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21) Like other girls
Author
Publisher
Freeform Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
""What if I played football?" I ask. As soon as it's out of my mouth, I feel stupid. Even suggesting it feels like I've overstepped some kind of invisible line we've all agreed not to discuss. We don't talk about how Mara is different from other girls. We don't talk about how Mara is gay but no one says so. But when I do stuff like this, I worry it gets harder for us all to ignore what's right in front of us. I direct my gaze to Quinn. "What do you...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The inspiring story of Nate Ebner's bond with his unconventional father, which still remains unbroken years after his father's tragic death--and which has led Ebner to success as an Olympic rugby player and a New England Patriot with three Super Bowl rings Nate Ebner and his father were inseparable. From an early age, they worked side-by-side in the family junk yard, where part of the job was dispensing citizen's justice to would-be robbers, and worked...
Publisher
Sports Illustrated Kids Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Newly revised and updated with the latest NFL photography and the most current information about football's best players, this Sports Illustrated Kids reference book for young sports fans is written in a fun and easy-to-navigate question and answer format. Player profiles, facts, and stats are organized into five comprehensive categories: Champions, Personalities, Record Breakers, Super Scorers and Yardage Kings." --
24) From the start
Author
Series
Walker family (Melissa Tagg) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Kate Walker writes romance movie scripts for a living, but her own broken engagement has left her disillusioned and believing true love isn't real, could a new friendship with former NFL player Colton Greene restore her faith?"--
25) Snapped
Author
Series
Playbook (Alexa Martin) volume 4
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The game gets more serious off the field in this new football romance in the Playbook series. Elliot Reed is living her best life. Well, that might be an exaggeration, but she's trying really hard. With her dad's passing, this year has not been the easiest. But now that she's landed her dream job as the Strategic Communications Manager for the Denver Mustangs, things are starting to look up. Or at least they were until Quinton Howard Jr. decides...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
As a two-time Super Bowl champion, three-time Pro-Bowler, first round draft pick, and former Jim Thorpe Award recipient, Malcolm Jenkins knows a thing or two about winning. Over the course of his thirteen-year NFL career, the now retired defensive back's triumphs extend beyond that on the football field. As a successful entrepreneur he has seen the blossoming of his business ventures with an eponymous company named Malcolm Inc., and a media conglomerate...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The author writes about working his way up from the high school gridiron to one of the top college football programs in the country, to the NFL, and reveals how the system actually works-- the behind-the-scenes plays that fans rarely get to see. A look inside the life of one of football's biggest stars who shares his often controversial opinions about the state of pro football today and its future.
28) Catching Jordan
Author
Series
Hundred Oaks volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn't just surrounded by hot guys, though. She leads them as the captain and quarterback of her high school football team. They all see her as one of the guys, and that's just fine. As long as she gets her athletic scholarship to a powerhouse university. But now there's a new guy in town who threatens her starting position ...suddenly she's hoping he'll see...
Author
Series
Perfect destinies volume 2
Publisher
MIRA Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charismatic playboy Mack Carlton lit up a room, even a hospital room, like no one else. Dr. Beth Browning had to admit Mack's visits were a tonic for her young patient, but her own reaction was much more confusing. Although Beth didn't ask for a second opinion on her future with Mack, his aunt Destiny offered her prognosis: marriage. Given Mack's romantic history and her own wariness due to past losses, Beth hesitated to agree. But her symptoms were...
Author
Publisher
Egmont Books UK
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Follow the star-studded All-Stars on a footballing tour of the world! 2020 is a huge year for Football, with the Euros landing in summer. Find Lionel Messi and Harry Kane in jam-packed crowds of players and fans. This title explores the diverse & inclusive world of football across the globe. The Continental Championship is under way and teams of football stars are jetting off around the world to take part. The All-Stars have assembled a team of the...
31) Blitzed
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Maxwell has finally met an opponent that he can't best in this new football romance from the author of Fumbled. According to Brynn Larson, Maxwell Lewis is more trouble than he's worth. She doesn't care if he's a football god with a rock-hard body that brings most women to their knees. After an encounter that ends poorly, she's not interested in giving him a second chance. The last thing Brynn expects is for him to turn up at her bar months later,...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Draws on more than five hundred interviews to trace the life of the star quarterback, chronicling his journey to the NFL, his role in guiding the Green Bay Packers to two Super Bowls, and his prolonged exit from the game he loved.
Author
Series
Publisher
Evil Eye Concepts
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
All-American wide receiver Kyler Tate's life is about to change. A fairytale college career skyrocketed him to the NFL draft. None of the accolades mean anything, though, without his high school sweetheart, Bree Justice, by his side. Four years ago she walked away from Kyler, choosing a quiet life over the notoriety his career would bring. Now he demands she give their life together a shot.
36) Lion & Lamb
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Philadelphia is in a state of shock over the fate of two hometown heroes: Eagles starting quarterback Archie Hughes, and his even more famous wife, Grammy-winning singer Francine Hughes. One spouse is murdered. The other is suspect #1. Even before the case hits the courtroom, it's the hottest ticket in town. For the defense: Cooper Lamb, private investigator to the stars. For the prosecution: Veena Lion, a sleuth so bright she's got to wear shades....
37) Bleachers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty.
Now, as Coach Rake’s “boys” sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field...
Now, as Coach Rake’s “boys” sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field...
Author
Series
Publisher
Published by Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books, a division of Meredith Corporation
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"G.O.A.T. It takes something special to be a G.O.A.T., and it isn't horns. G.O.A.T. stands for Greatest of All Time. It's what every football player and team strives to be. Inside this book you'll find plenty of G.O.A.T.'s from every era and level of the game. Learn more about football's biggest stars and teams and see where they rank."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Porter family novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
When NFL star Gray Fowler is assigned a bodyguard out of concern over death threats, he is indignant to find that his protector is a woman half his size. But he soon discovers that former marine Dru Porter is very capable as danger surrounds them both.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"53rd Man tells the inspiring stories of the often-overlooked players trying to make it in the NFL-the men who are essentially 53rd on rosters of 53-who toil in obscurity in the hopes of seeing their professional football dreams come true"--
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