basketball stories

"Zoe is the most popular girl at school and at The Club. She gets a lot of attention from boys and she is always asked to dances. Now, she has her eye on an older boy, Steve, the basketball coach at The Club, but it seems like no matter how hard she tries, Zoe can't get Steve to ask her out. When The Club throws a big dance, Zoe knows that it's her last chance. But can she learn to value herself beyond what boys think of her?"--Provided by the publisher.

"Carli and Rex have an immediate connection, an understanding that must mean first love, but family secrets, disappointments--and basketball, which holds center stage in both their lives--all create complications"--Provided by publisher.

"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"--Provided by publisher.

[Mo Jackson 3] Mo is a little boy with a big passion for sports. His latest obsession is basketball. Can Mo learn to pass in time to help his team win the big game?.

Basketball has always come easily to twelve-year-old Devon Rosario of the Bronx, but it has been a long time since he actually enjoyed playing because Devon's father sees him as the family's second chance at basketball glory, and the pressure of that expectation is ruining the game for Devon; but then he sees Jamal, a Yemeni refugee, doing BMX tricks on his bike and suddenly Devon sees a way to put fun back into sports--provided he can keep his new passion secret from his father.

In this modern reimagining of Great Expectations, Korean American Pippa Park struggles to manage her grades, basketball, friendship and cyberbullying.

Trey, the Spartans' team captain, becomes fast friends with Griffin, the newest member of their squad, but the rest of the Spartans think Griff, who used to play for the Spartans' biggest rivals, is a rat. His teammates want him to betray his friendship with Griff to save their season, but if they're wrong about Griff, then Trey will endup the rat.

Perry "the Playmaker" was always the Tigers' go-to guy until super-tall, ultra-talented Jason Carter joined the team. Handing the ball off to Jason guarantees the team a score, but Perry refuses to play nice with the teen who stole his thunder, which throws off the team's rhythm and endangers their chance at the state championship.

Lionel Shephard dreams of joining the NBA, but while his father disapproves of his plans, his teachers are threatening to fail him--unaware of his poor reading abilities--and Lionel needs to decide how far he is willing to go for his dreams.

When star defensive player Zack Fuller's basketball team faces his former team in the state championship game, he not only must play against his best friend, but his current captain refuses to pass the ball to Zack.