Beastly Basketball


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Joe joins his school's basketball team, but finds that the players are disorganized and lacking in discipline--so he sets out to use the skills he has learned in kung fu to bring the other players together as a functioning team.




Full Court Flash


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Dash the Flash is taller and faster than everyone else. There's just one problem - his teammates are having a hard time keeping up!




Full Court Pressure


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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, his current captain refuses to pass the ball to Zack.




Quarterback Rush


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The Otters keep leaving their game on the practice field and losing their football games--so wide receiver Steve Michaels must overcome his own frustrations and help Aaron Corbin, his quarterback, get past his fears and play like the champion can be.




8-Bit Baseball


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Jared Richards is great at baseball video games, but when he loses a bet to his best friend Jared is forced to tryout for his school's baseball team--and finds out that playing the game for real is very different from virtual reality.




Fieldhouse


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Based on actual events, Fieldhouse is the story of Scott Novosel and his journey to play for the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team.




Kobe Bryant


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Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant made news as one of the NBA's highest scorers and the youngest all-star player. Over his twenty-year career with the LA Lakers, he earned three MVP awards and five championships. A towering figure in business and charity work too, Bryant is a name not to be forgotten. Written in an engaging style, this biography focuses on Bryant's accomplishments on the basketball court and off it. Colorful photographs, interesting sidebars, and a quick-access fact sheet round out this look at the life of the man who has been called the greatest basketball player in history.




Basketball Bats / Goof-Off Goalie


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Basketball Bats Henry and his four friends on Rockford Road are an unbeatable basketball team—on their driveway court. But without team T-shirts or an official name, can they take on the Tigers, a team that plays at the huge YWCA and has a player old enough to shave? Henry feels sure he can lead his friends to victory, but is he really a team player? Or is he a ball hog? Goof-Off Goalie There's nothing Goose wants more than to play goalie for his soccer team. It looks like so much fun—and so easy!—on TV. But can he quit daydreaming long enough to stop the ball? With Henry's training, Goose is sure he can go from goof-off to goalie in no time. Just as Goose starts to improve, Henry gets grounded because his grades are slipping. Will Goose help Henry in return? Or is being a goalie more important than friendship? Basketball Bats and Goof-Off Goalie are both 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Books of the Year.




Quarterback Scramble


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Ben Paulson rides the bench while Wes Blake gets the glory - until Wes gets benched for pulling poor grades, and Ben is thrust into the spotlight.




Shot Clock Slam


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Graphic Novel. Stunning graphics and exciting adventure stories from the Sports Illustrated team.