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Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
2019 edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the Final Four. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
64 p
Language
English
Description
AudiseeĀ® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! From three-pointers to slam dunks, Swish: The Quest for Basketball's Perfect Shot goes beyond the record books and explores all aspects of making a basket. This book features amazing shots, player profiles, and tons of trivia. Authors Mark Stewart and Mike Kennedy cover basketball from the late 1800s to modern times, showcasing top male...
3) The chance
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A simple but fact-packed overview of the New York Knicks basketball team, covering their origins, their home court, famous players and coaches, and well-known plays throughout the team's history. He drives for the basket... he shoots... he scores! The amazing athletes of the National Basketball Association offer a dazzling show of speed, strength, and control. They've got game--and now young readers have books that will take them right into that nonstop...
6) LeBron James
Author
Series
Publisher
Kaleidocope Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to LeBron James, covering his early life, career, and life off the court. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications, MN
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Four-time NBA champion LeBron James has been a basketball superstar since high school. Learn about his journey to become an all-time NBA great and his life of activism off the court"--
10) Shot Clock
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler and acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds tip off the first book in a new middle-grade series about a young boy trying to make his mark on an AAU basketballā¦
11) Sooley
Author
Language
English
Description
This time. John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court. In the summer of his seventeenth year, Samuel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basketball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on a airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true. Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed,...
12) On guard
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Trey Smith, the captain of the Wildcats, knows he's one of the best players on the team. He doesn't worry about anything when he's on the court, until he finds out that his cousin Pete is on the opposing team and they're assigned to guard each other. How can Trey play when he'll have to beat his cousin to win?
13) The way back
Publisher
Warner Bros Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jack Cunningham was a basketball star with a full university scholarship when he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Now years later, Jack is spiraling down, and drowning in alcoholism. When he is asked to coach the team at his alma mater, he reluctantly accepts. As the boys start to come together as a team and win, Jack may have finally found a reason to confront his demons. But will it be enough to heal the deep wounds of his past...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone/Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st Touchstone hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway grew up in one of the roughest sections of Memphis, but with talent, self-discipline and the strong values his grandmother instilled in him, he made his way to the NBA. As a retired player, he returned to Memphis to coach and mentor children in the same dangerous neighborhood in which he grew up.
15) Play makers
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
201 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When basketball season starts up, point guard Ben McBain encounters competition in the form of new kid Chase Braggs, who also happens to be a point guard. When their rivalry ends up taking the fun out of the game, Ben has to find a way to step up his game while remembering to have a good time.
16) The final four
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
The Watts history of sports series. Discusses the championship round of the NCAA basketball tournaments, including powerhouse teams, exciting games, and outstanding players from past years.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
AudiseeĀ® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Taking over a rowdy gym class right before winter vacation is not something James Naismith wants to do at all.
The last two teachers of this class quit in frustration. The students-a bunch of energetic young men-are bored with all the regular games and activities. Naismith needs something new, exciting, and fast to keep...
19) Overcomer
Language
English
Description
Life changes overnight for coach John Harrison when his high school basketball team's state championship dreams are crushed under the weight of unexpected news. When the largest manufacturing plant in town suddenly shuts down and hundreds of families begin moving away, John must come to grips with the challenges facing his family and his team. John is frustrated and questioning his worth, until he crosses paths with a student struggling with her own...
Publisher
Sports Illustrated Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
296 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Highlighted by dozens of photographs, a celebration of America's college and professional basketball captures the great teams, players, games, memorabilia, artifacts, and important moments throughout the more than one hundred years of basketball history.