Basketball Camp Champ


Book Description

After only ever playing pick-up games, Ana Ramirez is excited to attend a basketball summer camp where she'll play on a real team with real teammates. But when the coach says they'll use something called "zone defense," the shooting guard feels totally lost and starts to doubt her skills. Can Ana get out of her comfort zone and ask for help? Combining a dramatic sports story with a dynamic full-color comic format, this Jake Maddox Graphic Novel is sure to be a win for any young reader.




Basketball Camp Champ


Book Description

After only ever playing pick-up games, Ana Ramirez is excited to attend a basketball summer camp where she'll play on a real team with real teammates. But when the coach says they'll use something called "zone defense," the shooting guard feels totally lost and starts to doubt her skills. Can Ana get out of her comfort zone and ask for help? Combining a dramatic sports story with a dynamic full-color comic format, this Jake Maddox Graphic Novel is sure to be a win for any young reader.




Basketball Big Shots


Book Description

Includes three previously published graphic basketball stories, where young teens confront problems and discover themselves through sports.




Werewolves Don't Go To Summer Camp (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #2)


Book Description

The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges -- now in e-book! The new director at Camp Lone Wolf seems like a nice guy. But when the kids learn the legend of a local boy who disappeared and the wolf that prowls the campgrounds howling in the night, they start to wonder if Camp Lone Wolf is more than just a name. Mr. Jenkins is covered in hair, eats his meat almost raw, and has an obsession with wolves. But could he really be a werewolf?




Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball


Book Description

A basketball coach visiting Bailey Elementary is short and has a treasure. Could he be a leprechaun?




Basketball Camp Go-Getter


Book Description

Zoe's dribbling and passing skills improve at wheelchair basketball camp, but she gets frustrated when she cannot make a basket--will her new friends be able to help her meet her goal?




Trust on Thin Ice


Book Description

Mina is a talented figure skater who is looking forward to trying the new challenge of pairs skating, but with shy boy Luke, she is beginning to have second thoughts, so they will have to overcome their trust issues to become a successful team.




Dance Team Double Trouble


Book Description

When twins Lydia and Marco are approached to be on their dance studio's jazz team, Lydia is thrilled. She and Marco both love to dance and used to have fun dancing together as kids. But lately it seems their relationship has grown more distant. Lydia can't wait to dance with her brother again, but Marco is worried. He's used to hip-hop and will be the only boy on the team. And when bullies start mocking Marco for doing "girl dances" it could spell trouble for the whole team.




How to Run a Youth Basketball Camp


Book Description

Running a Youth Basketball Camp can be a lot of hard work and effort. But even if you’ve never run a youth basketball camp before – don’t worry the information in this booklet will help you succeed. Using our Step by Step process we cover youth basketball ball handling / dribbling drills, games, shooting drills, passing / catching drills, defense / offense, competition drills, jumping, footwork, triple threat, lay ups, and much more. Everything you need to run a successful youth basketball camp. We include video clips, handouts, checklists, useful forms, coaching tips, a camp practice plan, and much more. Use this information as a guide, modify it to fit your style of coaching, or use it as written. Packed with pictures, diagrams, forms, and video clips! “Read” the information in the booklet – then “View” the demonstrations on the Video Clips using the links. An excellent "Interactive" instructional tool, resource, and reference for youth basketball coaches, camp assistants, and volunteers. Get your copy now!




Baseball in April and Other Stories


Book Description

The Mexican American author Gary Soto draws on his own experience of growing up in California's Central Valley in this finely crafted collection of eleven short stories that reveal big themes in the small events of daily life. Crooked teeth, ponytailed girls, embarrassing grandfathers, imposter Barbies, annoying brothers, Little League tryouts, and karate lessons weave the colorful fabric of Soto's world. The smart, tough, vulnerable kids in these stories are Latino, but their dreams and desires belong to all of us. Glossary of Spanish terms included. Awards: ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Booklist Editors' Choice, Horn Book Fanfare Selection, Judy Lopez Memorial Honor Book, Parenting Magazine's Reading Magic Award, John and Patricia Beatty Award