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Teen Book Spotlight--Football Stories Pt. 2!!!

Our teen book spotlight this week is on YA Football stories since it is the start of the NFL season!!!  With a combination of fiction and nonfiction, these titles provide different aspects and perspectives of the game of football and what it takes to play the game.  These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #yafootballstories as well as on Libby and Hoopla.  Check back next week for a new teen book spotlight and if you have any book suggestions, please let us know!!

Hit Count by Chris Lynch--Arlo Brodie loves being at the heart of the action on the football field, and while his dad cheers him on, his mother quotes head injury statistics and refuses to watch, but Arlo's winning plays, the cheering crowds, and the adrenaline rush are enough to convince him that everything is OK, in spite of the pain, the pounding, the dizziness, and the confusion.

The Football Girl by Thatcher Heldring--Flag football teammates Caleb and Tessa become more than just friends the summer before they enter high school. Now Caleb is trying out for football and Tessa is supposed to try out for cross country with her two best friends. However, when Tessa decides she likes football more than running, and wants to try out with Caleb, she is torn between her dreams and others' expectations.

Game Changer by Neal Shusterman--After getting injured in a football game, Ash finds himself transported into another dimension. But it doesn't stop there. Ash is transported to various dimensions that are entirely different from his own. He soon learns racism, misogyny and homophobia through different identities in each of these universes.

Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach--Just before his sixteenth birthday, Felton Reinstein has a sudden growth spurt that turns him from a small, jumpy, picked-on boy with the nickname of "Squirrel Nut" to a powerful athlete, leading to new friends, his first love, and the courage to confront his family's past and current problems.

Gym Candy by Carl Deuker--Groomed by his father to be a star player, football is the only thing that has ever really mattered to Mick Johnson, who works hard for a spot on the varsity team his freshman year, then tries to hold onto his edge by using steroids, despite the consequences to his health and social life.

50 Years, 50 Moments by Jerry Rice--Highlights fifty of the greatest moments from the past fifty years of Super Bowl history from the first touch down in super-bowl history to a game saving interception in the final minute of super Bowl XLIX. Includes scoring summaries, lists of statistics, and color photographs.