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1) True legend
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Formats
Description
Fifteen-year-old Drew "True" Robinson loves being the best point-guard prospect in high school basketball, but learns the consequences of fame through a former player, as well as through the man who expects to be his manager when True reaches the NBA.
2) Remember us
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
"It seems like Sage's whole world is on fire the summer before she starts seventh grade. As house after house burns down, her Bushwick neighborhood gets referred to as "The Matchbox" in the local newspaper. And while Sage prefers to spend her time shooting hoops with the guys, she's also still trying to figure out her place inside the circle of girls she's known since childhood. A group that each day, feels further and further away from her. But it's...
3) Long Shot
Author
Series
Comeback kids volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Pedro, an avid basketball player, decides to run for class president, challenging a teammate who is also one of the most popular boys in school.
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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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.
Author
Series
Athlete vs. mathlete series volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Description
When their two worlds collide in seventh grade, fraternal twins and opposites Owen and Russell find themselves in direct competition at school, on the court, and at home.
10) Puppy love
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
After saving a drowning puppy while dealing with a huge crush on his classmate Sierra, thirteen-year-old Jordan Mendoza nurses the abandoned puppy back to health and wonders who threw her into the canal and if there are more puppies needing rescue
11) Technical foul
Author
Series
Winning season volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Jared, a high-scoring member of the Hudson City Middle School basketball team, gets angry when the point guard accuses him of being responsible for their string of losses, but finally realizes they can win only if he becomes a team player.
12) Ball Don't Lie
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Formats
Description
-- Ball Don’t Lie -- Riveting " -- Gritty and mesmerizing."I have never before seen blacktop ball depicted so well. In this novel, you will find its flash, its power, and its elegance without chains. This is powerful "Truly authentic in its examination of both the game I love and the invariable missteps toward manhood. You cannot fail to be moved by the eloquence and truth of this story. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults An ALA Quick Pick for...
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Samantha, the laughingstock of the girls' basketball team, meets someone who can grant her three wishes, but she isn't careful what she wishes for and they come true, turning her life into a living nightmare.
Author
Series
Million dollar series (Dan Gutman) volume 1
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Eleven-year-old Eddie gets a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the National Basketball Association finals.
Author
Series
Millicent Min series volume 2
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
Description
After flunking sixth-grade English, basketball prodigy Stanford Wong must struggle to pass his summer-school class, keep his failure a secret from his friends, and satisy his academically demanding father.
19) Baller Ina
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Description
"A rhyming picture book about Ina who is a graceful ballerina who also loves to get competitive on the basketball court"--