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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...
2) Remember us
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"It seems like Sage's whole world is on fire the summer before she starts seventh grade. As house after house burns down, her Bushwick neighborhood gets referred to as "The Matchbox" in the local newspaper. And while Sage prefers to spend her time shooting hoops with the guys, she's also still trying to figure out her place inside the circle of girls she's known since childhood. A group that each day, feels further and further away from her. But...
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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...
4) Basketball
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Learn about the greatest achievements and most stunning moments in basketball.
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"Basketball fans love to cheer for the underdog, and every season they get reminded that anything can happen in pro basketball. An undrafted player can become and All-Star. A franchise known as a perennial loser can rise up and win the NBA championship. This book presents thrilling tales of players and teams who have shocked the basketball world."--
11) Rajon Rondo
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Explores the life and basketball career of NBA player Rajon Rondo.
13) Dwight Howard
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Presents a biography of basketball player Dwight Howard, including his childhood and his path to professional success. Howard played for the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, and Houston Rockets, and has played in seven NBA All-Star Games. Includes reading comprehension questions, a glossary, and a list of further resources.
14) Dwyane Wade
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Explores the life and basketball career of Dwyane Wade.
15) Carmelo Anthony
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Presents a biography of Knicks and U.S. Olympic team basketball player Carmelo Anthony, including his childhood and his path to professional success. Includes reading comprehension questions, a glossary, and a list of further resources.
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Twenty years before women's soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the '76 US women's basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women's sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. Though they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of the '76...
19) Kevin Durant
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Presents a biography of Rookie of the Year and All-Star Game MVP basketball player Kevin Durant, including his childhood and his path to professional success. Includes reading comprehension questions, a glossary, and a list of further resources.
20) Kyrie Irving
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"This title introduces readers to Kyrie Irving, providing exciting details about his life and going deep inside the key moments of his NBA career. The title also features informative "fast facts," a timeline, and a glossary."--