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Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom, Vol. 6 by Hisaya Nakajo
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsPRIVATE EYESWhen a sports reporter comes looking for a scoop on Izumi Sano, Japan's most promising young high-jumper, Mizuki's own secrets are brought into the light! Can she hide the fact that she, Sano's roommate, is actually a cross-dressing girl? Meanwhile, Mizuki's classmate Nakatsu, unaware of Mizuki's female-ness, struggles to choose between his girlfriend and "the love that dare not...Categorized as:
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Text Talk by merlywhirls
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFandom: Harry PotterRelationship: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin--------------------------------------------------Sirius is in boarding school, Remus is in the hospital, and they don't know each other until Sirius texts the wrong number... -
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![Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom, Vol. 4 by Hisaya Nakajo]()
Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom, Vol. 4 by Hisaya Nakajo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsCLOTHES MAKE THE MANAll-male Osaka High School is holding its annual war of the dorms, and for the students, there's no escape! Unfortunately, even though she'd be happy to just compete in the 500-meter relay, Mizuki is forced to enter the Cross-Dressing Pageant..Categorized as:
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I Heart London by Lindsey Kelk
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHome is where the heart is. Right? Angela Clark has fallen in love with America -- and it's starting to love her back. Throw one expired visa into the mix, and things quickly take a turn for the worse. She might love her life as a Brit in New York, but now she has no choice but to return to London... -
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![Fire and Ice by Rhonda James]()
Fire and Ice by Rhonda James
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey call me the #DirtyGentleman. My reputation precedes me. I’m forward on the ice and in the bedroom With a filthy mouth and impressive moves. I always get the job done. I have my future all planned out: Get laid often. Graduate. Land the job of my dreams. Sounds easy. Right? It was until Delaney Dixon burst into my life. Eyes as warm as melted chocolate. A sexy smile... -
![Cross Game 6 by Mitsuru Adachi]()
Cross Game 6 by Mitsuru Adachi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style). The arrival of a new year brings Ko's last shot at Koshien closer at hand. But Akane Takigawa and her striking resemblance to Wakaba cause Ko's heart to stir. Meanwhile, something happens to make Azuma and Aoba grow closer. Young feelings wax and wane in Ko's third year of high school... -
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Underwater by Anna B. Doe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHidden deep beneath the azure surface, the secret of the ocean is coming to the light of day.Don't be afraid to dive Underwater! Marissa Davenport is just a regular girl living in a small town on the island of Hawaii until one fateful night changes everything for her. The ocean takes away the boy she loves, and to save him, she will risk her own life... -
![The Swap by Megan Shull]()
The Swap by Megan Shull
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 28 ratings“YOU BE ME...AND I'LL BE YOU.” ELLIE spent the summer before seventh grade getting dropped by her best friend since forever. JACK spent it training in “The Cage” with his tough-as-nails brothers and hard-to-please dad. By the time middle school starts, they’re both ready for a change. And just as Jack’s thinking girls have it so easy, Ellie’s wishing she could be anyone but herself... -
![The Heartbeats of Wing Jones by Katherine Webber]()
The Heartbeats of Wing Jones by Katherine Webber
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWing Jones, like everyone else in her town, has worshipped her older brother, Marcus, for as long as she can remember. Good-looking, popular, and the star of the football team, Marcus is everything his sister is not, and Wing is all too aware of this.Until the night when everything changes. Marcus, drunk at the wheel after a party, kills two people and barely survives himself... -
![Cold Day in the Sun by Sara Biren]()
Cold Day in the Sun by Sara Biren
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHolland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happens to be a girl. But when her school team is selected to be featured and televised as part of HockeyFest, her status as the only girl on the boys’ team makes her the lead story... -
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Superhero by Eli Easton
It’s not easy for a young gay artist like Jordan Carson to grow up in Jefferson, Wisconsin, where all anyone seems to care about in middle school and high school are the sports teams. But Jordan was lucky. He met Owen Nelson in the second grade, and they’ve been BFFs ever since. Owen is a big, beautiful blond and their school’s champion wrestler... -
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Blue Box, Vol. 1 by Kouji Miura
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTaiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals.When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard... -
