Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently. Coretta Scott King author award book : 1997.

This in-depth biography allows readers an inside look at John Cena's roots in Massachusetts through the heights of his stardom. Readers will learn many interesting facts about Cena's life before his rise to fame. Fans of action-packed wrestling will love the exciting full-color photographs accompanied by accessible language.

Layken and Will's relationship has endured through hardships, heartache, and a cruel twist of fate, further solidifying the fact that they belong together. But the two lovers could not have expected that the things that brought them together may ultimately be the things that tear them apart. Their connection is on the brink of being destroyed forever and it will take an extraordinary amount of willpower to keep their love afloat.

Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and her younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope. One young man brings change to all of this. After moving across the country, Layken meets her attractive twenty-one-year-old neighbor who has an intriguing passion for slams. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form...

If there is one name that instills fear throughout the world of professional wrestling, it's the Undertaker. This 6'10" villain of the ring was once just Mark Calaway, a very tall kid who loved basketball. The life of Mark Calaway is followed in this exciting book, including his rise to fame, and the birth of his ring persona: the Undertaker.

Enamorarse puede ser como la poesía. O puede sentirse como un golpe al corazón. Tras la inesperada muerte de su padre, Layken se convierte en el apoyo principal de su madre y de su hermano menor. Ella por fuera parece fuerte y tenaz pero por dentro su mundo ha colapsado. Es entonces cuando conoce a su atractivo vecino Will, un joven apasionado por la poesía cuya sola presencia la deja nerviosa y llena de emociones. Poco después de una primera...

Best-selling novelist (Why Girls Are Weird, You Take It from Here), animation writer (Moana, the Wreck-It Ralph sequel), and comics writer (Rick and Morty) Pamela Ribon and artist Veronica Fish (Archie, Silk, Spider-Woman) dive into the fast-paced, hard-hitting world of roller derby! Jennifer Chu and Maise Huff (aka Knockout and Ithinka Can on the track) have been best friends since their first day of Fresh Meat Orientation for the Eastside Roller...

"In this book, young readers will learn about the diet, life cycle, behavior, and swamp habitat of American alligators."--

CanCan picks up a snarky attitude from her mentor, which rubs Knockout the wrong way. Everything comes to a head on the track, which eventually leads them to realize that the only thing holding them back from their potential... could be each other.

Knockout's conflict between family and derby comes to a head.