Books like Rocket Blues by David Skuy

Mark Twain’s classic novel follows the first-person narration of Huckleberry "Huck" Finn as he journeyes down the Mississippi River in 19th‑century America, exploring adventure, friendship and the era’s social issues.

Fourth‑grader Sylvie Scruggs joins her town’s junior ice‑hockey team and quickly becomes a star—until she faces off against fifth‑grader Jamie Redmond, who seems determined to keep her out of the game.

Hockey stand‑outs Mike “Crazy” Keats and his Cree friend Dakota navigate a hostile, violent world that eclipses the race for a championship.

Charlie, team captain of the hockey team the Rebels, learns a valuable lesson about supporting your teammates.

This first biography of Roger Clemens is an account of the rise and fall of one of the greatest modern-day baseball players and arguably the best pitcher of all time. From his obscure youth as a pudgy, unremarkable nobody in suburban Ohio to the mounds of Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium, Roger "Rocket" Clemens is an American icon. His athletic prowess aside, Clemens also embodies a fascinating dichotomy in American culture. To thousands of fans, Clemens is a tobacco-chewing, fastball-throwing legend who walks with the giants of the world. To many others, he is a gun-toting, Republican-voting, steroid-using pedophile who stalked Charlize Theron. Here, sportswriter Jeff Pearlman delivers an exhaustively researched biography that explores who Roger Clemens is; what he means to our country; and how his rise to baseball stardom and fall to personal humiliation speaks volumes about the current state of sport in America.--From publisher description.

Fourteen‑year‑old Bun O’Keefe leaves a hoarding home in 1986 Newfoundland and finds friendship and family among street characters in St. John’s.