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After his parents divorce, Jimmy Fleming moves with his father from Pennsylvania to Jersey City. Jimmy, a left-handed pitcher, makes…
the seventh-grade baseball team, but finding friends isn't as easy. Even with his team losing and his dad pressuring him, Jimmy doesn't give up. For grades 4-7. 2006
Fourteen-year-old Keisha wants to go to a summer program for aspiring doctors. Instead, her guidance counselor places her in a…
program for at-risk kids. There Keisha discovers her innate swimming ability, learns to deal with prejudice, and makes new friends. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2001
As high school ends, Dean Duffy says goodbye to his once-promising baseball career. But the following fall, Duffy gets an…
unexpected offer of a baseball scholarship from a private college. During the months before he has to decide, Duffy thinks back to the events before and after he threw his arm out at sixteen and ponders whether he can endure another effort and possible failure. Some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readers
Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind…
Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018
Best friends Darius, a writer, and Twig, a runner, deal with bullies, family problems, and gangs while hanging on to…
their dreams of getting out of Harlem and going to college. Some violence and some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2013
Mathéo partage sa vie entre la piscine, où il s’entraîne avec l’équipe de natation de son école, et le centre…
commercial, où il travaille comme mascotte. C’est avec enthousiasme qu’il entame son secondaire 5, surtout que son entraîneur vient de le nommer capitaine de leur équipe. Cependant, lors de la première compétition de l’année, un nageur d’une équipe adverse l’insulte à propos de son poids. Profondément ébranlé, Mathéo commence à moins bien performer en natation, ce qui l'amène à se lancer à corps perdu dans les entraînements, au détriment de sa santé et de ses notes. Mathéo devra accepter sa propre vulnérabilité et aller chercher du soutien s’il veut surmonter cette épreuve.
Naïla est inscrite dans un nouveau club de gymnastique et craint le regard qui sera porté sur elle. Même si…
son poids n'est un enjeu ni pour elle ni pour ses proches, elle fait souvent face à la grossophobie chez les autres. Et si Naïla était plus forte que tout ça?