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Across Social Issues, Teen & Young Adult, Growing Up & Facts of Life, and Sports — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Playing for Keeps by Jennifer Dugan.

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Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Summer Girls — Jennifer Dugan

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Marisol Acts the Part — Elle Gonzalez Rose

Marisol Acts the Part

Elle Gonzalez Rose

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Wavelength — Cale Plett

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Say a Little Prayer — Jenna Voris

Say a Little Prayer

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

The Rebel’s Guide to Pride — Matthew Hubbard

The Rebel’s Guide to Pride

Matthew Hubbard

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Fireblooms — Alexandra Villasante

Alexandra Villasante

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Time After Time (A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick) — Mikki Daughtry

Time After Time (A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick)

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Love Points to You — Alice Lin

Love Points to You

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

I Love You S’more — Auriane Desombre

I Love You S’more

Auriane Desombre

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Everything She Does Is Magic — Bridget Morrissey

Everything She Does Is Magic

Bridget Morrissey

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Spells to Forget Us — Aislinn Brophy

Spells to Forget Us

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Brewed with Love — Shelly Page

Brewed with Love

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

The Last Bookstore on Earth — Lily Braun-Arnold

The Last Bookstore on Earth

Lily Braun-Arnold

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

All the Stars in the Daylight Sky — Maya MacGregor

All the Stars in the Daylight Sky

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Between the Pipes — Albert McLeod

Between the Pipes

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Binding 13 (Edición Limitada, Cantos Pintados) / Binding 13 (Limited Edition, Sprayed Edges) — Chloe Walsh

Binding 13 (Edición Limitada, Cantos Pintados) / Binding 13 (Limited Edition, Sprayed Edges)

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

These Vengeful Gods — Gabe Cole Novoa

These Vengeful Gods

Gabe Cole Novoa

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

A Raging Heart — Kaylie Smith

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life

Another First Chance — Robbie Couch

Another First Chance

Themes: Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life • LGBTQ

Line Drive to Love — Angel Jendrick

Line Drive to Love

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Sports

It’s a Love/Skate Relationship — Carli J. Corson

It’s a Love/Skate Relationship

Carli J. Corson

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Sports

Skater Boy A Novel — Anthony Nerada

Skater Boy A Novel

Themes: Social Issues • Teen & Young Adult • Sports

Solo Stan — Talia Tucker

Themes: Teen & Young Adult • Growing Up & Facts of Life • LGBTQ

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