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The only game worth mastering is the one inside your mind. When sixteen-year-old Alex's life starts spinning out of control, he doesn't know how to get the reins back. His best friend has moved on, the girl he cares about is wasting away in plain sight, and his soccer coach has just handed his starting spot to a sophomore who wants it more. Everywhere Alex looks, something is breaking, and nothing he tries seems to fix any of it. The last place he expects to find help is from a long-dead Roman emperor. But Marcus Aurelius didn't come by accident.

When a black South American soccer star signs on to a team in the country’s racist south, headlines blare. And when he falls for the sensual Desmerelda, a stunning white pop singer and daughter of a wealthy politician, their sudden and controversial marriage propels the pair to centre stage, where they burn in the media spotlight. But celebrity attracts enemies; some very close to home. And its dazzle reaches into the city’s hidden corners, exposing a life of grit and desperation the glitterati could never imagine.

After all, I'm Graham Scott, son of a football legend and guaranteed a scholarship. But now, I'm so far off the beaten path I barely recognize myself anymore. My father is a cheat. My best friend broke my heart. And I owe ten thousand dollars in gambling debt. The only thing I seem to find solace in anymore is the bottom of a booze bottle.

È arrivato il momento perché Cameron, Jason e Asher si tolgano la divisa dei Rixon Raiders e vadano al college con le ragazze che amano. Ma le loro relazioni supereranno gli ostacoli della vita universitaria, delle nuove amicizie e, soprattutto, del football? Il mio traguardo sei tu segna l'epilogo della serie Rixon Raiders ed è necessario leggerlo dopo aver letto i tre volumi precedenti.

Lily Ford has always been a wallflower. But it’s senior year, and she wants nothing more than to try to push her boundaries and embrace the last year of high school. Kaiden Thatcher has always been the star on the football field. But now he finds himself in enemy territory forced to prove himself to his new coach and teammates. It starts with a dare. Seven minutes of heaven in a boat shed. But it quickly turns into something neither of them saw coming.

The seventh and final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Field Party series—a Southern soap opera filled with football, cute boys, and pick-up trucks—from USA TODAY bestselling author Abbi Glines. Five years after the Lawton High football team last took the field, everyone is...

Perfect for fans of Lynn Painter, The Summer I Turned Pretty, or a no-spice Ice Breaker, comes this deeply romantic sequel to the bestselling Wild Darling, Grumpy Darling and Rival Darling Alexandra Moody's BookTok sensation DARLING DEVILS continues with Rebel Darling – introducing Darling...

Everyone says hotshot goalie Luke Jackson is God's gift to girls, but the only girl he wants is his best friend, Malina Hall. He's always known how brilliant she is, but now that he's "accidentally" kissed her, he can't stop thinking about her...or wanting to kiss her again.

Set in a summer camp, this sweet and sharp screwball comedy set in a summer camp for queer teens examines the nature of toxic masculinity and self-acceptance. Sixteen-year-old Randy Kapplehoff loves spending the summer at Camp Outland, a camp for queer teens. It's where he met his best friends...

Bloomsbury presents Where You'll Find Us by Jen St. Jude, read by Allegra Verlezza In this beautifully profound YA novel, a trans teen finds a home where queer kids from all different decades have found refuge from hatred—and from time. Calla Quick has no future. At least, that’s how it...

Going head-to-head with your best friend is never easy, on or off the court. Told in a dual point of view, best friends Josie and Cami have to navigate friendship, rivalry, and first love in this fun female athlete 2000’s nostalgic YA from USA Today bestselling author Janette Rallison. Josie...

Grace Woodhouse has left a lot behind. She used to have a great friend group, an amazing girlfriend, and a right foot set to earn her a Division I football scholarship—before she came out as trans. As senior year begins, Grace is struggling to find her place in early transition, new social circles, and a life without football. But when her skills as the best kicker in the state prove to be vital, her old teammates beg her to come out of retirement, dragging her back into a sport—into a way of life—she thought had turned its back on her forever.