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Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHarley Milano has dreamed of being a trapeze artist for as long as she can remember. With parents who run a famous circus in Las Vegas, she spends almost every night in the big top watching their lead aerialist perform, wishing with all her soul that she could be up there herself one day... -
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Crash into Us by Shana Vanterpool
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey met when they were kids. They were friends, lovers, and then husband and wife. They were supposed to be together forever. He was her Superman. She was his happiness. And then he went pro. And she doubted something that was supposed to be forever. Mistakes were made in exchange for dreams, and hearts were shattered. Their forever crumbled right before their eyes... -
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![Just for You by Jennifer Ann Shore]()
Just for You by Jennifer Ann Shore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPenn Westbrook thinks he’s the one for me. It’s not that I’m entirely opposed to the idea, but I’ve got a lot going on. Aside from school obligations and my own extracurricular interests, I’ve got a crazy family life... -
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Gaslight by Rachael Rose
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEveryone has a limit.It’s a six-hour flight from New York City to Los Angeles. For Maddie Goodwright and her mom, it’s six hours that will change their lives as they leave behind broken relationships and shattered dreams. But a new school, a new home, and a new group of friends can’t heal the wounds of the past. To move forward, Maddie will have to reinvent herself...Categorized as:
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![Crimson Hero, Vol. 1 by Mitsuba Takanashi]()
Crimson Hero, Vol. 1 by Mitsuba Takanashi
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen fifteen-year-old Nobara Sumiyoshi transfers to Crimson Field High School, she hopes to play competitive volleyball, but her mother will do anything to keep her off the court and working at her family's Japanese restaurant... -
![MARS: Horse With No Name by Fuyumi Soryo]()
MARS: Horse With No Name by Fuyumi Soryo
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIncludes a short story prequel to the bestselling series, Mars... -
![The Avant-Guards: Down to the Wire (The Avant-Guards (collected editions) #3) by Carly Usdin]()
The Avant-Guards: Down to the Wire (The Avant-Guards (collected editions) #3) by Carly Usdin
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTHE FINAL SHOT. Everything’s happening - Liv & Charlie figuring out what it means to be Liv & Charlie, the final game of the season is here, creating the perfect fundraiser and everyone’s parents showed up to cheer them on during the most stressful time the team could imagine. It’s Just A Lot For Everyone To Deal With... -
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Just Pretending by Leah Rooper, Kate Rooper
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt's not easy being royal. Sixteen-year-old Evangeline wears her crown proudly, but between her duties and her overprotective big brother, the idea of romance is just a dream. But a chance encounter in Chicago changes all that…. Sure, seventeen-year-old Tyler Evans loves playing hockey, but he's more concerned about providing for his dad and little sister... -
![Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth]()
Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth
Reese's Book Club Summer YA Pick '24"YA is a feeling. It's a warm summer day reading in the sun, lots of nostalgia, gushing together over the characters in Twelfth Knight...Categorized as:
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Penalty Box by Kris Butler
I loved two things above all others: hockey and Reese. Becoming Reese’s guardian hadn’t been in my plans, but I couldn’t turn my sibling away when they needed me. I never anticipated how difficult juggling hockey and raising a teenager would be. Being a woman in a male-dominated sport meant I spent the majority of my time proving I could measure up... -
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Underdogs by Markus Zusak
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBefore The Book Thief , Markus Zusak wrote a trilogy of novels about the Wolfe Brothers: The Underdog , Fighting Rueben Wolfe , and Getting the Girl . Cameron and Ruben Wolfe are champions at getting into fights, coming up with half-baked schemes, and generally disappointing girls, their parents, and their much more motivated older siblings... -
![Falling into Place by Amy Zhang]()
Falling into Place by Amy Zhang
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsOn the day Liz Emerson tries to die, they had reviewed Newton’s laws of motion in physics class. Then, after school, she put them into practice by running her Mercedes off the road...Categorized as:
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![Hat Trick by Diana Foster]()
Hat Trick by Diana Foster
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTyler Thompson is recruited by Woodridge State to play Division I Hockey following the worst summer of his life. He is sullen, easily sent back into himself, and he absolutely does not want to be here. The ice just reminds him of his dad... -
![I Hate You, I Love You by Bailey B.]()
I Hate You, I Love You by Bailey B.
