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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.
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Rebound
by Kwame Alexander
In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
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Cold Day in the Sun
by Sara Biren
Holland Delviss, the only girl on the boys' high school hockey team, is forced to confront gender role expectations and her self-doubts when she is selected to be featured during HockeyFest and finds herself falling for her bossy team co-captain
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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.
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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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Golden Arm
by Carl Deuker
Lazarus Weathers, a high school senior from the wrong side of the tracks, seeks to protect his half-brother while pitching his way out of poverty, one strike at a time.
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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.
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Icebreaker
by A. L. Graziadei
Mickey James III is reluctant and doubtful of his ability to follow in his father's footsteps as a professional hockey player. Worse, he is developing feelings for his team member and rival, Jaysen.
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Final Season
by Tim Green
When his NFL dad is diagnosed with ALS, middle school quarterback Ben Redd is determined to have a winning season, which may be his final as he watches the heavy toll the incurable disease is taking on his dad.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Lu
by Jason Reynolds
Track star Lu is confident that he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it turns out to be more difficult than he thought when there are suddenly hurdles in Lu's way.
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We are the Wildcats
by Siobhan Vivian
A toxic coach finds himself outplayed by the high school girls on his team in this deeply suspenseful novel, which unspools over twenty-four hours through six diverse perspectives.
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The Avant-Guards
by Carly Usdin
After transferring to art school, former sports star Charlie is struggling to find her place. Though she claims to have left her life of competition behind, she' won over by Liv, the charming captain of the basketball team, and reluctantly joins. Still, sinking these hoops may be exactly what she needs to see the person she truly wants to be.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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