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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Jayden Carr has been training all summer to be ready for Hoop Group—the free afterschool basketball program where his hero, NBA superstar Kendrick King, got his start. But when his beloved coach tells him there’s not going to be a Hoop Group this year, Jayden is heartbroken.
And he’s not the only one. Coach Beck’s daughter, Tamika, was planning to be the first girl ever to start for the squad. Chris King, Kendrick’s only nephew, spent...
2) Play makers
Author
Series
Game changers volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
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...
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
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...
Series
Streetball crew volume 1
Publisher
Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting his science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics."
5) The turnover
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brandon's junior high school basketball team is struggling to make the playoffs, and Brandon is starting to feel that his bad luck is dragging them down--and when their bus breaks down on the way to the big game, Brandon has to turn luck into opportunity.
Author
Series
Benchwarmers volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
A new coach's flagrant racism, a teammate's endless sabotage, and local media interest make it difficult for Andi Carillo and Jeff Michaels to keep both of their basketball teams on track.
10) Free throw
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Since Derek is now the tallest player on his basketball team, the coach decides to have him play center but Jason, the former center, has little confidence in Derek and will not pass him the ball.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Joe joins his school's basketball team, but finds that the players are disorganized and lacking in discipline--so he sets out to use the skills he has learned in kung fu to bring the other players together as a functioning team.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
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?"--
14) The sixth man
Author
Series
Triple threat (John Feinstein) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"New kid Max Bellotti has the talent to lead The Lions basketball team straight to victory, but Max he also has a secret that could disrupt their winning streak once it's exposed"--
15) Bouncing back
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Back in his old basketball league, before the car accident, thirteen-year-old Carlos Cooper owned the court, sprinting and jumping and lighting up the scoreboard as his opponents (and teammates) watched in amazement. But now, Carlos feels completely out of his league on his new wheelchair basketball team, the Rollin' Rats. After all, how can he make a layup when he's still struggling to learn how to dribble? But when the city's crooked mayor threatens...
16) Rebound time
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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.
19) Centerville
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Basketball-crazy Jake Burnett is thrilled to be leaving home to attend prestigious Centerville Prep and pursue his hoop dreams at the highest level. But when things at his new school aren't quite as advertised, Jake has a difficult choice to make--advance his basketball career or do the right thing."--Page 4 of cover.
20) Home games
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twelve-year-old Ben is a shy, quiet kid. His life isn't perfect, but he feels at home in his New York City apartment. Then his dad takes a job in London, and everything changes. His parents separate, and Ben's mom moves them back to her hometown of Austin, Texas. Ben's simple life is suddenly complicated. He misses his apartment, his best friend, Jake, and his dad. Then he meets Mabley, who becomes a bright spot to Ben's day. But when his mom starts...
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