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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
134 p. ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
While attending a high-profile basketball camp, T.J. begins to re-think both his motivations and his actions in guiding his learning-disabled but athletically-gifted friend through the college recruitment process.
63) Sink it, Rusty
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1963
Physical Desc
138 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Forced to referee rather than play basketball due to the after effects of polio, Rusty believes he will never play again until a new man in town organizes a team and coaches him
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
251 p. ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game
Author
Series
Winning season volume 7
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
119 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Free throw specialist Cornell "Dunk" Duncan joins the YMCA summer basketball league all-star team, but after losing his confidence in an important game the seventh-grader makes some decisions about becoming an all-around player
68) The Maltese dog
Author
Series
Wishbone mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Big Red Chair Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
139 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When other players on the basketball team suspect Joe of playing the practical jokes which are destroying their morale, Wishbone helps his pal find the real culprit
69) Full-court press
Author
Series
Hoops (Donne) volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
viii, 149 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Elle begins to volunteer two days a week working with children with special needs, she has trouble juggling her new passion, basketball obligations, and schoolwork.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
331 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Rising sophomore Travis and his best friend, Creature, spend a summer in a Eugene, Oregon, trailer park dealing with cancer, basketball, first love, addiction, gang violence, and a reptilian infestation.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
"The MVP club needs to raise money for their basketball tournament. But working as a team off the court is a lot harder than they thought! Can the MVP kids raise enough money, win the tournament, and help a friend in need?"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
From the age of nine years Michael dreams of playing basketball for the United States in the Olympics, and with hard work and his mother's encouragement, he realizes his dream
74) Elle of the ball
Author
Series
Hoops (Donne) volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
148 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having shot up to six feet tall over the summer, seventh-grader Elle not only has trouble controlling her limbs on the basketball court, she dreads the upcoming school cotillion.
75) Too far
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
290 p. ; 24 cm
Language
English
76) No slam dunk
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2018.
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
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
92 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 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
Author
Series
Rip and Red volume 2
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
258 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Rip and Red find that fifth grade continues to challenge them in brand-new ways and discover that sometimes radical change is nothing to be afraid of"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
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
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