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1) Travel team
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English
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After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory.
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English
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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.
4) Rebound
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English
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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.
6) Big Shot
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Series
Diary of a Wimpy Kid volume 16
Language
English
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"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) Hot hand
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Publisher
Penguin 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.
8) Rez ball
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Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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...
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Series
Zach and Zoe mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Someone is secretly renovating the basketball court at the local park, and Zach and Zoe are determined to find out who." -- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Adventures of the Bailey School kids volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
A basketball coach visiting Bailey Elementary is short and has a treasure. Could he be a leprechaun?
11) Pick and roll
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Eighth-grader and starting point guard Roman is initially thrilled when big man Sebastian transfers schools and joins the team, but Sebastian's skills seem to have disappeared and the other kids are merciless in their criticism -- then Roman's big sister gives him some advice: talk to Sebastian and find out what is going on, and add a pick-and-roll to the team playbook.
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