Park Ridge YA: Sports
Annotation:Best friends Mackey and J.R. have waited their whole lives to win the basketball tournament at Rucker Park, where their favorite pro ballers squared off against street legends. But the day of their big game, J.R. is fatally stabbed-and it's Mackey's fault, even though he didn't wield the knife. Now Mackey has a score to settle, but the killer is watching his every move.
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Annotation:Two star high school basketball players, one black and one white, experience the justice system differently after committing a crime together and getting caught.
Annotation:In his senior year, high school linebacker Hampton Greene finally begins to think for himself and discovers that he might be interested in more than football.
Annotation:A teenage basketball player from Harlem is befriended by a former professional player who, after being forced to quit because of a point shaving scandal, hopes to prevent other young athletes from repeating his mistake.
Annotation:If Harlem high school senior Drew Lawson is going to realize his dream of playing college, then professional basketball, he will have to improve at being coached and being a team player, especially after a new student threatens to take the scouts' attention away from him.
Annotation:Jock and his eccentric family spend the summer working at Grampus's golf complex, where they end up learning the rules of "The Big Game of Everything."
Annotation:High-school-junior Mike Semak has worked hard to earn his starting position in center field on his varsity baseball team. He finds inspiration and training tips by closely following the Web site of his hero, Billy Budd (a fictional member of the Yankees). Mike's dream year becomes complicated after the arrival of Oscar, a Dominican who threatens his position.
Annotation:An overweight fourteen-year-old boy experiences a turning point summer in which he learns to stand up for himself.
Annotation:A Harlem high school dropout escapes from a gang of punks into a boxing gym, where he learns that being a contender is hard and often discouraging work, but that you don't know anything until you try.
Annotation:When seventeen-year-old Kyle reluctantly replaces his injured brother in the family racecar he struggles to keep up with his trumpet playing while deciding how--or if-- he can continue making music with a brass quintet and headlines as a NASCAR racer.
Annotation:Thirteen-year-old Whisper, who hates sports, is torn when she gets a chance to win a million dollars by kicking a goal against a local soccer hero.
Annotation:Ty Lewis can't believe it when Coach V recruits him for the football team. This is Ty's big chance to prove how fast he is on the field, get a fresh start in a new school, and be like his older brother, Thane "Tiger" Lewis, who's about to graduate from college-and is being courted by the NFL. But Ty's guardian, Uncle Gus, won't let him play.
Annotation:All Josh wants to do is play baseball, but as he gets in deeper with youth championship team the Titans, there are questions he's just got to ask. Together with school reporter Jaden, Josh investigates his suspicions of steroid use.
Annotation:Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.
Annotation:Eighth-grade sports reporters Stevie and Susan Carol reunite at the U.S. Open tennis championships where they investigate the mysterious disappearance of a top Russian player.
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