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2) 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.
3) 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
Series
Dairy queen trilogy volume 3
Language
English
Description
Other folks have big plans for D.J. Like her coach. College scouts. All the town hoops fans. A certain Red Bend High School junior who's keen for romance and karaoke. Not to mention Brian Nelson, who she should not be thinking about! Who she is done with, thank you very much. But who keeps showing up anyway.
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...
7) The turnover
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
�2020.
Language
English
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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
Series
Cam Jansen mysteries. Main series volume 29
Publisher
Viking Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When a special autographed basketball is stolen, Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to identify the thief.
11) Basketball Bats
Author
Series
Gym shorts volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Henry and his basketball teammates, the Bats, take on the Tigers, and Henry learns a lesson about working as a team.
13) Rebound
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Recent TAB Nominations in E-Book and E-Audio
TAB 2019 : Swanson
TAB 2019 : Thomas Jefferson
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TAB 2019 : Swanson
TAB 2019 : Thomas Jefferson
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Description
Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In this prequel to Newbery Medal winner The Crossover, Chuck Bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to. A novel in verse with all the impact and rhythm readers have come to expect from Kwame Alexander, Rebound will go back in time to visit...
14) Swagger
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
High school senior point guard Jonas Dolan is on the fast track to a basketball career until an unthinkable choice puts his future on the line.
15) Hoop queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Everyone else in Kylie Jean Carter's family loves basketball, but she is no good at it, having a hard time dribbling and shooting baskets. She must find a way to win the Free Throw Tournament and become the Little Dribbler Queen.
Author
Series
Here's Hank volume 10
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Hank will need help from his father and friends if he is to help his second grade basketball team beat their arch rivals for the third year in a row.
17) Rez ball
Author
Language
English
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Description
"These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team--even though he can't help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident. When Jaxon's former teammates on the varsity team offer to take Tre under their wing, he sees this as his shot to represent his Ojibwe rez all the way to their first state championship. This is the first step toward his...
18) 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.
19) Baller Ina
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A rhyming picture book about Ina who is a graceful ballerina who also loves to get competitive on the basketball court"--
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