Get up and go with pride! Whether it's basketball, volleyball, hockey, or boxing, sports can be competitive, intense, and sometimes eye-opening. Below are some titles to rile you up!
When playing soccer, you should only score goals on the field. This doesn't appear to be the case for Valentina and Leticia, two rival soccer players in the romantic comedy novel You Don't Have A Shot. When Valentina gets into an altercation with Leticia during a game, the two teens must set aside their differences to lead another team to victory, and something more.
Karina Manta is more than just a figure skater. On the ice, she's a national hero who dazzles judges and fans with her creative and intricate performances. In the memoir, On Top of Glass she's proven herself to be a warrior; battling body dysmorphia, panic attacks, and self-doubt---all whilst being the first queer ice skater to do so.
EN GARDE!!! Nicholas Cox is your typical high school athlete: studious, hard-working, and highly competitive. In the page-turning manga Fence, Nicholas is determined to prove himself as the school's top fencer, much like his long-lost father and half-brother. He soon learns that fencing will take him on a journey unlike any other....
Take me out to the ball game, just don't fall in love. That's easier said than done in the heart-warming novel Playing for Keeps. June is the star pitcher of her school's baseball team, and Ivy is refereeing for extra cash. What began as a rivalry turns romantic, which is against the league's rules. Between forbidden love, parental expectations, and hidden secrets, someone just may strike out!
Ahh, summer camp. A place where teens can canoe, eat s'mores, fight off bugs, and find love? In the sporty romance Wish You Weren't Here, Juliette and Priya aren't friends. However, their time together at the Fogridge Sleepaway Camp becomes a true bonding experience that teaches them that underneath hate, lies love.
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