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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 team - even though he can't help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident.

This collection brings together twenty-one of Lardner’s best pieces, including the six Jack Keefe stories that comprise You Know Me, Al, as well as such familiar favorites as “Alibi Ike,” “Some Like Them Cold,” and “Gullible’s Travels.” For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines.

Finale de la Coupe d'Europe de football... À la fin de la deuxième mi-temps, juste avant les prolongations, un entraîneur livre d'ultimes conseils à ses joueurs et les exhorte à jouer juste. Mais entre franc-parler et digressions métaphysiques, ce discours déborde son sujet, et vient bientôt s'immiscer le récit d'un amour passé avec une certaine Julie. Chorégraphies amoureuse et sportive sont liées plus qu'on ne le croit. Dans ce premier roman atypique, François Bégaudeau a su habiter une parole à la fois artificieuse et fébrile, badine et hallucinée.

'One of the greatest football novels ever written and a comic masterpiece' DJ Taylor. 'But is this story believable? Ah, it all depends upon whether you want it to believe it.' J.L. Carr. In their new all-buttercup-yellow-stripe, Steeple Sinderby Wanderers, who usually feel lucky when their pitch is above water-level, are England's most obscure team. This uncategorizable, surreal and extremely funny novel is the story of how they start the season by ravaging the Fenland League and end it by going all the way to Wembley.

"A fast-paced convincing drama of a young runner whose legs circle him back to the many conflicts he is trying to escape." —Jack Gantos, Newbery Medal-winning author of Dead End in Norvelt. An honest and sensitive debut that memorably captures a teen runner’s relationship with his brother and his brother’s experience of autism. Like many siblings, Leo and Caleb have a complicated relationship. But Caleb's violent outbursts literally send Leo running.

Chase's identity should be simple. He's the goalie on his hockey team. He's Kookum's grandchild. He's a boy. He should like girls. But it's not that easy. With the help of an Elder and a Two-Spirit mentor, can Chase learn to be proud of who he is? This graphic novel explores toxic masculinity through the experiences of an Indigenous teen.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey launches a super sexy sports romance series with a rom-com about a bad boy professional athlete who falls for his biggest fan... Wells Whitaker was once golf's hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his "promising" career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Over 1 million copies sold! A TikTok sensation! Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink. Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team. Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins. Nate's focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice.

Once, I knew this girl who sent a video of herself to her brother's best friend...while she was hopped up on pain meds. And he didn't reciprocate her feelings. Sounds like a hilarious story, right? WRONG. This really happened...to ME, Melanie Taylor. That was five years ago, so I'm over it - over him. At least, I thought I was...until West got traded to the D.C. Eagles and moved to the same city as me! Oh yeah, did I forget to mention my brother's best friend is Weston Kershaw? An incredibly talented and famous professional hockey player?

After getting my heart broken, I've sworn off athletes forever. Then my best friend has to go and marry an NHL player, and his teammate, Colby Knight, won't leave me alone. Colby is a master at scoring (on and off the ice), and he's not used to being told no. So he takes my disinterest as an invitation to pursue me even harder. I ignore him...until I realize I can use his expertise to help me get my crush's attention. But now that he's my dating coach, and we're spending so much time together, I'm growing more and more distracted. I mean, those dimples? Very enticing.