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Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Language
English
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Books for Reluctant Readers (Intermediate/Middle School)
Newbery Award Winners
NYT - Middle Grade Paperback
Newbery Award Winners
NYT - Middle Grade Paperback
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.
3) Rebound
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 68
Language
English
Description
The Aldens investigate when the new coach of their community basketball league has her Most Valuable Player trophy stolen.
7) Point guard
Author
Series
Home team novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's basketball season for the home team but Gus must wrestle with prejudice when he's the only one bothered by Cassie joining the boys' team and his teammate Steve makes fun of Gus's Dominican heritage"--
Author
Series
Million dollar series (Dan Gutman) volume 1
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Eddie gets a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the National Basketball Association finals.
11) Free throw
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Since Derek is now the tallest player on his basketball team, the coach decides to have him play center but Jason, the former center, has little confidence in Derek and will not pass him the ball.
13) Rebound time
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Twin girls Sarit and Allie have always been coached in basketball by their father, but now that their parents are divorced and he has moved away, Sarit is unhappy playing on the school team, and resentful that her sister still enjoys the game.
14) Foul trouble
Author
Language
English
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Description
"College recruiters are clambering to sign up Terrell Jamerson, the #1 high school basketball player in the country. But not all of these recruiters are straight shooters, and Terrell will have to think fast if he wants to stay in the game"--
Author
Series
EllRay Jakes series volume 9
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes, the shortest kid in class and still chosen last at recess, hones his basketball skills with Mr. Havens and earns the respect of his third-grade classmates.
16) Hoop hotshot
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Hotshot basketball player Joe learns the importance of teamwork.
17) Hoop doctor
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Kelsey Peters wants to quit the basketball team. A mysterious person named Dr. C. is running a basketball clinic at her school. Dr. C claims to be able to fix basketball problems, but Kelsey is sure it'll take more than a doctor to make her love the game again.
19) The basket ball
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After the boys won't let her join in their basketball game, Lulu decides to host a Basket Ball, where girls from all over come to participate and, with Lulu as captain, end up forming a special team.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
In his author-illustrator debut, Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe–and Africana Book Award–winning illustrator Charly Palmer spins a tall tale about a neighborhood basketball hero. Gravity is the new kid on the Hillside Projects basketball team, the Eagles. He once jumped so high that his teammates went out for ice cream before he came back down. With Gravity on their side, the Eagles feel unstoppable. They’re ready to win “The Best of the...
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