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Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the Final Four. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the NBA Finals. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
3) LeBron James
Author
Series
Publisher
Kaleidocope Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to LeBron James, covering his early life, career, and life off the court. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From humble beginnings to one of the world's most popular sports leagues, the NBA has provided thrills to millions of fans since the 1940s. Inside the NBA tells the story of each NBA team, its origins, its successes and failures, and its all-star players and most popular coaches. This NBA series will get you up to speed on your favorite team with fascinating facts and stats, exciting photographs, and much more"--Back cover.
5) Summer ball
Author
Series
Danny Walker volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Danny must prove himself all over again for a disapproving coach and against new rivals at a summer basketball camp.
6) Rivals
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
In basketball-crazed Walthorne, rival middle school stars Austin Chambers and Carter Haswell are both feeling the pressure when school sports reporter Alfie Jenks reveals scandals that jeopardize the whole season. Told through flashbacks, newspaper reports, social media posts, and interviews.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Jake is a top scorer on the Tyndall Tigers, in fact you might say that basketball is in his blood, but when it comes to free throws he has a problem--he gets nervous and cannot seem to make them in a game situation.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications, MN
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Four-time NBA champion LeBron James has been a basketball superstar since high school. Learn about his journey to become an all-time NBA great and his life of activism off the court"--
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nikki, thirteen, dreams of being a great basketball player but struggles on her new, elite team while also juggling school stress, her non-traditional family, and revelations about her biological father.
11) The crossover
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
12) Hoops and hopes
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"For twelve-year-old Autumn Holloway, a week at Blazing Hoops wheelchair basketball camp is a dream come true. She has high hopes that it will be her ticket to making friends and connections in the adaptive sports community. But Autumn struggles to fit in with her wealthier fellow campers. To make matters worse, she has to use a borrowed basketball wheelchair that keeps needing repairs. It takes a chance encounter with the campus custodial staff to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Brandon's junior high school basketball team is struggling to make the playoffs, and Brandon is starting to feel that his bad luck is dragging them down--and when their bus breaks down on the way to the big game, Brandon has to turn luck into opportunity.
Author
Series
Million dollar series (Dan Gutman) volume 1
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
1997.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Eddie gets a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the National Basketball Association finals.
Author
Publisher
12 Story Library
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From the NBA and WNBA to street hoops, basketball is one of the most popular sports to watch and play. With engaging text and colorful photos, this book covers everything from the invention of the sport to March Madness to the incredible players from yesterday and today.
17) The turnover
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"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"--
20) Travel team
Author
Series
Danny Walker volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Danny Walker may be the smallest kid on the basketball court--but don't tell him that. Because no one plays with more heart or court sense. But none of that matters when he is cut from his local travel team, the very same team his father led to national prominence as a boy. Danny's father, still smarting from his own troubles, knows Danny isn't the only kid who was cut for the wrong reason, and together, this washed-up former player...
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