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81) Schooled
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Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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After the coach and principal approach Amar'e to join the school basketball team, Amar'e realizes the sport is different indoors than the street ball tournaments and he must prove to himself and his teammates he belongs on the team.
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Streetball crew volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and being accused of stealing could mean Theo is off both teams.
84) Taking up space
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Twelve-year old Sarah is used to being the star on her basketball team, playing with her best friends, but suddenly she finds that her body is changing and she does not understand why she cannot keep up on the court, plus she does not understand why her mother has gotten so weird about food, binging on candy while forgetting about dinner, and she really does not understand why she told Benny, her crush, about her mother--but when Benny offers to teach...
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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!
86) Point guard
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Home team novels volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"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"--
87) Nothing but net
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Layla's hard work pays off when she moves from a substitute to starting player and captain of the basketball team, but her best friend and teammate Danika causes trouble.
88) On point
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2018.
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English
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"Zayd is so excited to finally be on the Gold Team in basketball but when the team starts struggling and his best friend quits to play football he must step up for his team"--
90) El crossover
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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...
91) Rez ball
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English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2024 - Young Adults
Native American Heritage - Young Adults
Tayshas List 2024 (Gr. 9+ )
Native American Heritage - Young Adults
Tayshas List 2024 (Gr. 9+ )
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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...
92) Hoops and hopes
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"For twelve-year-old Autumn Holloway, a week at Blazing Hoops wheelchair basketball camp is a dream come true. She has high hopes that it will be her ticket to making friends and connections in the adaptive sports community. But Autumn struggles to fit in with her wealthier fellow campers. To make matters worse, she has to use a borrowed basketball wheelchair that keeps needing repairs. It takes a chance encounter with the campus custodial staff to...
93) Most valuable
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Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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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?
94) Basketball Town
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2023.
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English
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"Maxwell loves basketball so much, he dreams about it every night-crashing the boards, splashing treys, and taking it to the rack. Then one day he wakes up . . . in Basketball Town! Everywhere he looks, everyone is hooping, and Maxwell can play anytime he wants. To get him ready for the Championship, the Mayor sends Maxwell to Skillsville, where he aces Alley-Oop Academy and the College of the Crossover, earning his dunking diploma from Phi Slamma...
95) Shot clock
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After the death of his friend, Tony must work to make the basketball team, but when he gets the chance to join the squad as statistician, he must grapple with honoring the memory of his basketball-loving friend while also trying to fit in on the team.
96) Puppy love
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Thirteen-year-old Jordan Mendoza has a huge crush on his classmate, Sierra, but he's never going to win her affections if he stays a C student and keeps embarrassing himself on the basketball court. And it doesn't help that his best friend, Antonio, likes to tease him about it all a little too much. But when Jordan dives into the waters of a dangerous irrigation canal to save a drowning puppy, he's suddenly got even more on his mind than kissing...
97) Jugada doble
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[2020]
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Español
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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.
98) Falling short
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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)
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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.
99) We are family
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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When Jayden and his teammates find out there's not going to be a Hoop Group this year--and maybe ever again--they have to learn to lean on each other if they want to save their basketball season.
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Million dollar series (Dan Gutman) volume 1
Pub. Date
2003, 1997.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Eddie gets a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the National Basketball Association finals.
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