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2. John R. Tunis - Wikipedia

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   Lucy Rogers. John Roberts Tunis (December 7, 1889 – February 4, 1975), "the 'inventor' of the modern sports story", [1]: 11 was an American writer and broadcaster. Known for his juvenile sports novels, Tunis also wrote short stories and non-fiction, including a weekly sports column for the New Yorker magazine. As a commentator Tunis was part ...

3. Alex (novel series) - Wikipedia

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   The quartet is set predominantly in 1950s Auckland, New Zealand. The main character, Alex Archer, is a strong-willed fifteen-year-old competitive swimmer. In the first book, Alex (1987, also published as In Lane Three, Alex Archer in the United States in 1989) she is competing with her rival and friend, Maggie Benton, to qualify for the 1960 Olympics in Rome.

4. Matt Christopher - Wikipedia

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   Matt Christopher. Matthew Frederick Christopher (August 16, 1917 – September 20, 1997) was an American writer of children's books. [1] He wrote more than 100 novels and 300 short stories, mainly featuring sports. After Christopher's death, his family oversaw production of books under Christopher's name created by various writers and ...

5. The Second Coming of the Sports Novel - AOL

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   Originally designed for preteen boys, the genre is now enjoying a renaissance with adult readers. How can sports fiction help us understand our twenty-first-century lives?

6. Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories - Wikipedia

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   ISBN. 0-06-050783-7. OCLC. 51946831. Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories is a young adult fiction short story collection by Chris Crutcher. Most of the stories are related to Crutcher's early work and often come from his experience as a family counselor. [1] This book also contains the short story "A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune ...

7. Sports novel - Wikipedia

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   A sports novel is a genre of novel that focuses on the theme of sports and athletics in general. [1][2] The characters, especially the protagonist, are typically athletes, with a setting in the real world (typically in present-day or recent history), and a plot that revolves around sports competitions. The themes typically involve character ...