Book Bingo NW 2026: Women's SportsLike this list

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• Court Queens

  Celebrate the Players, Teams, and History of Women's Basketball

  Baccellieri, Emma

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  Nonfiction. Deeply researched and deftly written, this love letter to the game covers the history of college and professional women's basketball through vivid portraits of forgotten heroes, individual games, unforgettable moments, and iconic teams…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pitcher Perfect

  a Novel

  Bailey, Tessa

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  Fiction. Two ambitious athletes plus one fake-dating arrangement - what could go wrong? Bailey hits it out of the park with her latest spicy romance. (Kirkus)

• We Ride Upon Sticks

  a Novel

  Barry, Quan,

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  Fiction. The 1989 Danvers high school field hockey team discovers a winning secret buried in the witch trials of their town's colonial past. A wry, offbeat fable of teenage empowerment and self-discovery. (Staff annotation)

• Headshot

  a Novel

  Bullwinkel, Rita

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  Fiction. Over one hot July weekend at Bob's Boxing Palace in Reno, Nevada, eight young boxers fight to the finish. The classic momentum of a sports narrative unfurls in unusually lyric and muscular language: a ferocious novel. (Kirkus)

• Backhanded Compliments

  a Novel

  Chandler, Katie,

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  Fiction. A steamy sapphic romance with a fantastical twist about two bitter tennis rivals who realize they are reluctant soulmates… (Publisher description)

• I'm That Girl

  Chiles, Jordan

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  Nonfiction. This memoir from the two-time Olympian gymnast chronicles her journey to the awards podium while overcoming racism, childhood trauma and devastating setbacks, highlighting the importance of family support and the resilience of the human…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Striker and the Clock

  on Being in the Game

  Cloepfil, Georgia

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  Nonfiction. Unlike many sports memoirs that focus solely on the achievements and challenges within the game, former professional soccer player Cloepfil's book intertwines reflections about her personal growth with the narrative of her career in a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wake Up, Nat & Darcy

  Cochrane, Kate

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  Fiction. Nat and Darcy are flown to Olympic host nation Switzerland to meet the athletes of all the winter sports and then attempt to learn how to do said sport themselves...After years of intense, heartbreak-fueled hockey rivalry, will the two…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Sharp Endless Need

  a Novel

  Crane, Mac

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  Fiction. A coming-of-age novel about two teammates on a rural high school basketball team in 2004. Mack and new student Liv find chemistry on and off the court during their senior year, but Mack will have to fight for the life she wants. (Library…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hail Mary

  the Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League

  De la Cretaz, Frankie,

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  Nonfiction. Sportswriters De la Cretaz and D'Arcangelo present an entertaining history of the National Women's Football League, which, from 1974 to 1988, "broke the mold for what a football player was supposed to look like." (Publishers Weekly)

• Coming Home

  Griner, Brittney

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  Nonfiction. The WNBA star recounts her imprisonment by the Putin regime. With great self-awareness, the author chronicles the differences between being Black and gay in America and in Russia. A compelling, often chilling look inside today’s version…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grand Slam Romance. Book 1

  Hicks, Ollie,

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  Fiction Graphic Novel. What will it take to beat a bewitching, bat-wielding babe at her own game? And what is Mickey willing to lose along the way? Imagine A League of Their Own as a Sailor Moon manga but make it more hot pink and fluster-inducing.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love and Sportsball

  James, Meka

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  Fiction. Chronically anxious Khadijah “Dijah” Upton’s new job as athletic trainer for the WNBA’s Atlanta Cannons starts with a shock when she discovers the sexy woman she recently hooked up with at the club is actually Shae Harris, the team’s star…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All in

  An Autobiography

  King, Billie Jean,

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  Nonfiction. A tennis legend tells all. In a candid, vividly detailed memoir... King (b. 1943) recounts her dazzling 30-year career, from her discovery of tennis when she was 10 to her amazing fame as the top player in the U.S., winner of 39 Grand…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Don't Have a Shot

  Marie, Racquel

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  Young Adult Fiction. Seventeen-year-old Valentina jeopardizes her future when she gets into an altercation with her rival, Leticia, during a soccer game, so the two girls must co-captain a soccer team to redeem themselves and what starts as a shaky…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hard Parts

  a Memoir of Courage and Triumph

  Masters, Oksana, 1989-

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  Nonfiction. The United States' most decorated winter Paralympic or Olympic athlete tells how she overcame Chernobyl disaster-caused physical challenges through sheer determination and a drive to succeed to win the world's best in elite rowing,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Furia

  Méndez, Yamile Saied,

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  Young Adult Fiction. In this stirring novel by Argentine American author Méndez, passion for sports and personal growth intersect in Camila’s powerful, feminist first-person narrative about her experiences as an ambitious athlete, a teenager deeply…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hot Girls With Balls

  a Novel

  Nguyen, Benedict

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  Fiction. Nguyen dazzles in her riotous debut, which follows two Asian trans women as their rival indoor men’s volleyball teams compete for a championship. This bold novel hits as hard as a spike to the face. (Publishers Weekly)

• Play It Forward

  How Women Are Changing Sports to Change the World

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  Nonfiction. From profiles of professional athletes and Olympians at the top of their game to everyday women putting in the work without a crowd, these are true tales of fierce competitors, dedicated teammates, and passionate advocates who are all…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Life

  Rapinoe, Megan, 1985-

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  Nonfiction. In this sweeping and impassioned memoir, U.S. soccer star Rapinoe recounts her extraordinary athletic career and her path to becoming a global social activist. Rapinoe’s passion for inclusion and equality shines throughout this appealing…Read moreRead more of this annotation