We Ride Upon Sticks

A dark comedy about a girls' field hockey team that dabbles in witchcraft to win the state championship, guided by the spirit of Emilio Estevez? Yes, please. This book is deeply satisfying on several levels: crisply written, with humor dry as dust, packed with detail but no ends loose. Beautiful character development, sex positive and affirming, clever and full of humanity. A love letter to the people on your team in life.