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The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
Call Number: SPO TEVI
ISBN: 9781474600842
When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape, albeit fleetingly, her surroundings: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct.
Deadly Unna? by Phillip Gwynne
Call Number: SPO GWYN
ISBN: 9780141300498
A 14 year old white boy named Blacky and a young Aboriginal boy named Dumby. Football unites the townfolk and the Aboriginal community nearby. Until Dumby is shot dead in a bungled robbery.

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What is Sport fiction?

The Sport genre is a collection of books themed around sporting events and games.

Popular books in this collection are The Queens' Gambit, Deadly Unna? and Whip it.

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Do you have a favorite dystopian book you're desperate to share with your friends, or just something you've heard about and really want to try?

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