Books for sporty teens

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Take the Shot

Susan White

New edition of this Readings Book Prize shortlisted YA novel about basketball, friendship, growing up and family drama.

$19.99

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Robert Runs

Mariah Sweetman

Compulsory reading for early teens and young adults. Based on true events, this gripping thriller sheds light on the brutalities of the past whilst championing the heroes who survived.

$22.99

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I Like Me Better

Robby Weber

This is not how soccer star Zack Martin thought his summer would go.

$19.99

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My Spare Heart

Jared Thomas

Seventeen-year-old Phoebe’s life is turned upside down when she moves from the city to the country to live with her dad in this powerful and uplifting story about family breakdowns…

$22.99

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Dreaming by Starlight

Siobhan Curham

Friends make dreams come true. 

$16.99

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Fish Out of Water

Kate Hendrick

Beloved Australian YA author Kate Hendrick’s new novel deftly examines Australian ideas of masculinity for a teenage audience.

$19.99

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Anything But Fine

Tobias Madden

A heartfelt and hilarious Australian YA debut from a rising star.

$19.99

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Sister Secrets: Life Lessons from the Pool to the Podium

Cate Campbell,Bronte Campbell

The lane is your own private arena. Like a pane of aqua glass spread before you. One big breath in. ‘Take your marks.’ My front leg is shaking. And then…

$29.99

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The F Team

Rawah Arja

Meet Tariq Nader, leader of ‘The Wolf Pack’ at Punchbowl High, who has been commanded by the new principal to join a football competition with his mates in order to…

$24.95

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Haikyu!!, Vol. 1

Haruichi Furudate

A hit anime adaptation and a story where the underdog triumphs are just a few of the reasons Shonen Jump’s volleyball manga is one of the most popular mangas of…

$17.99 $14.99

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Blue Lock 1

Muneyuki Kaneshiro

"First published in Japan in 2018 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo" -- Colophon.

$24.99

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A Map to the Sun

Sloane Leong

A gripping YA graphic novel about five principle players in a struggling girls’ basketball team.

$32.99

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Tim & Tigon

Tim Cope

A young readers’ edition of the bestselling On the Trail of Genghis Khan, the story of Tim Cope’s journey through the land of the nomads on horseback.

$33.99

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The Life and Times of Gracie Faltrain

Cath Crowley

The first novel in the Gracie Faltrain trilogy by the award-winning author of Words in Deep Blue and Graffiti Moon.

$16.99

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The Road to Winter

Mark Smith

Mark Smith’s The Road to Winter tells a thrilling, primal, twenty-first century story of courage and survival in the Australian wilderness.

$19.99

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Fever Pitch: Popular Penguins

Nick Hornby

As a young boy, growing up in London and watching his parents’ marriage fall apart, the author had little sense of home. Then his dad took him to Highbury. Arsenal’s…

$14.99

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Head of the River

Pip Harry

It’s the most elite school sporting event in the country. Nine rowers, 2000 gruelling metres and one chance for glory in the ultimate team sport. Sit forward … ROW.

$19.95

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The Life and Times of Gracie Faltrain

Cath Crowley

Gracie Faltrain is on her way. To the National Championships. To Nick. To everything she’s ever wanted. Or so she thinks.

$16.95

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Unmasked (Young Readers’ Edition)

Turia Pitt

Shortlisted for the Readings Young Adult Book Prize 2019

Telling the story of Turia’s life before and after the fire, this young readers’ this book unmasks the real Turia –…

$19.99

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The Whole of My World

Nicole Hayes

Desperate to escape her grieving father and harbouring her own terrible secret, Shelley disappears into the intoxicating world of AFL. Joining a motley crew of footy tragics - and, best…

$22.99

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Footy Dreaming

Michael Hyde

Ben and Noah play on opposing teams in a footy-obsessed town. They each dream of playing on the G - and this is their make or break season. Tensions rise…

$30.99

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