Request #325 From Kat

They belonged to my older sister, so I assume they were from the 80s but they could be from the early 90s. She was born in 81, and I was born in 91—I read these books in the late 90s/early 00s when they were all gifted to me as hand-me-downs. What I remember is, unfortunately, not all that helpful as it’s mostly actual plot content, not anything about the covers or titles. The information I remember about the 3 books is below: 

Book #1 This was a book about a teenage female soccer player (she had long blonde hair if that helps?) who breaks her leg during tryouts (I think? It was like…for varsity, or something similar) and is stuck at home for the next few weeks while it heals. I THINK it takes place over summer, but I can’t be sure. I remember that at one point she attends, or has, a birthday party and I think her character has a brother. 

Book #2 This was a book about a middle school or high school (though I am pretty sure it was middle school?) student government election. There’s a scene of her making her own posters with friends. The main girl was running for student body president and at one point her best friend who is a boy rides them somewhere on his bike with her sitting on the handles while people from school watch. 

Book #3 This book was, I think, about a girl starting 9th grade and adjusting to high school. I remember that the popular/mean girl in her grade was named Brandy and that at one point Brandy’s character throws a pool party that the main girl gets invited to (though I believe it’s like, a pity invite where the whole class got invited or something). The main character goes through some typical adjusting-to-high-school pains, including being mortified about having to take a shower after gym class. Her character has a childhood close friend who is a boy from her neighborhood, but if memory serves I think they’ve drifted apart some? And she’s made friends with a new girl in town. The big conflict/climax I remember about the book is that the boy from her neighborhood runs away at one point and the main character goes in search of him and eventually is the one to find him and convince him to come home.  It’s also possible that any, or all 3 of these books, were part of different YA series. I have a vague memory of being annoyed that my sister had so many random one-offs instead of owning the whole series.