basketball stories

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.

Seventh-grade basketball star Brett is used to being good, if not the best, at everything he does, but after finding one thing he cannot do he loses confidence and starts making mistakes.

Toby decides to join the middle school basketball team, but he does not anticipate the changes that will occur in his relationship with his best friend JJ, who is the team's star player.

At an out-of-town basketball tournament, one of Nova Scotia's worst teams, the Cape Breton Grizzly Bears, sidesteps humiliation with the help of its resident prankster, Chip Carson.

Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently.

Orphaned thirteen year-old Carlos learns what it truly means to be a teammate when he must help save his new wheelchair basketball team's gym from destruction.

"Jamie loves playing basketball for the Baytown Blobfish but the Hot Shots team has gotten into his head. Things get messy when his teammate tries to help him get his head back in the game!"--Back cover.

"Marion High, an inner-city school in Indianapolis, has never had a state championship. It's D-Bow's Senior Year, his A-Game is ready, big-time colleges are taking notice, and he's dreaming big. What's rattling D-Bow is the cocky white guy, Daryl. He wants D-Bow's job at point. It's time for D-Bow to man up. He needs to be the team leader, and he needs to bring that A-Game"--Provided by publisher.

"This year, everyone gets equal time on the court, but some players, and especially parents, don't like the new rule"--Back cover.

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.