Grove Hill Giants Books in Order

The Grove Hill Giants books take readers back into the football and cheer world that Stephanie Perry Moore and Derrick Moore explore so well. This series connects to the Lockwood Lions books, but shifts focus to Lockwood's crosstown rivals at Grove Hill High, where the players and cheerleaders look polished on the outside and carry plenty of drama underneath.

These books use a flip-book setup, with one side following a girl and the other following a boy. That structure fits the series nicely because so much of the tension comes from the gap between perspectives. What looks simple from one side often feels completely different from the other.

The girls, including Skylar, Ariel, Vanessa, Victoria, and Yaris, are trying to balance image, friendship, and pressure inside a competitive cheer culture. The boys, including Ford, Ryder, Emerson, Stone, and Hagen, are athletes with talent and swagger, but also real problems pulling at them off the field. The state-title chase gives the series momentum, but relationships keep it interesting.

The first paired stories, Forever Hot and Truly Fine, show the pattern well. New beginnings, attraction, family strain, and team expectations all hit at once. From there, the series keeps digging into reputation, leadership, and the way high school status can hide a lot of pain.

If you like sports-centered YA with romance, school pressure, and a lot of back-and-forth between public image and private struggle, Grove Hill Giants is a strong fit. The coauthoring also gives the series a nice balance between the cheer and football sides of the story.