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Here are some of our favorite sports stories! These titles are classified as Teen High School (TH) and can be found in the Teen section of the library.
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The Walk On
by John Feinstein
Freshman Alex Myers dreams of earning the starting quarterback slot on his new high school's football team, but the team's corrupt coach, who is the father of the current starter, will stop at nothing to keep Alex off the field.
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Kneel
by Candace Buford
When his best friend is unfairly arrested and kicked off the team, Russell Boudreaux kneels during the national anthem in an effort to fight for justice and, in an instant, falls from local stardom to become a target of hatred.
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The Knockout
by Sajni Patel
When seventeen-year-old Kareena Thakkar finally admits she is a top-level Muay Thai fighter, knowing that might further alienate her from her Indian community, her classmates, especially handsome Amit, enthusiastically support her.
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Furia
by Yamile Saied Méndez
Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.
*This title is located in the Teen High Fiction (TH) section of the library.
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Fence Striking Distance
by Sarah Rees Brennan
Inspired by the award-winning Fence comic series, an original novel by the best-selling author of In Other Lands finds the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion earning a place on an elite team that pursues state championships shaped by rivalry, a shoplifting scandal and several hilariously bad dates.
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Bruised
by Tanya Boteju
When the trauma of surviving the accident that killed her parents compels her to engage in higher-risk activities, Daya immerses herself in the beautiful and brutal world of roller derby before discovering herself challenged in unexpected ways. 30,000 first printing.
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Swing
by Kwame Alexander
"Noah and his best friend Walt want to become cool, make the baseball team, and win over Sam, the girl Noah has loved for years. When Noah finds old love letters, Walt hatches a plan to woo Sam. But as Noah's love life and Walt's baseball career begin, the letters alter everything"
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Gravity
by Sarah Deming
Sixteen-year-old Gravity Delgado has been breaking records and competitors since she started boxing with a legendary coach at age twelve, and now will reach the Olympics if her home life and romance do not distract her.
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Heroine
by Mindy McGinnis
Determined to see her softball team through a historic tournament run despite severe injuries, a socially awkward teen is prescribed opioid painkillers that initially help before high pressure leads to an out-of-control addiction.
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Golden Arm
by Carl Deuker
When his pitching talents land him a spot on a wealthier team where he has a chance to be drafted into the majors, a teen navigating poverty and a speech challenge struggles with leaving behind a brother who is increasingly influenced by drug gangs.
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Foul Trouble by John FeinsteinWhen his best friend, the most talented high school basketball player in the country, is targeted by top colleges, the NBA, and money managers, Danny Wilcox realizes that a lot of the people surrounding his friend are corrupt back-room dealers who do not have his best interests at heart.
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Swagger by Carl DeukerMoving to Seattle in the hope of pursuing a professional basketball career, high school senior Jonas befriends innocent, soft-spoken teammate Levi and risks everything when Levi confides in Jonas that he has been sexually abused by their charismatic coach.
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The Prodigy by John FeinsteinA talented golf star, set to earn a full scholarship to the university of his choice, is thwarted by his father's ambitions for him to skip school and go straight to the pros
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The Final Four
by Paul Volponi
Competing on the four remaining teams during the NCAA basketball championship, four young athletes desperately strive to realize respective dreams while looking back on the events that have led to the most important games of their lives.
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Heart of a Champion
by Carl Deuker
Not only is Seth Barham coping with the death of his father, but when his best friend Jimmy is kicked off the baseball team, Seth must also deal with his feelings toward his fallen hero. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
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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.
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The Edge
by Roland Smith
Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to participate in an "International Peace Ascent" in the Hindu Kush, with a team made up of under-18-year-old climbers from around the world, but from the first something seems wrong, so when the group is attacked and most of the climbers are either killed or kidnapped, Peak finds himself caught up in a struggle to survive, shadowed by the Shen, a mysterious snow leopard.
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