- Check, Please! Book 1 by Ngozi Ukazu: Eric Bittle, aka Bitty, is a champion figure skater, vlogger, and baker, but when he finds himself on his college hockey team, Bitty must navigate his fear of getting hit, his quirky teammates, and an unexpected crush on the team captain.
- Home Field Advantage Dahlia Adler: Amber McCloud's dream is to become cheer captain at the end of the year, but after the football team's quarterback dies in an accident and is replaced by a girl, Amber knows she should work against this unliked Jaclyn to keep her cheer status but the twofall for each other.
- Just Between Us by Adeline Kon: Lydia Chen knows how good she is on the ice. Technically perfect, she’s been the one to beat since her debut years ago. Except now, something is missing in her performances—a spark that’s been gone for a while. Between the constant training, appealing to sponsors to fund her, and the pressure to perform, Lydia’s passion for skating has disappeared. When her rival Elaine Yee starts training at the same rink, Lydia’s struck by the emotion in Elaine’s routines and unwillingly finds herself getting closer to her as they compete for a spot in the Olympics. As the tension between them comes to a head, Lydia’s about to find out how a competitor can become an ally and figure out how to feel alive on the ice again.
- Medicine Wheels by Byron Graves: When Bryce's mom walks out on her abusive boyfriend and back into jail for breaking her probation, he's left facing the summer of his junior year with no parents, no phone, and only the clothes on his back. With nowhere to call home, Bryce crashes at his grandparents' house on Wolf Creek reservation. Wolf Creek is full of memories and old friends-including Robbie and Mikayla, who hang out at the local skate park. Skateboarding reminds Bryce of his late dad: carefree, riding like he could fly. If Bryce could learn to ride like that, he'd take his crew to the top of the skateboarding championship at the end of the summer, and finally prove he's not a loser, especially to the online-famous, captivating Mikayla. Summer is looking up, even as he's falling on his face. But when a fresh loss takes Bryce down, he'll need to learn to lean on his Ojibwe community to get back on the board. Only then can he discover his father's real legacy-and the true meaning of unconditional love.
- The Misdirection of Fault Lines by Anna Gracia: During one week at the elite Bastille Invitational tennis tournament, three teen girls--Alice, on her own for the first time; Violetta, a social medial influencer, and coach's pet; and Leylah, ready for a life of professional tennis--compete for a shot at their dreams.
- Playing for Keeps by Jennifer Dugan: A baseball pitcher and a student umpire fall for one another against league regulations and must keep it secret.
- Ramin Abbas Has Major Questions by Ahmad Saber: While grappling with his identity as a gay Muslim, senior Ramin joins the soccer team in his final semester to meet his graduation requirements.
- Run Like a Girl by Amaka Egbe: 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. Not one to give up easily, Dera joins the boys’ team instead. But when she goes viral and gains attention across the state, Dera’s new notoriety opens the door for trolls both online and at school. Paired with her deteriorating relationship with her father, she soon finds everything to be too much.
- Smash or Pass by Birdie Schae: Ellie dates the Right Guy, says all the Right Things, and acts the Right Way to avoid being ridiculed for her autism. When that Right Guy unceremoniously dumps her right before they're supposed to go to beach volleyball camp together, Ellie's perfectly curated world comes crashing down and she's labeled the boring, weird girl. Desperate to regain her good reputation (and yeah, sure, the boy...), Ellie goes to Camp SMASH, which is nothing like she expected. There, she's paired with Sierra, a mysterious, standoffish volleyball legacy who makes Ellie's quest to get her boyfriend back even more complicated.
- Wrong Side of the Court by H.N. Khan: Dreaming of being the world's first Pakistani to be drafted into the NBA, 15-year-old Fawad Chaudhry must convince his mother to let him try out for the basketball team while dealing with the neighborhood bully.
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