Sports Stories - Teen

Updated September 11, 2025
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The boy who runs : the odyssey of Julius Achon
Brant, John
Paper Book
In the tradition of Uzodinma Iweala's Beasts of No Nation by way of Christopher McDougall's Born to Run, this is the inspirational true story of the Ugandan boy soldier who became a world-renowned runner, then found his calling as director of a world-renowned African children's...
Rez ball
Graves, Byron
Paper Book
This compelling debut novel by new talent Byron Graves tells the relatable, high-stakes story of a young athlete determined to play like the hero his Ojibwe community needs him to be. These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation...
Icebreaker
Graziadei, A. L.
Paper Book
A. L. Graziadei's Icebreaker is an irresistible YA debut about two hockey players fighting to be the best--and the romance that catches them by surprise along the way. Seventeen-year-old Mickey James III is a college freshman, a brother to five sisters, and a hockey...
Rivals
Greenwald, Tom
Paper Book
A thrilling companion novel to Game Changer that follows a cross-town basketball rivalry that gets out of hand--now in paperbackThe people of Walthorne love their basketball--and one of the things they love most is the special rivalry between the Walthorne North Middle School Cougars and the...
Rhino's run
Lipsyte, Robert.
Paper Book
"You can't play it safe when you're the captain." From celebrated author Robert Lipsyte, this powerful coming-of-age follows high school football player Ronnie "Rhino" Rhinehart after a violent incident at school leaves him questioning everything he ever believed. ...
True legend
Lupica, Mike.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica makes his return to the basketball court! There's a reason teammates call him "True." Because for basketball phenom Drew Robinson, there is nothing more true than his talent on the court. It's the kind that comes along once in a...
Furia
Méndez, Yamile Saied
Paper Book
A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK Recipient of the 2021 Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Medal One of BuzzFeed's Must-Read YA Books of 2020 A Best Book of the Year: Cosmopolitan * Kirkus...
Game
Myers, Walter Dean
Audiobook
Game
Ghost
Reynolds, Jason
Paper Book
A National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this...
A greater goal : the epic battle for equal pay in women's soccer--and beyond
Rusch, Elizabeth.
Paper Book
More than 250 women have played on the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, and most contributed to the battle for equal pay. This narrative nonfiction book by the award-winning author and journalist Elizabeth Rusch traces the evolution of that fight, bringing this important rights...
Check, please!. Book 1, #Hockey!
Ukazu, Ngozi
Paper Book
New York Public Library's Best Books - Top Ten Books for Teens The Boston Globe - Best YA of the Year Ignatz Award - Outstanding Comic William C Morris Award - Finalist Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and...

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