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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...
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"Jordan's days as the star player for her school's basketball team ended when an accident left her paralyzed ... Now, she's still the team captain, but her competition days seem to be behind her ... until an encounter with a mysterious elephant, who she names Marshmallow, helps Jordan discover a brand new sport. Will water polo be the way for Jordan to continue her athletic dreams--or will it just come between Jordan and her best friends on the basketball...
8) 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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When Annie Roger's lucky basketball gets flattened, limiting her chances to prove she is just as good as boys at basketball, she heads over to Sal's Used Sporting Goods. There she is inspired by the story of Nancy Lieberman, a women's basketball legend who broke down barriers for women in sports.
11) Blake Griffin
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Presents a biography of Los Angeles Clippers basketball player Blake Griffin, including his childhood in Oklahoma City and his path to professional success. Includes reading comprehension questions, a glossary, and a list of further resources.
12) Off the rim
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Dylan's wish comes true when Coach Scott names him to the starting lineup for the Mountview High Hunters' first game of the playoffs. But just when he should be concentrating on basketball, Dylan becomes the target of some off-court aggression. As he's driving his girlfriend, Jenna, home one night, a black pickup truck tries to run them off the road. The police call it an accident. But even as Dylan tries to put it behind him, he has a sense of impending...
13) Diana Taurasi
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Provides a look at the life and career of WNBA player Diana Taurasi, offering information on her development and achievements in the sport of basketball. Includes color photographs, a glossary, a quiz, and further resources.
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Finally! Sports biographies for beginning readers! Kids will devour all the facts about their favorite athletes and how they rose to the top of their game. Action packed Sports Illustrated KIDS photography lets kids see the pros and their famous moments up close. Produced in partnership with Sports Illustrated KIDS.
16) Arike Ogunbowale
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Provides a look at the life and career of WNBA player Arike Ogunbowale, offering information on her development and achievements in the sport of basketball. Includes color photographs, a glossary, a quiz, and further resources.
17) 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...