|
|
|
Tiny pretty things
by Sona Charaipotra
Drama and violence ensue when the three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet academy compete for the status of prima ballerina.
|
|
|
A matter of heart
by Amy Fellner Dominy
Abby Lipman is on track to win the state swim championships when a fainting incident at a swim meet leads to the diagnosis of a deadly heart condition and forces her to discover who she is without the one thing that has defined her entire life.
|
|
|
Wild cards
by Simone Elkeles
Moving with his new stepmother to live with his estranged father and sister at the beginning of his senior year, football prodigy Derek, who has avoided football since the death of his mother, is persuaded to help his attractive stepmother's sister earn a scholarship in spite of his resolve to avoid family entanglements. By the author of the Perfect Chemistry trilogy.
|
|
|
Backfield boys
by John Feinstein
When best friends Tom and Jason leave New York City for an elite, sports-focused boarding school in Virginia to play football, they find some coaches and teammates to be steeped in racism.
|
|
|
Stick
by Michael B Harmon
A talented athlete who secretly dislikes football and a social misfit who performs anonymous good deeds in memory of his murdered father forge an unlikely friendship that brings healing and help to both boys. Simultaneous eBook.
|
|
|
Hit count : a novel
by Chris Lynch
Ignoring warnings about head injuries, Arlo aggressively leads his football team to the championships, convincing himself that everything is alright, in spite of the pain, the pounding, the dizziness, and the confusion.
|
|
|
Returning to normal
by Patrick Jones
When Xavier's father returns to Boston after serving ten years in federal prison, tensions quickly mount and Xavier's anger explodes on the baseball field, making it less likely that he will achieve his dream of playing in the major leagues than that he will follow his father's path.
|
|
|
Winger
by Andrew Smith
Two years younger than his classmates at a prestigious boarding school, 14-year-old Ryan Dean West grapples with living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers; falling for his female best friend who thinks of him as just a kid; and playing wing on the Varsity rugby team with some of his frightening new dormmates, including the biggest bully on the team.
|
|
|
|
|
|