Books with title Basketball

Basketball is a game for boys, and when you are a boy it’s hard to get enough of it.Last year we finished near the bottom of the league, but hope springs eternal and we expect much more in the season ahead. There are only six of us on this year’s team, but six is enough. We’re one year older, one year taller, and have one more year of experience behind us as well.Just before the opening game our coach resigns. (Quit may be a better word for it.) The league rescues us with a quick replacement, but is this a rescue or simply sabotage? Only time will tell.Follow along on our bumpy ride as we play a little ball, learn a few techniques, and come together as a team. Win or lose we’ll give ‘em heck, as we make our quest for the championship ring.

BJ, a talented college basketball player, lives and breathes the game. For BJ, life means nothing without hoops. Her mother—an abstract painter—doesn’t get it. Or at least she pretends she doesn’t. Everything changes when BJ accidentally discovers her dad, a man who’s been a shadowy presence throughout her life. As if that’s not enough of a surprise, she begins to suspect that two of her teammates, and her best friends, may actually be her half-sisters. As BJ struggles to keep her eye on the ball—literally—her life heads into overtime.“Lucy Jane Bledsoe can tell a story. This tale of family sings with humor, insight, and love.”―Susan Fox Rogers, My Reach and Another Wilderness

This series gives kids a how-to look at the exciting world of sports. Exploring topics from history and international roles to rules and good sportsmanship, these books will draw readers into the fast-paced world of organized games.-- Easy-to-understand diagrams of field positions, equipment, and offensive and defensive roles-- Glossary of the technical terms used in each sport-- Action-packed photos of all levels of play, kids to adults

One minute eighth-grader Shaena is rushing to grab a rebound, and the next she’s lying on the basketball court, dizzy with a horrible pain in her head. A collision with an opponent has left Shaena benched with a concussion, two weeks before the big rival game. And she’s angry―why does she need to stop playing just because of a headache? Forced to take things slow, she watches as the other girls practice and improve without her, and Shaena starts to worry they may no longer need her. How can she be part of the team when she’s been sidelined? A glossary, writing prompts, discussion questions, and bonus basketball facts make this action-packed sports story as engaging and educational as it is exciting.

In this Jake Maddox eBook, the Clovers are struggling with a difficult season. They've never been the best basketball team in the district, but lately their luck has been worse than ever. And it seems like everyone wants to blame Brandon for the team's losing streak. Can Brandon convince his teammates he's not respsonsible for bringing the bad luck before it's too late?

This book is made up of thirty-three chapters. Each chapter is a different basketball question that needs to be answered. Some of them are obviously crucial (Example: What's the Most Important NBA Championship?) and some of them are secretly crucial (Example: Was Kobe Bryant a Dork?). But all of them are approached in ways that (I hope you think) are smart and fun and nuanced. Also, you should know ahead of time that some of the pieces go a bit sideways sometimes, like the chapter that ends up just being the script of an action movie, or the other chapter that's actually just a bunch of lists and nothing else. Basketball is fun. -Shea

UNBEATABLE TEAM--MAYBE. UNBEATABLE READING--FOR SURE! The first novel in Betty Hick's Gym Shorts series is a slam-dunk for newly-independent readers.Henry and his friends on Rockford Road are a basketball team unstoppable on their driveway court. But without team t-shirts or an official name can they take on The Tigers, a team that plays at the huge YWCA and has a player old enough to shave? Young readers will cheer as The Bats take on a name and stick together to beat the odds.Basketball Bats is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.