CCS Stories

CCS Stories is the fiction side of the Capacity universe — the same ideas about pressure, composure, and mental performance, told through story instead of frameworks. Set at Cross County Schools, these are novels for young readers, families, and the coaches and teachers who work with them.

Oh-No, Tito

Book cover for Oh-No, Tito by Eric Batchler

Tito Vega can guard anybody in the district. Fifteen feet from the basket, he falls apart. He’s a junior guard at Cross County who is thirty-one percent from the free-throw line, and every student section in the league knows what to do with a number like that — wait for the miss, then start the chant. Oh-No, Tito is Book One of CCS Stories, one brutal high school season built around a coach with an actual plan, a crew that won’t let Tito stand out there alone, and a single shot he has to learn to take with the whole gym watching.

Free Kick

Nia Okonkwo has played the field at Cross County so long it belongs to her — she knows every divot, every bad hop, every angle the afternoon sun plays tricks with. Free Kick is Book Two of CCS Stories, following Nia through a season on and off the pitch at Cross County High. Available for preorder now.

Series Artwork

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