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1) H.O.R.S.E
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Two friends try to outdo each other on the basketball court in an out-of-this-world game of H.O.R.S.E"--
2) Big & hairy
Publisher
Distributed by Feature Films for Families
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Picasso Dewlap is new to Cedar Island and is having trouble making friends. Things get worse when he loses a game for the community's basketball team. Then Picasso meets Ed, a young Sasquatch, who he discovers is a natural basketball player. WIth Ed playing, Picasso's team begins winning every game. Picasso soon becomes the most popular kid in his school. But he soon learns that true friendship is more important than winning games...
4) Big shot
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Series
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...
Author
Series
Crossover volume 1
Language
English
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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.
7) Playmates
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Spencer's in for the closest shaves of his career when he discovers that college basketball can be a killer sport. Dwayne Woodcock is arguably the best power forward in all of college basketball, not only the Big East conference. So why, wonders Spencer, is he shaving points? Spencer finds himself involved with all manner of sleaze artists - from corrupt academics to wise guy hoods with graduate degrees. Spencer battles to salvage the soul of an arrogant...
8) True legend
Author
Language
English
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Language
English
Description
After only ever playing pick-up games, Ana Ramirez is excited to attend a basketball summer camp where she'll play on a real team with real teammates. But when the coach says they'll use something called "zone defense," the shooting guard feels totally lost and starts to doubt her skills. Can Ana get out of her comfort zone and ask for help?--Provided by publisher.
12) Rebound time
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Language
English
Description
Twin girls Sarit and Allie have always been coached in basketball by their father, but now that their parents are divorced and he has moved away, Sarit is unhappy playing on the school team, and resentful that her sister still enjoys the game.
13) Play makers
Author
Series
Game changers volume 2
Language
English
Description
Still living large off their incredible football championship win just weeks before, Ben McBain and his crew must now prepare for basketball season. Ben is known as the best point guard throughout the league. And now that Shawn O'Brien has joined their team, they are a shoo-in to win it all. But there is a new kid in town, Chase Braggs, a point guard like Ben who seems to be better, stronger, and faster. Refusing to let his team down, Ben hits the...
14) Hoop hustle
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Language
English
Description
Brian Worth Jr. plans on trying out for his middle school's basketball team, but the trouble is he has always relied on his height to give him an advantage and that is no longer enough--but at the local senior center, where he reluctantly volunteers, he discovers a friend in George, a former player, who sets out to teach him some of the skills he is missing.
Author
Series
Athlete vs. mathlete volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Language
English
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.
16) Join the team!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
"Basketball superstar LeBron James teams up with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes for Space Jam: A New Legacy, the long-awaited reimagining of the original ... film"--Provided by publisher.
19) Point guard
Author
Series
Home team novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
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"--
20) Dino-basketball
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Language
English
Description
Plant-eating dinosaurs face meat-eating dinosaurs in a basketball game at Mastadon Square Garden.
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