fathers and sons

"Takahashi has an awkward reunion with his father, who has been absent from his life for the past eight years. As father and son struggle with the difficulties of Takahashi's adjustment to life in a wheelchair, they must also come face to face with how much damage was done to Takahashi as a young boy facing the reality of growing up in a broken home." -- from publisher's web site.

Miles barely recalls when football was fun after being sidelined by a new coach, constantly criticized by his father, and pressured by his best friend to take performance-enhancing drugs.

Presents a graphic novel adaptation of Kwame Alexander's novel of the same name. Josh Bell has a talent for composing raps, and he and his twin brother Jordan are kings of the basketball court. But when the twins' close relationship begins to unravel under the strain of changes in their lives, the brothers start to realize life isn't always about winning.

Josh Bell has a talent for composing raps, and he and his twin brother Jordan are kings of the basketball court. But when the twins' close relationship begins to unravel under the strain of changes in their lives, the brothers realize life isn't always about winning.

Sixteen-year-old Connor tries to help his severely depressed father, who learned upon his mother's death that Nonno was not his biological father, by doing research that reveals Dad's father was probably a Tuskegee Airman.

Cameron is used to moving at a moment's notice because he and his mother are always running away from his supposedly violent father, but he is disturbed by their latest refuge, a creepy, deserted farmhouse, haunted by bloodthirsty dogs--and when he sees a boy hiding in the barn, and finds an old picture of the same boy, he starts wondering about the possibility of human ghosts.

Damien has to write an All About Me essay for Shiverwood Academy. That's no big deal except for the fact that his dad happens to be the bogeyman, and worse, he expects Damien to grow up and follow in his footsteps, scaring human children on Halloween night. Can Damien finish his essay and convince his dad that he'd rather make candy than scare children?.

Diego "Clutch" Rivera was the hero of his school's basketball team last year, but this season things have not started well, and Diego is losing his confidence--but with some help from his dad, and a friend who gives him a sketchbook and suggests that he draw his feelings, he starts to rediscover the fun in basketball.

Star basketball player Devon is frustrated with his team's rigorous schedule and his father's unrealistically high expectations. One day, he sees a classmate doing tricks on a BMX bike and immediately wants to try. He then must find a way to keep his newfound passion a secret.

"Stick, a star football player who's become disenchanted with the game, becomes friends with Preston, a nerdy kid who fights crime by night"--Provided by publisher.