Titan's Clash by Sigmund Brouwer (Contemporary Sports)

11/13/23 • 4 min

Titans Clash by Sigmund Brouwer
Jack loves to play basketball, and while he isn't the best, he is pretty good. He knows he has to work for everything, but he is willing to put in the time. He does wish that his dad would be a bit happier though, when he does do well. But for the last few weeks, he knows why his dad is more down than usual. Jack's mom was in a terrible car accident and she hasn't been able to leave the hospital.

But then something happens with Jack's dad, something that Jack can't even begin to believe and it feels like quickly basketball isn't as important in life as it once seemed. Jack isn't sure how to put his family back together, but he knows he has to try.

Recommended for grades 7 and up.

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Recommended for grades 7 and up.

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I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys (Historical Fiction)

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Everyday things are getting worse. Everyday, some new restrictions are happening. Less food, more time waiting in line for little to nothing, school isn’t safe, home doesn’t feel safe, and now Christian has been targeted - targeted to spy. To spy on everyone in his life, it seems and he has no idea who he can trust in Romania in 1989.

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Mascot by Charles Waters and Traci Sorell (Novel in Verse)

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Mascot by Charles Waters and Traci Sorell
Cassie is really struggling in her new school, mostly because of the mascot. She feels it is offensive and while many of her classmates see it as tradition and a point of pride, she believes it is anything but. Her year in 8th grade gets taken over by the idea of changing the mascot to something that isn't derogatory but knowing it will be a huge up hill battle.
Recommended for grades 6 and up.