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"Celebrate the ... story of sneakers and basketball in this ... illustrated history of the beloved game told through the lens of iconic shoes. It is the story of Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars, synonymous with basketball from the very beginning and perfect for the sport's plodding and low-visibility early years; ... how sneaker brands enhanced and even help create some of the game's greatest stars, from Walt Frazier and his signature PUMA Clydes...
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When Khalil moves from urban Toronto to suburban Milton, he becomes friends with Cameron and they make a great pair on the basketball team. Then Khalil notices Cameron's racist words and actions, and struggles to decide whether to tell someone and risk their basketball success.
3) Joel Embiid
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Documents the personal life and basketball career of professional NBA player Joel Embiid. Traces his high school, college, and professional careers, his greatest moments and accomplishments as a professional player, famous quotes, and his personal endeavors and relationships outside of basketball. Includes text-dependent questions, suggestions for research projects, photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
4) Devin Booker
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Documents the personal life and basketball career of professional NBA player Devin Booker. Traces his high school, college, and professional careers, his greatest moments and accomplishments as a professional player, famous quotes, and his personal endeavors and relationships outside of basketball. Includes text-dependent questions, suggestions for research projects, photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
7) Jayson Tatum
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Provides a biography of professional basketball player Jayson Tatum describing his personal life, professional career, and philanthropic efforts. Includes quotes, color photographs, sidebars, statistics, QR codes that link to videos, text-dependent questions, a glossary, further resources, and ideas for research projects.
9) Luka Doncic
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Chronicles the life of basketball player Luka Doncic, and details his early life, professional basketball career, accomplishments, and philanthropic work. Includes color photographs, sidebars, text-related questions, research projects, a glossary, and additional resources.
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Udoka Clendon is a first-year university student and a product of basketball systems that have produced professional players, from very young, he is been pushed relentlessly by his family on a troubling pursuit for an athletic scholarship. He is burdened by expectations and self-doubt. Udoka tries to reignite his passion for the game, now, he is been given a final opportunity at the city-wide tournament to rediscover his confidence and his sense of...