Seit seiner Veröffentlichung ist Quidditch im Wandel der Zeiten eines der beliebtesten Bücher in der Bibliothek von Hogwarts. Dieser unentbehrliche Leitfaden zum beliebtesten Spiel der magischen Gemeinschaft wurde bereits von Harry Potter, Hermine Granger und vielen anderen gelesen. Quidditch hat sich von seinen Anfängen im Queerditch Marsh im elften Jahrhundert zu einem anspruchsvollen Sport entwickelt. Momente rauschenden Triumphs und vernichtender Niederlage (z. B. für die Anhänger der Chudley Cannons) sind in Quidditch im Wandel der Zeiten beschrieben.

Japan, Anfang des 17. Jahrhunderts: Der junge Engländer Jack erlernt auf der Samurai-Schule des berühmten Masamoto Takeshi die Kunst des Schwertkampfs. Schneller als erwartet muss Jack seine Fähigkeiten unter Beweis stellen, denn außerhalb der Schulmauern lauert Gefahr. Ein Geheimbund will alle Europäer aus Japan vertreiben und hat es auch auf Jack abgesehen. Ein junger Engländer. Gestrandet in Japan. Ausgebildet zum Samurai. Bereit für den Kampf seines Lebens.

Im Jahr 1610 versenken Piraten vor der Küste Japans ein englisches Handelsschiff. Jack Fletcher, der Sohn des Steuermanns, ist der einzige Überlebende. Der berühmte Schwertmeister Masamoto Takeshi adoptiert ihn und lässt ihn zum Samurai ausbilden. Doch noch immer schwebt Jack in Lebensgefahr. Der gefürchtete Ninja Drachenauge hat es auf einen großen Schatz abgesehen, den Jack aus dem Schiff gerettet hat: das Logbuch seines Vaters. Ein junger Engländer. Gestrandet in Japan. Ausgebildet zum Samurai. Bereit für den Kampf seines Lebens.

Can surfing change your life? For Ellie, it most certainly does. Vezna Andrews’ debut novel is set in 1980s Southern California, where sixteen-year-old Ellie discovers herself through her love of surfing. Born and raised in New York City, Ellie’s world is turned upside down when her father unexpectedly dies and her mother sends her to Manhattan Beach, California to live with her Aunt Jen and her Uncle Charlie—both avid surfers.

Claire O'Connor is back in Juniper Falls, but that doesn't mean she wants to be. One semester off, that's what she promised herself. Just long enough to take care of her father and keep the family business—a hockey bar beside the ice rink—afloat. Enter Tate Tanley. What happened between them the night before she left town resurfaces the second they lay eyes on each other. But the guy she remembers has been replaced by a total hottie. When Tate is called in to take over for the hockey team's star goalie, suddenly he's in the spotlight. It's the absolute worst time to fall in love.

Everyone loves hockey superstar Pierce Miller. Everyone except Lia Bailey. When the two are forced to teach a skating class to save the rink, Lia's not sure she'll survive the pressure of Nationals and Pierce's ego. Not only can't he remember her name, he signed her bottle of water like she was one of his groupies. Ugh. But if there's one thing Lia knows better than figure skating, it's hockey. Hoping to take his ego down a notch - or seven - she logs into his team website under an anonymous name to give him pointers on his less-than-stellar playing.

When a championship race ends in a dead heat, two runners are forced into a decision neither of them wants to make. Maya Santos and Vanessa Chen cross the finish line at the exact same time—down to the hundredth of a second. According to state rules, only one runner can advance. With everything on the line, their coach orders a series of time trials to decide who moves forward. Maya is the rising junior with momentum on her side.

“A tender and sweet romance that will have you kicking your feet.” —Misty Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Falling Like Leaves The first rule for a drama-free senior year? Don’t fall for the mysterious new football transfer. A swoony young adult romance full of undeniable...