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• Check, Please! Book 1, #Hockey!

  Ukazu, Ngozi,

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  Web comic series turned graphic novel about Eric Bittle who is a former figure skater and a current baker. He decides to join the hockey team! Being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge he has yet to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fence. Volume One

  Pacat, C. S.,

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  Nicholas is out on his own, but has been fencing most of his life. He is accepted into a prestigious school where his half brother's nemesis attends and to find that he is not as good of a fencer as he thought he was. What challenges will…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Again!! No. 1

  Kubo, Mitsurō, 1975-

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  "Kinichiro isn't even that bad. It's just that on the first day of high school, his narrow eyes made him look shifty, so people assumed he was trouble. Now it's graduation, and he's looking back on three years with no friends. He never…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spinning

  Walden, Tillie, 1996-

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  "For ten years, figure skating was Tillie Walden's life. She woke before dawn for morning lessons, went straight to group practice after school, and spent weekends competing at ice rinks across the state. It was a central piece of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Breakaways

  Johnson, Cathy G.,

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  "Quiet, sensitive Faith starts middle school already worrying about how she will fit in. To her surprise, Amanda, a popular eighth grader, convinces her to join the school soccer team, the Bloodhounds. Having never played soccer in her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Haikyu!! Volume 1, Hinata and Kageyama

  Furudate, Haruichi, 1983-

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  "Playing for his idol's high school volleyball team, Shoyo loses his first and last match against Tobio, the King of the Court, and promises to get the best of this rival next season, but the new season brings him a surprising new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Roller Girl

  Jamieson, Victoria,

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  "Twelve-year-old Astrid has always done everything with her best friend Nicole. So when Astrid signs up for roller derby camp, she assumes Nicole will too. But Nicole signs up for dance camp with a new friend instead, and so begins the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragon Hoops

  Yang, Gene Luen,

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  A true story of Gene Luen Yang while he was coaching basketball in the high school where he works. He had lost interested in basketball, but found it to play an important part in his life as he helps the varsity team go towards victory in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Crossover

  Alexander, Kwame,

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  ""With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. ’Cuz tonight I’m delivering," raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fifth Quarter. 1

  Dawson, Mike, 1975-

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  "Get ready to hit the court in this graphic novel, the first in Mike Dawson's middle-grade duology about a girl who deals with her insecurities through her love of basketball." (Goodreads)

• Bounce Back

  Misako Rokkusu, 1977-

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  " Lilico, with the help of her cat, must learn to adjust to a new country, a new school, and new pressures in this middle grade graphic novel from author/illustrator Misako Rocks! about finding your team and finding yourself. Friendship,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 21

  Santiago, Wilfred

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  ""21" is a graphic biography of baseball star Roberto Clemente and chronicles the star's early days growing up in rural Puerto Rico, the highlights of his career, the prejudice he faced, and his humanitarian mission." (Goodreads)

• Fantasy Sports. No. 1

  Bosma, Sam,

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  "In Sam Bosma's debut graphic novel, a young explorer and his musclebound friend go treasure hunting in a mummy's tomb—but if they want to get rich, they're going to have to best the mummy in a game of hoops! Can they trust their bandaged…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cheer Up!

  Love and Pompoms

  Frasier, Crystal,

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  Annie is an anti-social lesbian and Bebe is a people pleaser trans girl whom are former friends. They both try out for the cheer team and make it on the team! While trying to navigate high school and the cheer squad, they rekindle their…Read moreRead more of this annotation