Books with author Hank Herman

Derek Roberts usually keeps to himself. He lets his lightning-quick moves on the basketball court do the talking. But then his teammate on the Branford Bulls, David Danzig, is grounded--ruining a trip to the NCAA championship for everyone.Derek decides it's time to stick his neck out and see what he can do. He pulls a stunt so radical, nobody will ever believe he planned it. But in doing what he thinks is the right thing, will Derek turn his teammates into enemies?

Michael Jordan--better known as MJ--has little in common with the NBA superstar of the same name. MJ is probably the worst player on the Branford Bulls, although nobody knows more about hoops. He can come up with the perfect strategy in the blink of an eye. But the Bulls already have two great coaches, Nate Bowman and Jim Hopwood, and they don't need another.When MJ loudly challenges one of Jim's decisions during a game, the coach almost throws MJ off the team. But his teammates know MJ deserves a place on the Bulls. Can MJ come up with a strategy to prove it?

Will Hopwood is scared. He's being threatened by thirteen-year-old bully Travis Barnes. Will doesn't want to ask any of his teammates on the Bulls for help. Travis is his problem, not theirs.But now Travis wants Will to make the Bulls lose their next game on purpose! This time Travis has gone too far. Nobody messes with the Branford Bulls. Can Will take on Travis by himself?super HoopsA slammin', jammin', in-your-face action series!

David Danzig is totally psyched. He has a chance to attend the NCAA tournament if the Branford Bulls are number one by March first. Now Dave will do anything to make the Bulls the top team in the Danville County Basketball League.Keeping cool on the court isn't always easy for Dave. And if he loses his temper one more time, his mother will ground him for a month. Then Dave fouls another player hard in a game against the Portsmouth Panthers. Did he just blow his--and the Bulls'--chance for the b-ball trip of a lifetime?

Jo Meyerson has snagged the lead in her school play. But it means she'll miss basketball practice three times a week! Her teammates are not happy, even though Jo promises she can handle both the play and the team. No problem.But when the Bulls actually lose a game because Jo's out of practice, her teammates start to wonder if she still deserves to be a starter. Is there room in Jo's life for anything besides basketball? Or will she be forced to choose between playing a role and being a role player?

Jo Meyerson doesn't care that her annoying brother, Otto, sinks the most baskets for the rival Sampton Slashers. After all, she's on the Branford Bulls -- the team that crushed the Slashers in the last championship! But when Otto points out that she's the Bulls' lowest-scoring starter, Jo begins to worry.Soon Jo's transformed herself into a one-girl scoring machine -- and a total ball hog. She can't understand why her teammates aren't happy about her incredible numbers. Jo had better remember how to play on a team -- or the Bulls are going down.

The teachers at the Branford Bulls' middle school are starting a basketball team? It's got to bea joke. Brian Simmons and his friends on the Bulls crack themselves up thinking about how clueless their teachers will look on the court. But when the teachers hear Brian's trash talk, they immediately challenge the Bulls to a showdown. The team accepts, thinking it will be fun to teach them for a change. Who knew the teachers would take the game so seriously? Looks like the Bulls could be playing for more than fun...they could be playing for their grades!

A basketball team is supposed to win, right? Star center Will Hopwood is totally annoyed when the Branford Bulls' coaches keep putting the second-stringers in the game. When Will tells the coaches to stick with the starters, they order him to butt out. Butt out? Then Will and teammate Derek Roberts are chosen to play in the league's all-star game. Being honored as an all-star proves to Will that he's absolutely right, and he wastes no time telling everybody what to do. But when it comes to actually playing in the all-star game, Will learns a lesson he never expected!