Books like Left out by Tim Green

Josh and his twin brother Jordan navigate high school, basketball, and the changing bond between them through verses of rhyme and the thrill of the game.

A gifted and rebellious runner is pulled onto a top middle‑school track squad, where he must confront personal and family challenges while discovering his true potential.

After a school bus accident leaves sixteen‑year‑old Jessica an amputee, she returns to high school with a prosthetic limb and finds hope and support on her track team as she learns to run again.

High‑schooler Rafe returns to Hills Village Middle School, where he faces new challenges: special‑education classes, a reluctant football team, and the looming threat of his bully‑turned‑teammate. Determined to beat his past, he plans a bold art project and aims for both academic and athletic success.

A sports novel about a teenager's chance to throw a football for a million dollars, set against the backdrop of family struggles and disability.

Fly Guy joins Buzz the cricket’s football team and, against the coach’s doubts, lands a secret play on the field, making a buzz in this humorous, animal‑centric story about teamwork and friendship.

Troy White, a football‑savvy teenager, can predict every play. When his single mother lands a job with the Atlanta Falcons, he must convince star linebacker Seth Halloway of his gift before the team’s championship hopes and his mom’s career hang in the balance.

A 13‑year‑old left‑handed boy struggles to accept his uniqueness when his pastor‑father insists it is evil, forcing him to choose between conformity and self‑acceptance.

When Troy White proved his remarkable "football genius" to the Atlanta Falcons, they brought him on board as a team consultant. Now, thanks to Troy's ability to predict winning plays, the Falcons are pulling in victories. Troy loves his starring role behind the scenes and the thrill of having NFL star linebacker Seth Halloway (who's dating Troy's mom) to coach his own Duluth Tigers team on their way to a state championship.Then Troy's perfect world comes crashing down. Reporter Brent Peele is out to smear as much mud on the Falcons as he can, and that means going after Troy. The vicious media storm that descends on the football genius threatens not only his job with the Falcons and the Tigers' run at a championship but his mother's career—and Seth's—as well.Together with his best friends, loyal Nathan and feisty Tate, Troy sets out to unmask the dishonest Peele—and save Seth's reputation—no matter what the risk.With his signature blend of thrilling action and insider knowledge, Tim Green shows Troy, hero of the New York Times bestselling Football Genius, in a new and riveting adventure.

When Josh’s parents file for divorce, his father challenges him to win the Little League World Series, forcing the young player to balance family drama and his love of baseball.

After a summer move, sixteen‑year‑old Marcus Jordan, a high‑school quarterback, bonds with a retired linebacker who trains him—but their quirky friendship sends Marcus into trouble.

High‑school sophomore Miles Shaw moves in with his jazz‑musician father in New Orleans. Together they survive Hurricane Katrina inside the Superdome, discovering new bonds through the storm’s hardship.

Chris Conlan is the cool, football-playing eighth grader, while Scott Parry is the new kid with a brain. These two become friends despite their differences.

A teenage boy, struggling with family upheaval, navigates a new school and finds unexpected hope when a baseball coach offers him a spot on the team.

Brock, fleeing with his father, starts anew in a different town, joins the local football team, and struggles to blend in while his dad’s past threatens to derail their fresh start.