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Best friends and neighbors Isaac and Marco are opposite in looks--Isaac is tall and Marco is short--and in abilities--Isaac excels at basketball, while Marco excels at schoolwork. However, that doesn't stop the sixth graders from having each other's back and helping each other get better. Isaac wants to finally take his schoolwork seriously while Marco wants to make the basketball team to make his dad proud of him. As they each work through difficulties...
5) Hoop doctor
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Kelcey wants to quit the basketball team. A mysterious person named Dr. C is running a basketball clinic at her school. Dr. C claims to be able to fix basketball problems, but Kelcey is sure it'll take more than a doctor to make her love the game again.
6) Summer ball
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Thirteen-year-old Danny must prove himself all over again for a disapproving coach and against new rivals at a summer basketball camp.
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It's the day of basketball tryouts, and Annie overslept! She can't believe she's running late on the most important day of the year. Last year, Annie and her best friends, Megan and Emma, were cut from the team. Of course. the school's meanest girls, Sarah and Dani, made it. But this year there's a new coach, and Annie's been practicing her heart out. Annie is determined to make the team this year, adn she won't let anything stand in her way!
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A last second pass followed by a mighty heave toward the basket. The buzzer sounds. Three points scored! What's behind it all? Science! Max Axiom, Super Scientist, explains the science behind a layup, the right way to do a jump shot, and much, much more. Written in graphic-novel format.