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By Kinney, Jeff2021., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: Gold Fiction Kinney Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: "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 slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?"--
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[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: SPORTS F CIS Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to change their lives. But it won't change things at home--not without each other's help. This year, star basketball player Isaac plans on finally keeping up with his schoolwork. Better grades will surely stop Isaac's parents from arguing all the time. Meanwhile, straight-A Marco vows on finally winning his father's approval by earning a spot on the school's basketball team. But will their friendship and support for each other be enough to keep the two boys from falling short?"--From the publisher's web site.
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2018, Adolescent, Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: SPORTS F HER Edition: First edition. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: For Adam Reed, basketball is a passport. Adam's basketball skills have taken him from an orphanage in Poland to a loving adoptive mother in Minnesota. When he's tapped to play on a select AAU team along with some of the best players in the state, it just confirms that basketball is his ticket to the good life: to new friendships, to the girl of his dreams, to a better future.
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2008, c1981., Laurel-Leaf Call No: MYSTERY F MYE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A teenage basketball player from Harlem is befriended by a former professional player who, after being forced to quit because of a point shaving scandal, hopes to prevent other young athletes from repeating his mistake. Lonnie plays basketball in spite of his coach, a has-been named Cal. Followed by The Outside Shot (1987). All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide basketball Tournament of Champions. His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro-basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure. Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance--but sold out. As the Tournament nears, Lonnie learns that some heavy bettors want Cal to keep him on the bench so that the team will lose the championship. As the last seconds of the game tick away Lonnie and Cal must make a decision. Are they eilling to blow the chance of a lifetime?.
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c2005., Juvenile, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: SPORTS FICTION Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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[2014]., Adolescent, James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers Call No: SPORTS F BLA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Jazz's basketball coach says that Jazz did nothing wrong in setting a hard screen. But with the opponent's star player injured, and her own teammates turned against her, Jazz isn't so sure.
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By Lucas, Chad2021., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: REALISTIC F LUC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Brian has always been anxious, whether at home, or in class, or on the basketball court. His dad tries to get him to stand up for himself and his mom helps as much as she can, but after he and his brother are placed in foster care, Brian starts having panic attacks. And he doesn't know if things will ever be 'normal' again... Ezra's always been popular. He's friends with most of the kids on his basketball team--even Brian, who usually keeps to himself. But now, some of his friends have been acting differently, and Brian seems to be pulling away. Ezra wants to help, but he worries if he's too nice to Brian, his friends will realize that he has a crush on him... But when Brian and his brother run away, Ezra has no choice but to take the leap and reach out. Both boys have to decide if they're willing to risk sharing parts of themselves they'd rather hide. But if they can be brave, they might just find the best in themselves--and each other"--Provided by the publisher.
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By Lupica, Mike[2020]., Pre-adolescent, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: FIC LUPICA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
