Sports

Jacket	Title/Author	Annotation	Grade Level*
	Damage by A.M. Jenkins	Football player, Austin Reid, struggles with severe depression that even a mature, complicated relationship cannot solve.	11-12
	Raider's Night by Robert Lipsyte	Generally, Matt's just content to go along with life. He’s Co-Captain of the football team, he has his pick of girlfriends, and he’s headed toward a full scholarship. His future seemed golden …at least, it did. An incident at training camp changes everything. Now he's got to make some very important, difficult decisions - decisions that will dramatically change the future of everyone involved.	11-12
	Three Clams and an Oyster by Randy Powell	When three eleventh-grade males accept a female replacement to their four-man flag-football team, they begin a challenging journey of self-discovery about individual values, gender perceptions, and friendship.	9-12
	Knights of the Hill Country by Tim Tharp	Hampton and Blaine are the stars of the football team, local celebrities in the small town, and looking forward to college scholarships. However, Blaine, his best friend, suffered a knee injury that may end his football career. Hampton is not sure he can go on without his best friend, they always looked at themselves as a package deal. As the season progresses and the team is looking to be undefeated for five straight seasons, Hampton starts to learn that football may be the ticket that makes him the person he truly wants to be.	9-12
	Rucker Park Setup by Paul Volponi	With the Rucker Park championship on the line, Mackey feels the guilt over a deal he made with the opposing team's coach to throw the game. This same deal brings about the murder of his best friend, J.R. Through the final basketball game, Mackey relives his friendship with J.R., feels the knowing eyes of J.R.'s father, and deals with pressure from both teams to live up to his potential. Will Mackey throw the game? Will the truth behind J.R.'s death come out?	11-12
*Grade level suggestions are based on professional review sources. Some books contain mature themes. Please discuss reading selections as a family.

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