Sports

Backfield boys / 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.

Far from normal / Becky Wallace

Maddie is sick of Normal—both her hometown of Normal, Illinois and being the ‘normal’ sibling. When she lands a summer internship with a sports marketing firm, she finally has a chance to crawl out of her genius brother’s shadow, and a glowing letter of recommendation could secure her admission to her dream college. But when the company tasks her with repairing the image of teen soccer phenom, she wonders if she’s set herself up for embarrassment.

We are the Wildcats / 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.

On the road to find out / Rachel Toor

When Alice is rejected by her first choice college, she goes out for her first ever run on New Year's Day, a pursuit that soon leads her into an athletic world marked by unexpected challenges and realizations about her own endurance.

Bright burning stars / A. K. Small

Sharing a bond forged by respective tragedies and a fierce love for dance, two lifelong ballet students question what they would do for their careers, and the affections of a popular dancer boy, when the body of a fellow student is found in the dorms just before the start of their final year.

The contender / Robert Lipsyte

Feeling the pressures of Harlem life and its drug problems, police, and street fights, a seventeen-year-old high school drop-out turns to boxing. He learns it’s the effort, not the win, that makes the boxer—that before you can be a champion, you have to be a contender.

Finding her edge / 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.

In the same boat / Holly Green

To redeem herself in her father’s eyes, Sadie must complete a 260 mile river race that tests her like never before, especially when she is forced to row with her worst enemy.

Bunheads / Sophie Flack

Hannah Ward revels in the competition, intense rehearsals, and dazzling performances that come with being a member of the corps de ballet, but after meeting musician Jacob she begins to realize there could be more to her life.

Furia / 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.

Michigan vs. the boys / Carrie S. Allen

Forced by budget cuts to join the boys’ hockey team, a talented young athlete endures hazing from her male teammates that escalates into assault, compelling her to choose between her college ambitions and staying silent.

The captain / Chris Kreie

When a scandal upsets the high school soccer team, the captain, Malik, struggles to bring his team back together and learn to trust a new coach.

Breath like water / Anna Jarzab

Susannah was poised for swimming greatness, but an inexplicable slowdown has put her dream in jeopardy. She is fighting to keep her career afloat when two important people enter her life: a new coach with a revolutionary training strategy, and a charming fellow swimmer.

Boy21 / Matthew Quick

Finley, who is the only white player on his high school’s basketball team, lives in a town ruled by the Irish mob. When his coach asks him to tutor a troubled youth, they find they have more in common than he thought.

Long bomb / Eric Howling

Fourteen-year-old Ed secretly wishes he could play for his Calgary High Mustangs team. He worries that he's too tall, too skinny and too insecure -- the exact opposite of star quarterback Tyrone.

Tumbling : a novel / Caela Carter

Five aspiring Olympic gymnasts, Grace, Wilhelmina, Leigh, Camille, and Monica struggle with their ambitions, insecurities and secrets while participating in the two-day U.S. Olympic Trials for Gymnastics, after which their lives will change forever.

The edge of anything / Nora Shalaway Carpenter

After a chance encounter, loner photographer Len and volleyball star Sage develop an unlikely friendship that enables them to begin facing their inner demons.

Bruised / Tanya Boteju

When the trauma of surviving the accident that killed her parents compels her to engage in high risk activities, Daya immerses herself in the beautiful and brutal world of roller derby before discovering herself challenged in unexpected ways.

Golden arm / 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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