimmy Holder]. p. cm. ... of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team, wants to overcome his inexperience and prove himself on the field, but his obnoxious teammate, Mark, keeps hogging the ball.

  • Kickers #1: The Ball Hogs

    Kickers : the ball hogs] Rich Wallace ; [illustrations by ]immy Holder]. — 1st ed. p. cm. Summary: Nine-year-old Ben, a natural athlete and member of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team, wants to overcome his inexperience d1\(l prove himself ...

  • Fake Out

    Nine-year-old Ben and other members of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team improve their skills and begin to win, especially after Ben learns the importance of concentration from his older brother and finally masters the "fake out."

  • Dunk Under Pressure #7: Winning Season

    the guys call him Dunk, but Cornell Duncan couldn’t dunk from a six-foot ladder.

  • Wicked Cruel

    Three urban legend-based stories set in a small New England community include the tales of a sixth-grader haunted by visions of a bullied former classmate who mysteriously died after moving away and an out-of-place loner who fixates on a ...

  • One Good Punch

    This is the most important track season of his life - and he's ready.That is, until the police find four joints in his locker.