Books in Matt Christopher series

On-court hostility threatens Mel's place on the team Mel Jensen is new to the Titans basketball team, but he knows he could be a vital part of the starting lineup-if only two other players would give him a chance to show his stuff. But Caskie and Stoney seem bent on ignoring him, and Mel knows it's because he's black. Should Mel fight fire with fire, or should he try to get along, if only for the sake of the team?

Snowboard Showdown Out-of-control competition leads to disaster When Freddie Ruiz and his brother, Dondi, compete, it's like two mutts wrestling over the same bone-neither one is willing to give an inch. Unfortunately for Freddie, older, stronger, better-looking Dondi usually comes out on top in every contest. Except in one area: snowboarding. Here, Freddie is clearly king of the halfpipe. So when Dondi finally pushes Freddie too far, Freddie cooks up a snowboard showdown to make Dondi look foolish and himself the star. But will Dondi take the bait, or will he somehow turn the tables on his brother yet again?

Christopher faces one of the meanest, toughest, challenges of his young life; a bully named Butch. He was a giant that put the he-bee-gee-bees in everyone that crossed his path. After talking to his mom, Christopher gained wisdom and the courage to take steps toward confronting his bully. Inspired by Daniel, and his three Hebrew friends, Christopher learned that Butch, on is worst day, was no match for Christopher’s giant.