Blood Sport

★ “This book checks all the boxes of a hi-lo text. It has an exciting hook, a modern teen worldview, and is at a lower reading level...A must-buy for libraries looking for diverse and compelling hi-lo books.” —School Library Journal, starred review

Jason is sure his sister, Becca, was murdered, but he’s the only one who thinks so. After finding a photograph Becca kept hidden, he decides to infiltrate a boxing gym to prove that she didn’t die accidentally. As a transgender kid, Jason’s been fighting for as long as he can remember, and those skills are going to come in handy as he investigates. Quickly invited into the inner circle, Jason must balance newfound friendships with the burning hate that drives him. Jason soon feels torn between two worlds, determined to discover what happened to his sister but struggling with the fact that this is the first time he’s ever felt like he belonged somewhere.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Tash McAdam is a Welsh-Canadian author, activist and educator. Their publications include the critically acclaimed trans-led murder mystery, No One Left But You , Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections Blood Sport and Sink or Swim and more. Tash is passionate about social justice and mentors trans youth and young adults through the Gender Generations Project, a program they sit on the board for and were instrumental in founding. When they’re not writing or reading you can find Tash in a lake, lying on the carpet thinking about monsters or getting a new tattoo. Tash lives in Vancouver.

• American Library Association (ALA) Rainbow Book ListCommended 2021
• Junior Library Guild (JLG) Gold Standard SelectionCommended 2020
• Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Quick PicksCommended 2021

Tash McAdam is a Welsh Canadian author of several books for young people. Tash identifies as trans and queer and uses the neutral pronoun they. They teach high-school English and computer science and have a couple of black belts in karate. They live in Vancouver.