Frank Carlson Library

"You are Phil "Fixer" Halverson, center for the Chesterton Middle School Dargons. At 6'1'', you've got the height to get the job done--as long as it's not a free throw! They call you "Fixer" because your defensive skills are practically legendary. You're fast and graceful, and on the court, you're in control--at least, you used to be. Problems at home are finding their way into your game. Your mom is always upset, your dad is always at work, and your...

In despair over his basketball team's prospects with his father as coach, fifth-grader Nutty goes to his genius friend William for help and finds more success than he ever thought possible.

Sister is worried when Brother joins the Too-Tall gang's basketball team.

"Julian Pryce was once the star center of the Tornadoes. But when he joins a new team after his family moves, he suddenly finds himself the star benchwarmer. It turns out the Warriors already have a starting center, Paul Boyd, who has no intention of sharing the court with Julian. The coach is no help, either, for one simple reason: Paul is his son! Now Julian may have to take drastic measures if he's going to get back into the game. . . but is he...

Peter can't decide if he wants his loose tooth to fall out because if it falls out, he will have a gap in his smile for the school pictures, but money from the tooth fairy will help him buy a new basketball.

Seventeen-year-old Danny Henderson, an indifferent basketball player, has his eye on Angel McPherson, star of the girls' team in their Iowa high school.

Roopster Roux and his basketball team get sucked into the library's computer by their enemy Tegore, and they must use their basketball skills to return from the historical periods they travel through.

Ernie keeps joking around on the basketball court while the other team members are playing seriously, but when Pablo discovers that Ernie is trying to hide the fact that he is not a very good player, Pablo stops being angry and tries to help.

Four players at the Final Four of the NCAA basketball tournament struggle with the pressures of tournament play and the expectations of society at large.

"Patty's skills have improved and playing in a major tournament in Sydney is an opportunity too exciting to pass up. He might even have a future in basketball, but when an injury puts it all at risk, could his dream be over before it's begun?"--From the publisher's web site.