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Out of Our League: Sixteen Stories of Girls in Sports
by Dahlia Adler

In this anthology, the voices of female athletes come alive, highlighting the ferocity of those who are often shunted to the side. From navigating rampant misogyny to forging a sisterhood through sweat or just reveling in the love of the game, these stories address the physical and emotional power of teenage athletes as they compete, persevere, and thrive.

Of Flame and Fury
by Mikayla Bridge

Seventeen-year-old Kel Varra and her team of phoenix-racing underdogs, the Crimson Howlers, are desperate to win the annual races, but they need a new rider. This leads Kel to join forces with Warren "Coup" Coupers, her arrogant rival. Heart-pounding pages full of steamy romance, fiery confessions, political scheming, and volatile magic culminate in a final twist readers will never see coming.

Falling Short
by Ernesto Cisneros

Two best friends, one athletically gifted and one academically gifted, have more in common than they realize when their goals intersect, forcing them to find a way to support each other so they don't fall short.

One Summer in Vancouver
by Tony Correia

Tom, a teen struggling to understand his sexual identity, flees Toronto for a summer of freedom in Vancouver, where something exciting is about to happen: the Gay Games. Living with his "out" Uncle Fred, Tom finds a new world where being your true self is freeing and fun.

All the Noise at Once
by DeAndra Davis

All Aiden ever wanted was to play football just like his brother, Brandon. But even when he gets the chance, the rest of the team is wary of how his autism will present itself on the field. When cops are called during the game, Brandon tries to interfere on behalf of his brother, and he is arrested. Can Aiden find a way to clear his brother's name?

The Passing Playbook
by Isaac Fitzsimons

After a year of isolation and bullying at his old school, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio. The problem is, no one at Oakley knows Spencer is trans. When a discriminatory law forces Spencer's soccer coach to bench him after he discovers the "F" on his birth certificate, Spencer has to choose: cheer his team on from the sidelines, or fight for his right to play.

Icebreaker
by A. L. Graziadei

Mickey James III is following in his father's skates by playing hockey at Hartland University, but he is not enjoying the situation: for one thing he is seriously depressed and more troubling his rival, Jaysen Caulfield, is also on the team and seems to bitterly resent him--and Mickey actually finds Jaysen very attractive and does not know how to deal with that.

Final Season
by Tim Green

When his dad, a former NFL star, is diagnosed with ALS, middle school quarterback Ben Redd is determined to have a winning season, which may be his final one as he watches the heavy toll the incurable disease is taking on his dad.

Finding Her Edge
by Jennifer Iacopelli

From a family of figure skating royalty, with gold medalist parents and an older sister headed to the Olympics, Adriana Russo fights to win the biggest competition of her life while trying not to let her heart get in the way.

The Falling Girls
by Hayley Krischer

Seventeen-year-old Shade learns that friendship can be toxic after she joins the cheerleading team over her best friend's objections.

Furia
by Yamile Saied Méndez

Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her father's wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.

Breathing Underwater
by Abbey Lee Nash

Seventeen-year-old competitive swimmer Tess Cooper grapples with the upheaval of her carefully planned future following an epilepsy diagnosis, and works to get back in the pool despite her doctor's advice or her distracting feelings for the new guy.

Spoon
by Stephanie True Peters

Sixteen-year-old Macy faces a test of loyalty when the new school game Spoon spirals out of control, making the star volleyball player Alliyah to act recklessly in her pursuit of victory.

Athlete is Agender: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports
by Katherine Locke

A groundbreaking nonfiction collection of well-known LGBTQ professional athletes and queer authors telling stories about the feeling of belonging that comes with finding a sport that's yours, all dynamically packaged with photographs and full-color interior illustrations.

Hurdles in the Dark
by Elvira K. Gonzalez

In this inspiring story of grit, tenacity and hope, a Mexican American track star shares how she found freedom from poverty, violence and an inappropriate coach-student relationship by becoming one of the top ranked hurdlers in the U.S. and the first in her family to attend college.

Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy
by Faith Erin Hicks

Alix has to work out some anger issues--the invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line. She is sure Ezra, the popular theater kid from her grade is the answer. But as they start get closer, Alix learns that there is more to Ezra than the cool front he puts on. Maybe this friendship could become something more.

King Cheer
by Molly Booth

Stepping down as cheer captain to focus on her future, high school senior Leah is drawn back into the fray when the cheerleaders are pitted against the basketball team in a fight for glory, but to heal the rift, she must first heal herself.

Out of Left Field
by Jonah Newman

Jonah is not a jock. On the contrary, he loves history and nerdy movies, and his athletic ineptitude verges on tragic. So, what's he doing signing up for the baseball team? For the rest of high school, Jonah faces challenges on and off the baseball field, from heteronormative social pressure to thrilling romance.

Blue Lock
by Muneyuki Kaneshiro

After a disastrous defeat at the World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. They need a new ace striker that will lead them to victory, so the Football Union creates the rigorous training ground known as Blue Lock. The last striker standing will have to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in his way!