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1) The Switch
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Series
My brother is a robot volume Book 3
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Shawn Cole is busy finishing an important math project the day he can rejoin the basketball team, so, Cyrus steps in for him during the game. Then a jealous colleage of Dr. Cole's discovers the switch and lets the community know. Will people in town ever accept Cyrus again, or will the lab pull the plug on the robot project?
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English
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Back to School - Tween
Día Booklist (Grades 3-5) 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month - Tweens
Lone Star List 2023 (Gr. 6-8)
Día Booklist (Grades 3-5) 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month - Tweens
Lone Star List 2023 (Gr. 6-8)
Description
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.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Amar'e's idol, Overtime Tanner plans the biggest streetball tournament every year. But when Overtime gets hurt during a basketball game, he can't make the arrangements in time. Amar'e and his friends help set the tournament up. On top of that, each group of Amar'e's friends wants him to play for their team and he's torn on what to do. Planning a tournament is a lot more work than playing in one. Will Amar'e's hard work pay off?
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English
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"New to Cincinnati, where her father is now coach of the University basketball team, eighth-grader Aurora (called Rory) finds herself isolated by the heated team rivalries--especially when it turns out her new friend Abby's father has a mysterious feud with Rory's father that threatens her new friendship."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Avant-Guards volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"As a transfer student to the Georgia O'Keeffe College for Arts and Subtle Dramatics, former sports star Charlie is struggling to find her classes, her dorm, and her place amongst a student body full of artists who seem to know exactly where they're going. When the school's barely-a-basketball-team unexpectedly attempts to recruit her, Charlie's adamant that she's left that life behind...until she's won over by the charming team captain, Liv, and...
8) El crossover
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Series
Language
Español
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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.
El fenómeno del básquetbol, Josh Bell, y su hermano gemelo, Jordan, son los reyes de la cancha, con esos crossovers inesperados que hacen llorar a los jugadores más duros. Pero cuando Jordan conoce a la nueva chica del colegio, lazos entre los gemelos se empiezan a desanudar. El baloncesto y la...
9) Jugada doble
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
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Description
Diego "Clutch" Rivera was the hero of his school's basketball team last year, but this season things have not started well, and Diego is losing his confidence--but with some help from his dad, and a friend who gives him a sketchbook and suggests that he draw his feelings, he starts to rediscover the fun in basketball.
Author
Series
Cam Jansen adventure volume 29
Pub. Date
2010, ©2009
Language
English
Description
Cam and her friend Eric watch the basketball team's retiring coach receive a basketball signed by his former players. But after the game, the ball is gone. Cam is on the case!
11) Shadowed
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
"Nate plays soccer, but he doesn't love it. He plays because it's what his family expects. Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street. Lucas isn't like any of Nate's sports friends--he's poor, his parents are mostly absent, and he's devoted to his sister Megan, who has a learning disability. Lucas may be an outcast at school, but he and Nate find common ground in their fierce games of one-on-one basketball"-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Devante Briggs loves basketball, but now he is just the sixth man off the bench for his school team, putting up with the snide remarks of some of the other players--until an outbreak of food poisoning gives him his chance to show off his skills.
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