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1) Dough boys
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Told in two voices, thirteen-year-old best friends Simp and Rollie play on a basketball team in their housing project, but Rollie dreams of being a drummer and Simp, to impress the gang leader, Coach Tez.
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Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites to learn side by side. A week after Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, Wallace enrolled in high school and his sensational jumping, dunking, and rebounding abilities quickly earned him the attention of college basketball recruiters from...
3) Here to stay
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When a cyberbully sends the entire high school a picture of basketball hero Bijan Majidi, photo-shopped to look like a terrorist, the school administration promises to find and punish the culprit, but Bijan just wants to pretend the incident never happened and move on.
4) Schooled
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There's no backing down for Lionel Shepard. With a dream of joining the NBA, all he wants to do at Bluford High is play Basketball. But everyone's trying to stop him. Bad grades, bad advice from family members and friends. Will he pursue his dream or get caught in a nightmare?
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Twelve-year old Sarah is used to being the star on her basketball team, playing with her best friends, but suddenly she finds that her body is changing and she does not understand why she cannot keep up on the court, plus she does not understand why her mother has gotten so weird about food, binging on candy while forgetting about dinner, and she really does not understand why she told Benny, her crush, about her mother--but when Benny offers to teach...
14) Miami Heat
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"This high-interest title summarizes the history of the Miami Heat professional basketball team, highlighting memorable events and noteworthy players such as Dwyane Wade"--
15) Brooklyn Nets
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"This high-interest title summarizes the history of the Brooklyn Nets professional basketball team, highlighting memorable events and noteworthy players such as Jason Kidd"--
16) Denver Nuggets
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"This high-interest title summarizes the history of the Denver Nuggets professional basketball team, highlighting memorable events and noteworthy players such as Alex English"--
17) Dallas Mavericks
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"This high-interest title summarizes the history of the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team, highlighting memorable events and noteworthy players such as Dirk Nowitzki"--
18) Detroit Pistons
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"This high-interest title summarizes the history of the Detroit Pistons professional basketball team, highlighting memorable events and noteworthy players such as Isiah Thomas"--
19) Atlanta Hawks
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"This high-interest title summarizes the history of the Atlanta Hawks professional basketball team, highlighting memorable events and noteworthy players such as Dominique Wilkins"--