Brunt, Douglas
Summary: Tennis prodigy Anton Stratis struggles with stardom and family as he seeks to find balance and wholeness in a life dominated by his athletic talents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRUParker, John L.
Summary: "From the author of the New York Times bestselling Once a Runner--"The best novel ever written about running" (Runner's World)--comes that novel's prequel, the story of a world-class athlete coming of age in the 1950s and 60s on Florida's Gold Coast. Quenton Cassidy's first foot races are with nature itself: the summer storms that sweep through his subtropical neighborhood. Shirtless,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PARSyken, Bill.
Summary: "After losing his starting position as a college quarterback to a shoulder injury, Nick Gallow has remade himself as a punter. Now in his fifth year in the pros with the Philadelphia Sentinels, Nick spends most of his time on the sidelines. He no longer makes winning plays, and when the team visits a hospital, the sick kids would rather talk to the players they've actually heard of. But Nick is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SYKWeisberger, Lauren
Summary: "The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and Revenge Wears Prada--a dishy tell-all about a beautiful tennis prodigy who, after changing coaches, suddenly makes headlines on and off the court. Charlotte "Charlie" Silver has always been a good girl. She excelled at tennis early, coached by her father, a former player himself, and soon became one of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016