Book #1
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
The Scorpio Races are an annual event frequently marked by death. Every November, riders try to bury their fears as they race aboard water horses along the cliff-side. Nineteen-year-old Sean Kendrick is the returning champion, but from his sullen behavior, you would hardly know it. Young Puck Connolly, the first female entry ever, is also there to compete, but she had no intention of entering this dangerous game and now she has no idea whether she will even survive. A seductive action story.
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The Scorpio Races are an annual event frequently marked by death. Every November, riders try to bury their fears as they race aboard water horses along the cliff-side. Nineteen-year-old Sean Kendrick is the returning champion, but from his sullen behavior, you would hardly know it. Young Puck Connolly, the first female entry ever, is also there to compete, but she had no intention of entering this dangerous game and now she has no idea whether she will even survive. A seductive action story.
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Book #2
Hero by Perry Moore
The last thing in the world Thom Creed wants is to add to his father's pain, so he keeps secrets. Like that he has special powers. And that he's been asked to join the League the very organization of superheroes that spurned his dad. But the most painful secret of all is one Thom can barely face himself: he's gay...
To survive, Thom will face challenges he never imagined. To find happiness, he'll have to come to terms with his father's past and discover the kind of hero he really wants to be.
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The last thing in the world Thom Creed wants is to add to his father's pain, so he keeps secrets. Like that he has special powers. And that he's been asked to join the League the very organization of superheroes that spurned his dad. But the most painful secret of all is one Thom can barely face himself: he's gay...
To survive, Thom will face challenges he never imagined. To find happiness, he'll have to come to terms with his father's past and discover the kind of hero he really wants to be.
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Book #3
Boy21 by Matthew Quick
Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in broken-down Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, his dad works nights, and Finley is left to take care of his disabled grandfather alone. He's always dreamed of getting out someday, but until he can, putting on that number 21 jersey makes everything seem okay.
Russ has just moved to the neighborhood, and the life of this teen basketball phenomenon has been turned upside down by tragedy. Cut off from everyone he knows, he won't pick up a basketball, but answers only to the name Boy21—taken from his former jersey number.
As their final year of high school brings these two boys together, a unique friendship may turn out to be the answer they both need.
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Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in broken-down Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, his dad works nights, and Finley is left to take care of his disabled grandfather alone. He's always dreamed of getting out someday, but until he can, putting on that number 21 jersey makes everything seem okay.
Russ has just moved to the neighborhood, and the life of this teen basketball phenomenon has been turned upside down by tragedy. Cut off from everyone he knows, he won't pick up a basketball, but answers only to the name Boy21—taken from his former jersey number.
As their final year of high school brings these two boys together, a unique friendship may turn out to be the answer they both need.
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