Oregon City Teen Adventure & Sports Genre Guide

Updated May 2, 2026
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Oregon City Teen Adventure & Sports Genre Guide

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Out of our league : 16 stories of girls in sports
Adler, Dahlia
Paper Book
A compelling YA anthology from editors Dahlia Adler and Jennifer Iacopelli about the trials and triumphs of girls in sports. A Kid's Indie Next Pick! A Junior Library Guild Selection! A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year! ...
The race of the century : the battle to break the four-minute mile
Bascomb, Neal
Paper Book
Highly acclaimed author Neal Bascomb brings his peerless research and fast-paced narrative style to a young adult adaptation of one of his most successful adult books of all time, The Perfect Mile, an inspiring and moving story of three men racing to achieve the impossible -- the...
All the noise at once
Davis, DeAndra
Paper Book
Winner of the William C. Morris Debut YA Book Award Three starred reviews! A Black, autistic teen tries to figure out what happened the night his older brother was unjustly arrested in this "propulsive" (Jas Hammonds, award-winning author of We Deserve...
Shadowed
Deuker, Carl
Paper Book
Beloved, award-winning author Carl Deuker serves up another fast-paced sports novel--this one about basketball and friendship. Nate plays soccer, but he doesn't love it. He plays because it's what his family expects.  Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street....
Run like a girl
Egbe, Amaka
Paper Book
Dera Edwards knows her life is over when she's shipped off to live with her estranged father in the middle of White Suburbia. To make matters worse, Dera learns that her new school doesn't have a girls' track team, shattering her dreams of getting a track scholarship and, one day, competing in the...
Leave it on the track
Fisher, Margot
Paper Book
From Reese's Book Club LitUp Fellow Margot Fisher, a moving debut about healing, self-acceptance, and queer first love, set on a roller derby team Morgan "Moose" Shaker barely survived the fire that killed her fathers in their beloved roller rink in small-town Utah. Now she...
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 high school...
Skyjacked
Griffin, Paul
Paper Book
Have a nice flight . . .Cassie, Tim, Emily, Brandon, and Jay are on their way back from a camping trip, flying from Idaho to New York City on Cassie's family's private plane. This might be a usual thing for the others, but for Jay, it's only his second time ever on a plane. And what starts as a...
Never say die
Horowitz, Anthony
Stand-alone player
Into thin air : a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster
Krakauer, Jon.
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray. "A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment...
A suffragist's guide to the Antarctic
Lai, Yi Shun
Paper Book
Two starred reviews! A teen's fight for suffrage turns into one of survival when her crew's Antarctic expedition ship gets stuck in the ice in this historical "gripping--and sometimes gut-wrenching--adventure tale" (Shelf Awareness, starred review) told in journal...
Under a painted sky
Lee, Stacey
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl, Stacey Lee's debut novel is a powerful story about love, friendship, and sacrifice, perfect for fans of Code Name Verity. "This moving novel will captivate you."--Buzzfeed.com  ...
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. ...
Life of Pi : a novel
Martel, Yann.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The international bestseller and modern classic of adventure, survival, and the power of storytelling is now an award-winning play.  After the sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild blue Pacific. The only...
Summer of the mariposas
McCall, Guadalupe Garcia.
Ebook
When Odilia and her four sisters find a dead body in the swimming hole, they embark on a hero's journey to return the dead man to his family in Mexico. But returning home to Texas turns into an odyssey that would rival Homer's original tale. With the supernatural aid of ghostly La Llorona via a...
Furia
Méndez, Yamile Saied
Paper Book
GANADORA DE LA MEDALLA PURA BELPRÉ 2021 PARA AUTORES JÓVENES. Incluido en el club de lectura Hello Sunshine, de la actriz Reese Witherspoon. Uno de los mejores libros juveniles del año, de acuerdo a BuzzFeed * Cosmopolitan * Kirkus Reviews *...
The jump
Morris, Brittney
Paper Book
From the acclaimed author of SLAY and The Cost of Knowing comes an action-driven, high-octane "thrill ride" (Kirkus Reviews) about a group of working-class teens in Seattle who join a dangerous scavenger hunt with a prize that can save their families and community. ...
Play it forward : how women are changing sports to change the world
Sales, Leila
Paper Book
New from TOGETHXR--the sports media company that set the sports world on fire with their defining statement "EVERYONE WATCHES WOMEN'S SPORTS"--this inspiring collection of stories shines a light on the grit, smarts, and determination of record-setting and boundary-breaking female...
Illusions of fire
Sharma, Nisha
Paper Book
From an award-winning author, an enemies to lovers romantasy that's perfect for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Supernatural. Every morning Laila Bansal wakes up before dawn--hours before her job at the family winery--and trains in hand-to-hand combat with her adopted aunts who, when not...
The thief
Turner, Megan Whalen.
Ebook
Discover and rediscover the world of the Queen's Thief, from the acclaimed novel The Thief to the thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion, The Return of the Thief. The epic novels set in the world of the Queen's Thief can be read in any order. New York Times...
One of the boys
Zeller, Victoria
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller Grace Woodhouse was a star kicker with a D1 future, but that was before she came out as transgender and quit football. Now, as senior year begins, Grace is navigating a new life with queer friends and a fresh perspective.<...
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