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLoganShe’s beautiful. Fierce. Nothing at all like the girl I used to know, which is absolutely terrifying because Danika Winters is the only person outside of that room who knows the truth. She could ruin me, and I’m not talking about my reputation. I couldn’t give two shits about what the kids at St. A’s think. I’m talking major, life altering, jail time ruined... -
![Love and War #3 by Andrew Wheeler, Guillermo Saavedra]()
Love and War #3 by Andrew Wheeler, Guillermo Saavedra
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe battle for the captaincy heats up as the team heads to a joint training camp with Kingdom College! Will Domo and Jocasta be able to unite their team and lead them to victory? Or will they fall apart and embarrass themselves in front of their rivals?Love-and-War is a queer sports rom com about how our conflicting passions can pull us in different directions!Part of the Comixology Originals... -
![Better Than Perfect by Simone Elkeles]()
Better Than Perfect by Simone Elkeles
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsA fresh and fun repackage of Wild Cards, Better Than Perfect launches a romantic new series from NY Times bestselling author Simone Elkeles. After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed... -
![Just One of the Royals by Leah Rooper, Kate Rooper]()
Just One of the Royals by Leah Rooper, Kate Rooper
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsStar hockey player Daniel Sacachelli wants only two things: 1) for the Falconsto win next season, and 2) for his secret — the fact he’s actually the prince of Eldonia — to never make its way to Chicago. But if Daniel keeps avoiding his crown, their family will lose their kingdom forever...Categorized as:
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Love and War #2 by Andrew Wheeler, Killian Ng
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs part of a team exercise, Domo is stuck with flighty Emil for a full day. But Emil works his charms, and the boys get to know each other better. Could Emil mend the hole in Domo's heart that was left behind by Gabe?Meanwhile, Jocasta's intensity is grating on the rest of the team. It's especially hard on Nessa, who sees the competition for the captaincy bringing out the worst in her girlfriend. -
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Love and War #5 by Andrew Wheeler, Guillermo Saavedra
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOld rivalries are reignited at the winter qualifiers as Aster and Kingdom go head-to-head! Domo faces tough choices – it's time to decide what matters most to him in both love and war!Love-and-War is a queer sports rom com about how our conflicting passions can pull us in different directions!Part of the Comixology Originals line of exclusive digital content only available on Comixology and... -
![If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? by Melissa Kantor]()
If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? by Melissa Kantor
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsWicked stepmother? Check. Evil stepsisters? Check. Miserable life? Check. Lucy Norton’s life has all the makings of a Cinderella story. Her dad’s always away on business, leaving Lucy with her cruel stepmother and bratty stepsisters. She’s burdened with chores, and has a hard time fitting in at her new school...Categorized as:
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Love and War #4 by Andrew Wheeler, Guillermo Saavedra
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMiss Toth takes a drastic step to get her divided team back together again.Jocasta considers a new scheme to sabotage Domo's bid for the captaincy... -
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Every Reason We Shouldn't by Sara Fujimura
Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNPR Best of the YearEvery Reason We Shouldn't by Sara Fujimura is a charming multicultural romance perfect for the many fans of Jenny Han and Rainbow Rowell. Contains family expectations, delightful banter, great romantic tension, skating (all kinds!), Korean pastries, and all the feels.Sixteen-year-old figure skater Olivia Kennedy’s Olympic dreams have ended... -
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![King Cheer by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm]()
King Cheer by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm
Heartstopper meets Bring It On in this contemporary graphic novel that reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear as a queer dramedy!When cheer captain Leah steps down months before graduation, the team is shocked. Waitlisted by her dream college, questioning her identity, and suffering from senioritis, Leah needs to hand the captain’s poms off and focus on her future... -
![Knot Happening Again by Harper Lennox]()
Knot Happening Again by Harper Lennox
Half-marked and desperate, I never thought I'd find a pack willing to take me on. Then I meet the Carver pack through Temporary Bonds, an agency dedicated to matching omegas in need with packs for no-strings-attached arrangements. These alphas and their beta are everything I've ever wanted--kind, successful, and determined to ease my agonizing heats...Categorized as:
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![Every Reason We Shouldn't by Sara Fujimura]()
Every Reason We Shouldn't by Sara Fujimura
Rated: 3.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWarning: Contains family expectations, delightful banter, great romantic tension, skating (all kinds!), Korean pastries, and all the feels.Fifteen-year-old, biracial figure skater Olivia Kennedy’s Olympic dreams have ended. She's bitter, but enjoying life as a regular teenager instead of an athlete... until Jonah Choi starts training at her family's struggling rink...Categorized as:
sports young adult contemporary multicultural high-school from hate to love athletes fantasy
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