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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
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.
3) Point guard
Author
Series
Home team novels volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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"--
4) Fast break
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
©2015.
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.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When Toby finally decides to join the middle school basketball team, he does not anticipate the changes that will occur in his relationship with his best friend JJ, who is the team's star player, as well as in other areas of his life.
6) Slam!
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
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Description
Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently.
7) Slam dunk
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Talented basketball player Ashlee Carson works hard to win a place in the nationals, but conflicts with her strict mother may stand in her way.
8) Hot hand
Author
Series
Comeback kids volume 1
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In the wake of his parents' separation, ten-year-old Billy seems to have continual conflicts with his father, who is also his basketball coach, but his quiet, younger brother Ben, a piano prodigy, is having even more trouble adjusting, and only Billy seems to notice.
10) The turnover
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
�2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
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"--
12) Summer ball
Author
Series
Danny Walker volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Danny must prove himself all over again for a disapproving coach and against new rivals at a summer basketball camp.
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 16
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look...
14) Foul trouble
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Appears on list
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"--
15) El crossover
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
"El fen�omeno del b�asquetbol, Josh Bell, y su hermano gemelo, Jordan, son los reyes de la cancha, con esos crossovers inesperados que hacen llorar a los jugadores m�as duros. Pero cuando Jordan conoce a la nueva chica del colegio, lazos entre los gemelos se empiezan a desanudar. El baloncesto y la hermandad se entrelazan para mostrarles a Josh y Jordan que la vida no viene con un manual de jugadas y que, a veces, el asunto no es ganar."--Amazon.
Fourteen-year-old...
16) Off the bench
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Kris wants to be a star scorer on the court like his brother Dylan, but he discovers the energy he brings to his team as the sixth man is just as important as scoring points.
18) Falling short
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2022-2023 Middle School TAB Nominations
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Latinx Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
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Description
Best friends Isaac and Marco face various challenges in sixth grade, such as Isaac getting better grades, Marco winning a spot on the basketball team, and both seeing their efforts make a change in their respective family lives. They hope their friendship and support for one another will be enough to help them from falling short.
19) The Crossover
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Black Lives Matter: Elementary Stories
Newbery Medal Award Winners
Novels in Verse: Middle Grade
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Newbery Medal Award Winners
Novels in Verse: Middle Grade
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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.
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