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Lucy tries sports volume 5
Language
English
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Lucy and her friends learn the basics of basketball from a professional player.
2) Boot camp
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Nick and Kia attend Jerome "Junk Yard Dog" Williams' basketball summer camp.
3) Home team
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Against all odds, Nick and Kia set out to persuade the Toronto Raptors' community relations department to send players to visit their school.
4) Big shot
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Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 16
Language
English
Description
In Big Shot, book 16 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and sports just don't mix.
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...
5) Hoop crazy!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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When Nick and his pals suddenly find themselves short a man for the NBA-sponsored three-on-three tournament they plan to enter during the summer holidays, the solution seems simple enough. Nick, Kia and Mark are the key players on the team, so the fourth, though mandatory according to the rules, doesn't really have to be good at the game. A surprise visit from Nick's mother's cousin brings Ned, who is exactly Nick's age but not exactly an athlete,...
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Wizenard series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
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A group of players on a low-ranking basketball team experience strange visions after a mysterious basketball coach arrives on their first day of training camp.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Isaac Roth's big brother was a forward for the Wildcats, and Isaac wants to be one too. His dream is to be the highest-scoring forward ever. The problem is that Isaac is short. Coach Turnbull thinks he'd be a better point guard than a forward, since he's fast and small. Will Isaac be able to change his dream and play for the team, or will he give up on the sport he loves?
8) Off the rim
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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When Dylan should be concentrating on basketball, he and his girlfriend, Jenna, are run off the road one night by a black pickup truck. And Jenna starts receiving threats from an anonymous cyberbully telling her to “keep quiet” ...
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English
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Kids have big dreams. And when those dreams are on the line, how far are they willing to go to achieve them?
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, in this inspiring new middle grade novel from NBA superstar LeBron James and acclaimed author Andrea Williams.
...10) Underdog
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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A new player on the Mississauga Magic rep basketball team has talent but doesn't want to be a team player.
11) Triple threat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
It's summertime and hoops season is over, but that doesn't keep Nick and Kia off the court.
One very hot day they head to the rec center for a swim but end up on the outdoor courts that are usually dominated by older players. Their enjoyment of the court is short-lived, however, when three teens show up and kick the kids and their ball off the court. Nick and Kia don't take well to being bullied, but there's nothing they
...12) Long shot
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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When Nick and Kia arrive for try-outs for the basketball team they played on the previous year, they are surprised to meet their new coach. Coach Barkley is a former college star known for his fierce desire to win. Though the coach has been away from the game for many years, his competitive instincts are as strong as ever and his aggressive coaching techniques are a new experience for these kids. Suddenly making the rep team no longer seems the sure...
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Français
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Lucy et ses amis sont au parc quand ils voient Ava jouer au basketball avec son cousin Jermain, qui est joueur professionnel. Jermain propose aux enfants une leçon sur les principes du jeu et une partie à trois contre trois. Une fois l'entraînement terminé, Jermain les invite à venir le voir jouer dans une vraie partie. Lucy, Ava et leurs amis encouragent Jermain et ses coéquipiers, en gardant un œil sur les compétences qu'ils ont acquises...
14) Home court
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Between sports, school, and working for his father, eleven-year-old Amar'e's life is full and he is not yet ready to concentrate on basketball, but when a group of older boys start hogging the local basketball court he knows that he has to do something to help his friends.
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Language
English
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In 1972, equality of the sexes took a major step forward with the enactment of Title IX, which said that young women could not be excluded from playing their favorite sports in school. By 1976, women's basketball was an Olympic sport and well en route to becoming one of the most popular women's sports. This book introduces all the tips, tricks, and courtside lingo of basketball to active middle school-aged girls. The rules of the game are covered,...
16) The switch
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English
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Kibwe is the best basketball player on his second-grade team. But the success is starting to get to his head-- he's becoming bigheaded and sort of bossy! Seeing this, Kibwe's dad decides to do something drastic to help humble his son and teach him some lessons that'll work on (and off) the court.
17) Off season
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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During their summer vacation, Nick and Kia visit Nick's cousin Ned and are just beginning to get the hang of life in the wilderness when a raging forest fire threatens to destroy Ned's home and cut off their escape.
18) Shot clock
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Language
English
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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.
19) Road trip
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Nick, Kia and their teammates feel outmatched in a basketball tournament that they take part in.
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Appears on list
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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.