Books in Sports Illustrated: Kids series

Justin and Carlos have played on the same baseball team since their T-ball days. But this season, the friends are forced to play on rival teams. Carlos makes new friends on the field, and Justin is left in the dust. When their teams face each other in the final game of the season, Justin and Carlos aren't even speaking. The game comes down to one run, and Carlos rounds third. What will happen when the former best friends collide at home plate?

Carlos Ramirez has always been the Strikers' best scorer. He pulls off bicycle kicks with ease, and his best friend, Tou Yang, knows exactly where to put the passes. But the state's best team, the Bandits, are coming to town, and Carlos hears that he'll have a very special fan in the stands. His uncle, a professional soccer player, will be watching his nephew's every move during the Strikers' biggest game of the year. As the pressure to perform sets in, Carlos struggles to even hit the ball, let alone do bicycle kicks. Everyone has seen that Carlos is a gifted athlete, but no one knows whether he'll shine as the center of attention, or be blinded by the spotlight.

Records are being broken and milestones being reached every time you turn around. Updated for 2005, the SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS YEAR IN SPORTS almanac will keep kids informed of the newest stats!This exciting sports almanac will tell kids all they need to know about the previous year in sports (Fall '03-Summer '04). It includes major sports (basketball, baseball, football, hockey); "secondary sports" (golf, tennis, cycling, auto racing); action sports (BMX, snowboarding, in-line skating) and some Olympic sports (gymnastics, skiing, track and field).Year in Sports 2005 is heavily illustrated with fabulous action photos. It will also feature a 16-page, four-color insert that contains photos of the year's thrilling moments and memorable athletes. Perfect for hanging in lockers!

Filled with exciting, state-of-the-art 3-D images taken by veteran "Sports Illustrated" photographer David E. Klutho, this book will literally have kids ducking, jumping, and flying out of their chair with every turn of the page. Awesome 3-D images from just about every sport imaginable are featured, including skateboarding, swimming, tennis, baseball, football, motocross, hockey, and wrestling, to name just a few. The book is packaged with a pair of highgrade 3-D glasses. Big stars, big sports, and the best 3-D sports photography in the world make this a must-have title for sports fans of all ages.

As a young girl, Nancy Kerrigan had a dream: to become a world-class figure skater. With the support of her father and her mother, who is legally blind, she skated into the spotlight by winning a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1993 National championships.Then disaster struck.A frightening attack before the 1994 National championships injured her knee and threatened her Olympic hopes. But with courage and determination, Nancy battled back to compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Win or lose, Nancy Kerrigan has the heart of a champion. This is her inspiring story.

Isaac Foster is far from cold-hearted, but this talented freestyler is pretty rigid in his ways. He's efficient, calculating, and believes there's a best way to do every trick in the book. Kai Palakiko, on the other hand, is an open-minded former surfer who believes adaptability is key to snowboarding success. But on Isaac's team, you either fall in line, or you fall by the wayside.

Track season is about to begin, and Gerald "Sully" Sullivan is ready and raring to run. But on the first day of tryouts, no other students show up! If the Titans don't get more members, there won’t be a track team. So Sully pays a visit to the other sports teams, hoping their star athletes will join. None of the other athletes think much of track and field. Sully will have to beat them at their own sports to change their minds. . . .

New for Fall 2008, the editors of Sports Illustrated Kids present In Your Face 3-D: The Coolest Sports Book Ever! Filled with exciting, state-of-the-art 3-D images taken by veteran Sports Illustrated photographer David E. Klutho, this 96- page, hardcover book will literally have kids ducking, jumping, and flying out of their chair with every turn of the page. Awesome 3-D images from just about every sport you can imagine will be featured. The book is packaged with a pair of high-grade 3-D glasses, which kids can re-use to see a special gallery of bonus 3-D images on SIKIDS.Com. Big stars, big sports, and the best 3-D sports photography in the world make this a must-have title for sports fans of all ages.

Peter and Noah Eccleston are identical twins, so it's no surprise they make the perfect paintball teammates. But when Coach Patterson offers them a chance to compete for a single spot on his elite paintball team, the brothers turn on each other. With markers blazing, the twins cut down the competition with ease. But when they finally face off against each other for a point-blank shootout, who will be the first to pull the trigger?