Sports Stories - Teen

Updated September 11, 2025
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Michigan vs. the boys
Allen, Carrie S.
Paper Book
Michigan lives for hockey, and this is her year to shine. That is, until she gets some crushing news: budget cuts will keep the girls' hockey team off the ice this year. Luckily, there's still one team left in town... The boys' team isn't exactly welcoming, but Michigan's prepared to prove herself....
Geese are never swans
Bryant, Kobe
Paper Book
"Packed full of emotion. . . . An influential read with a powerful message."--Booklist Whether goose or swan, I have wings. And I'll fly. Gus's life is about one thing--swimming. And he knows that the only coach in town who can get him to the Olympics...
Rez ball
Graves, Byron
Ebook
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...
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...
Losers take all
Klass, David
Paper Book
In this table-turning novel about the thrill of defeat and the agony of victory, the new rule at Jack Logan's sports-crazy New Jersey high school is that all kids must play on a team. So Jack and a ragtag group of anti-athletic friends decide to get even. They are going to start a rebel JV soccer...
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. ...
Inaugural ballers : the true story of the first U.S. Women's Olympic basketball team
Maraniss, Andrew
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the inspirational true story of the birth of women's Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer Games and the ragtag team that put US women's basketball on the map. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown...
Furia. [online electronic book]
Mendez, Yamile Saied.
Ebook
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 Reviews * SheReads *...
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...
#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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