Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl

by John Feinstein
Teen Fiction/Feinstein

Author Feinstein, a sports writer for Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and CBS Sports, sets his latest mystery at the Super Bowl. Teen reporters Steve and Susan aren’t sure what to do when they discover many players on the California Dreams team failed their mandatory doping tests and the team’s manager is determined to cover up the scandal.

Crackback

by John Coy
Teen Fiction/Coy

Teen football player Miles tries to please his coach, friends, and father, but regardless of his hard work, he can‘t seem to satisfy them. He ends up spending most of his time on the bench, making his teammates and his best friend angry when he refuses to take steroids.

Football Genius

by Tim Green
Teen Fiction/Green
Former NFL player Green’s latest character, Troy White, has an extraordinary gift: he can predict football plays before they happen. When Troy‘s mom gets a job with his favorite team, the losing Atlanta Falcons, Troy attracts the attention of the Falcons’ star linebacker Seth Halloway who recognizes Troy’s ability. Could Troy become the team‘s secret weapon?

Gym Candy

by Carl Deuker
Teen Fiction/Deuker

Running back Mick Johnson dreams of being a football star, and his drive to be the quickest and most powerful pushes him towards using steroids, despite their many dangers.

Knights of the Hill Country

by Tim Tharp
Teen Fiction/Tharp

High schooler Hampton is having a great football season with his popular best friend Blaine, but conflict between the two friends begins when Blaine is benched with a knee injury.

The Off Season

by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Teen Fiction/Murdock

In this sequel to Dairy Queen, main character D.J. is a high school junior year who’s struggling. It’s not easy dealing with the pressures of being the first female member of the high school football team; trying to figure out her feelings for Brian, the quarterback of the rival high school team; and pulling her weight on her family’s dairy farm.

Raiders Night

by Robert Lipsyte
Teen Fiction/Lipsyte

Matt Rydek finds himself caught between doing the right thing and protecting his starting position as a star running back who might be able to get a Division One scholarship. The trouble starts with a hazing event at the team’s summer camp and ends with abuse against a fellow player.

Running Loose

by Chris Crutcher
Teen Fiction/Crutcher

Louie Banks has a spot on the varsity football team, a wonderful girlfriend, and great parents. However, his near perfect life begins to unravel when he is kicked off the football team for standing up to his coach.

Three Clams and an Oyster

by Randy Powell
Teen Fiction/Powell

Flint McCallister, the captain of a four-man flag football team, finds himself one man short a week before the season starts. Flint and his teammates have been friends since grade school, but one member has been skipping practice to get drunk and high. Should the team keep hoping their old friend will come around, or do they replace him with a pretty female jock with a natural talent for flag football?

Two-Minute Drill

by Mike Lupica
Teen Fiction/Lupica
Football, friendships, and secrets draw Chris Colan, the coolest kid in school, and Scott Parry, the new kid with brains, into an unusual friendship on and off the field.