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Slot machine
Par Chris Lynch. 1996
Fourteen-year-old Elvin, his two best friends, and other incoming male freshmen of a Christian high school spend three weeks at…
summer camp. The goal is to find an athletic slot for each boy. Unfortunately, as overweight Elvin sarcastically explains in letters to his mother, he's not the athletic type. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1996.Serendipity (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Cathy Marie Hake. 2011
When Todd travels to Virginia to bring his widowed mother to his Texas farm, illness alters his plan. Maggie makes…
a living by selling soaps and perfumes, using old family recipes. Marriage is the farthest thing from her mind - until Todd shows up on her porch, seeking help for his ailing mother. Maggie's heart skips a beat. And when the handsome Texan proposes to her, life suddenly begins to change for the dark-haired beauty. 2011.Semi-tough (Lone Star audio)
Par Dan Jenkins. 2008
As New York Giants redneck star Billy Clyde Puckett records the outrageous buildup to his team's Super Bowl clash with…
cross-town rivals the Jets, his best friend's voluptuous main squeeze puts some knee-buckling moves on him that he finds difficult to dodge. Followed by "Life Its Ownself". 2008.Shadow of a bull
Par Maia Wojciechowska. 1964
Everyone expects Manolo to become a great bullfighter like his father, but he wants to follow his own heart and…
become a doctor. As he prepares to fight his first bull, Manolo realizes that he is afraid. Grades 5-8. 1965 Newbery Award winner. 1964.Sexy
Par Joyce Carol Oates. 2005
Darren Flynn, high school student and star swimmer, is incredibly good-looking with a perfect life, until 'the thing' happens -…
'the thing' with Mr. Tracy, his English teacher. 'The thing' was how Darren would think of it afterwards, but did it happen at all? As everything and everyone around him changes, and Darren feels he can trust no one, he searches for his identity, finding answers in the most unexpected places. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2005.Samuel: 360° (Planches d'enfer. #2.)
Par Chloé Varin. 2012
Il s'en est fallu de peu pour que la compétition "Planches denfer" n'ait pas lieu. Mais ça y est, les…
équipes ont enfin été formées et la première épreuve, Slopestyle Snowboarding, approche désormais à vitesse grand V. Le grand jour arrivé, Sam est plus nerveux que de coutume. Le niveau promet d'être élevé. Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 2012.Satch & me (Baseball card adventure. #7.)
Par Dan Gutman. 2010
With his ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe takes Flip with him to find out whether…
Satchel Paige really was the fastest pitcher ever. Sequel to "Abner and me", folloed by "Jim and me". Grades 4-7. 2010.Saving Alice: a novel
Par David Lewis. 2005
Stephen Whittaker has his whole life planned, but when he loses his true love - Alice - a gradual undetected…
spiral begins. When everything starts unraveling, who will Stephen turn to? 2005.Run
Par David Skuy. 2017
Terrified of being targeted by bullies for being overweight, Lionel tries to go through grade 8 attracting as little notice…
as possible. But Lionel discovers something about himself: he's fast. So Lionel takes up running. That leads to joining a running group, and being recruited for the school track team. But being on the track team and getting more attention brings him closer to the bullies he's been avoiding - and makes him a target. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.Roid rage
Par Lesley Choyce. 1999
When Craig makes first string on his high school football team, he is surprised to learn that his best friend…
Ray has also made the team and has become the best player on the field. Craig soon discovers Ray's secret, and begins taking steroids too. However, he begins to experience side effects, including periods of rage. Now he must come clean with his coach and family and convince Ray his health is in danger. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Rude behavior (Lone Star audio)
Par Dan Jenkins. 2009
Billy Clyde Puckett, former football halfback and now bored TV sports commentator, returns to Fort Worth, Texas. Bankrolled by his…
father-in-law, Puckett gains the NFL franchise for the West Texas Tornadoes and starts putting a team together, while his wife is making a movie in Switzerland. 2009.Rooting for Rafael Rosales
Par Kurtis Scaletta. 2017
In the Dominican Republic, a boy who dreams of playing professional baseball in the United States crosses paths with a…
young environmentalist from Minneapolis who is passionate about saving bees. Grades 4-7. 2017.Roughnecks
Par Thomas Cochran. 1997
High school senior Travis Cody feels responsible for his football team's one loss of the season. But he has a…
chance to redeem himself in the big championship game. On the day of the playoff, Travis finds the confidence to overcome his fears and look forward to the future. For junior and senior high and older readers. c1997.Roberto & me (Baseball card adventure. #10.)
Par Dan Gutman. 2011
Stosh travels back to 1969 to try to prevent the untimely death of Roberto Clemente, a legendary baseball player and…
humanitarian, but upon his return to the present, he meets his own great-grandson who takes him into the future, and what he finds there is more shocking than anything he has encountered in his travels to the past. Sequel to "Ray and me", followed by "Ted and me". Grades 4-7. 2011.Rocket blues
Par David Skuy. 2014
Being cut from the Huskies, the AAA hockey team he has played on for three years, Bryan Rockwood (aka "Rocket")…
reluctantly joins a AA team, the Blues, at his best friend Maddy's insistence. Things only get worse when Rocket sees that the Blues don't take hockey seriously. Facing the Huskies in the round robin will give Rocket the chance to prove his skills, but in order to keep his hockey dreams (and his friends) Rocket will have to realize that while hockey is his passion, it is not his entire life. Grades 4-7. 2014.Rocky
Par Marie José Thériault, Julia Sorel. 1978
C'est à Philadelphie qu'a lieu le championnat poids lourds 1976. Les adversaires? Apollo Creed et l'aspirant Rocky Balboa, l'étalon italien,…
un anti-héros venu de nulle part qui a ce qu'il faut dans les tripes pour être, ne serait-ce qu'une fois, un véritable héros. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1978.Rink rivals (Sports stories series ; #49)
Par Jacqueline Guest. 2010
Evan and Brynley are twins, but they are very different. So when Brynley decides to take up hockey, which is…
Evan's sport, the boys find themselves facing off. Descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2010.Respect! (Gr8reads)
Par Michaela Morgan. 2005
When their mum and dad die, Tully and his little brother only have each other. They are sent to a…
Children's Home. The other kids make fun of them. But Tully has an amazing talent which will win him a place in history. Grades 3-6. 2005.Rebound
Par Kwame Alexander. 2018
Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In…
this prequel to Newbery Medal winner 'The Crossover', Chuck Bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to. A novel in verse with all the impact and rhythm readers have come to expect from Kwame Alexander, 'Rebound' will go back in time to visit the childhood of Chuck "Da Man" Bell during one pivotal summer, when young Charlie is sent to stay with his grandparents and where he discovers basketball and learns more about his family's past. Grades 5-8. 2018.Puck is a four letter word
Par Frank Orr. 1982
William Milligan, farm boy turned professional hockey player, participates in a players' strike and is traded to a hopeless expansion…
team where he plays hockey with a bunch of over-sexed weirdos and a cement-headed coach. Strong language. 1983, c1982.