Shut Out – Kody Keplinger Fed up with the increasingly violent rivalry between the football and soccer teams at Hamilton High, Lissa and other players' girlfriends go on strike, but the girls will succeed only if their libidos can be controlled longer than the boys' can. Get Shut Out at the library today! Book / eAudiobook / Audiobook / eBook Have […]
The Urban Biking Handbook : the DIY guide to building, rebuilding, tinkering with, and repairing your bicycle for city living Charles Haines Ever wanted to take a bicycle vacation? Go on a bike date? Convert your beater into a fixie? Or are you just curious about the anthropology of urban cycling culture? The Urban Biking […]
Slam Dunk, Vol. 23, A Rank vs. C Rank by Takehiko Inoue The team from Shohoku is pleased to find themselves competing in the Nationals, but they are shocked to find out they are given a 'C' rating! They hope their first game isn't their last at they are matched up against A-ranked Toyotama. Get […]
Power Play – Eric Walters School isn't really working out for fifteen year-old Cody, and his home life isn't much better with his condescending alcholic of a father. So when Cody gets the chance to move far away and play for a Junior A team he jumps on the opportunity. A social outcast with a […]
Stupid Fast – Geoff Herbach Just before his sixteenth birthday, Felton Reinstein has a sudden growth spurt that turns him from a small, jumpy, picked-on boy with the nickname of "Squirrel Nut" to a powerful athlete, leading to new friends, his first love, and the courage to confront his family's past and current problems. Get […]
The Sports Pages – Jon Scieszka (editor) In the third volume in his Guys Read series, Jon Scieszka delivers ten superb short stories from both professional writers and athletes alike. Don't have time to read a 400 page monster this summer? Check out a few of these to get your reading fix for July and […]
The Final Four – Paul Volponi There is no stage in college sports bigger than The Final Four. Volponi masterfully captures the intensity of U.S. college basketball as the heavily favoured Spartans battle the underdog Trojans in overtime for a spot in the finals. Get Final Four at the library today! Book Have you read […]
Leverage – Joshua C. Cohen Kurt and Danny could not be more different athletes. Kurt was recruited to play on his high school football team due to his imposing presence and rugged nature on the field. Danny is a young high school gymnast looking to conquer the high bar. In their town, football takes precedence […]
I am J By Cris Beam (2011) J had always felt different. He was certain that eventually everyone would understand who he really was: a boy mistakenly born as a girl. Yet as he grew up, his body began to betray him; eventually J stopped praying to wake up a “real boy” and started covering […]
Suicide Notes By Michael Thomas Ford (2008) Fifteen-year-old Jeff wakes up on New Year’s Day to find himself in the hospital. Make that the psychiatric ward. With the nutjobs. Never mind the bandages on his wrists, clearly this is all a huge mistake. Jeff is perfectly fine, perfectly normal—not like the other kids in the […]