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21) Fast break
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Since his mother's death, Jayson, twelve, has focused on basketball and surviving but he is found out and placed with an affluent foster family of a different race, and must learn to accept many changes, including facing his former teammates in a championship game.
22) No slam dunk
Author
Publisher
Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In Annapolis, Maryland, seventh-grader Wes is a good teammate but this basketball season has been challenging because of his ball hog teammate Dinero, who is determined to steal the spotlight, and Wes's army veteran father who is suffering from PTSD.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever heard of Gravity? No, not gravity, the centrifugal force pulling us to the Earth. I'm talking about Gravity--the greatest ball player to ever lace up a pair of sneakers."--
25) The crossover
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Author
Series
Streetball crew volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and being accused of stealing could mean Theo is off both teams.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
New to Cincinnati, where her father is now coach of the University basketball team, eighth-grader Aurora (called Rory) finds herself isolated by the heated team rivalries--especially when it turns out her new friend Abby's father has a mysterious feud with Rory's father that threatens her new friendship.
Author
Series
Streetball crew volume 2
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When eighth-grader Chris's older brother, Jax, is caught betting on the pick-up basketball games that Chris and his friends play, Chris becomes involved in the police investigation.
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Hoggy hogs the ball on the court with his friends until his sisters teaches him to share"--
32) The turnover
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When a young basketball star decides to research his grandfather--and coach--for a school project, he uncovers a decades-old scandal that changes everything he thought he knew about his grandfather"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Although he is shorter than most of his classmates and everyone discourages him from trying out for the basketball team, eight-year-old Chris Paul, future NBA All-Star, just works harder than everyone else so his size will not matter.
Author
Series
Here's Hank volume 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this winning addition to the easy-to-read bestselling series, Hank has to hustle to prove he can be his basketball team's secret weapon! For two years running, Hank's school has beaten their arch rivals at the annual second grade basketball game. When his friends try out, Hank is determined to play, too. There's just one problem: Hank is terrible at basketball. Luckily Dr. Dunk (AKA Hank's dad) and Hank's friends have his back. With a little help,...
36) Join the team!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Basketball superstar LeBron James teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes for Space Jam: A New Legacy, the long-awaited reimagining of the original, beloved film. Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will love this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader, which includes over 30 stickers."
37) Travel team
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory.
38) Get in the game!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
30 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny, and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.'s digitized champions on the court--a powered-up roster of basketball stars as you've never seen them before! It's Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life, one that will redefine LeBron's bond with his...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jimmy's boa constrictor creates havoc in his gym class and his antics leads to the formation of an unusual basketball team.
40) Meet Julie
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
92 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1974, after Julie's parents divorce, she moves to a new San Francisco neighborhood where the school does not have a girls' basketball team, so she fights for the right to play on the boys' team.
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