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Don't Know Tough [electronic resource] : by Cranor, Eli.aut; cloudLibrary;
WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD WINNER OF THE PETER LOVESEY FIRST CRIME NOVEL CONTEST Friday Night Lights gone dark with Southern Gothic; Eli Cranor delivers a powerful noir that will appeal to fans of Wiley Cash and Megan Abbott. In Denton, Arkansas, the fate of the high school football team rests on the shoulders of Billy Lowe, a volatile but talented running back. Billy comes from an extremely troubled home: a trailer park where he is terrorized by his mother’s abusive boyfriend. Billy takes out his anger on the field, but when his savagery crosses a line, he faces suspension. Without Billy Lowe, the Denton Pirates can kiss their playoff bid goodbye. But the head coach, Trent Powers, who just moved from California with his wife and two children for this job, has more than just his paycheck riding on Billy’s bad behavior. As a born-again Christian, Trent feels a divine calling to save Billy—save him from his circumstances, and save his soul. Then Billy’s abuser is found murdered in the Lowe family trailer, and all evidence points toward Billy. Now nothing can stop an explosive chain of violence that could tear the whole town apart on the eve of the playoffs.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Noir; Sports;
© 2022., Soho Press,
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Girl runner : a novel. by Snyder, Carrie.;
Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION; FICTION / Biographical; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Sports;
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Girl Runner A Novel [electronic resource] : by Snyder, Carrie.aut; cloudLibrary;
Girl Runner is the story of Aganetha Smart, a former Olympic athlete who was famous in the 1920s, but now, at age 104, lives in a nursing home, alone and forgotten by history. For Aganetha, a competitive and ambitious woman, her life remains present and unfinished in her mind. When her quiet life is disturbed by the unexpected arrival of two young strangers, Aganetha begins to reflect on her childhood in rural Ontario and her struggles to make an independent life for herself in the city. Without revealing who they are, or what they may want from her, the visitors take Aganetha on an outing from the nursing home. As ready as ever for adventure, Aganetha’s memories are stirred when the pair return her to the family farm where she was raised. The devastation of WWI and the Spanish flu epidemic, the optimism of the 1920s and the sacrifices of the 1930s play out in Aganetha’s mind, as she wrestles with the confusion and displacement of the present. Part historical page-turner, part contemporary mystery, Girl Runner is an engaging and endearing story about family, ambition, athletics and the dedicated pursuit of one’s passions. It is also, ultimately, about a woman who follows the singular, heart-breaking and inspiring course of her life until the very end.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Biographical; Sports;
© 2014., House of Anansi Press Inc,
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Hoop crazy! / by Walters, Eric,1957-;
Reading level : grades 2-5 ; ages 7-11
Subjects: Basketball; Teamwork (Sports);
© c2001., Orca Book Publishers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mississippi Blue 42. by Cranor, Eli.;
Former quarterback turned Edgar-winning author Eli Cranor throws a glorious Hail Mary in this series debut starring a rookie FBI agent who finds herself caught in the tangled web of a college football empire and the bloody greed that fuels it.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Southern; FICTION / Sports; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime;
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The tests of a ninja / by West, Tracey,1965-; Kishimoto, Masashi,1974-;
"Recommended for ages 7-10."Instead of receiving an exciting mission after graduating from the Ninja Academy, prankster Naruto must train with the old master Kakashi, from whom he learns the importance of teamwork.
Subjects: Ninja; Teamwork (Sports);
© 2008., VIZ Media,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Brittany the basketball fairy / by Meadows, Daisy.;
Reading level : 2 ; 006-009
Subjects: Fairies; Magic; Basketball; Sports;
© 2010, c2008., Scholastic,
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Helena the horse-riding fairy / by Meadows, Daisy.;
Reading level : 2 ; 006-009
Subjects: Fairies; Magic; Horses; Sports;
© 2010, c2008., Scholastic,
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Our Beautiful Boys A Novel [electronic resource] : by Pandya, Sameer.aut; CloudLibrary;
When the star players on a high school football team are accused of violence by another student, their secrets—and the secrets of their parents—threaten to shatter their entire community in a gripping novel of race, class, and privilege from the author of Members Only. “Timely and timeless . . . gorgeous yet understated storytelling . . . The struggles in Our Beautiful Boys are not exceptional dilemmas but rather uncomfortably common situations.”—Nic Stone, The New York Times Book Review Vikram Shastri has always been a good kid. He’s got a 4.6 GPA, listens to his parents, barely hits the parties, and is on track for a fancy college. But when he gets the chance to play on his high school football team, his world suddenly starts to shift. Basking in their recent victory, Vikram and his teammates Diego and MJ attend a party at an abandoned house in the Southern California foothills, located right below three ancient caves. They find themselves lost in the dark of night in one of the caves, carried away by male bravado, with a classmate who has annoyed them for years. But when the kid emerges with injuries that prove to be more serious than the all-star boys intended, they are suspended for the rest of the season, and the boys’ parents are brought in to manage the situation. As the parents try to protect their boys, they are also managing their own complicated family and professional lives. While the parents work with, and against, one another to figure out the truth about that night, the boys must come to terms with how much of their own secrets they’re willing to reveal to clear their names. Insightful and deeply human, Our Beautiful Boys is about race and class, parents trying to raise good boys in our fraught times, and the conflict we find when all of these slam together. It’s about the kids inside each parent and the games the world makes each of us play.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Family Life; Sports;
© 2025., Random House Publishing Group,
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Angelina and Alice / by Holabird, Katharine; Craig, Helen;
Angelina and her best friend Alice discover the importance of teamwork when their acrobatics are the hit of the gymnastics show at the village fair."Ages 3 and up"--P. [2] of cover.
Subjects: Friendship; Mice; Gymnastics; Teamwork (Sports);
© c2001., Pleasant Co.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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