basketball

"After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?"--Provided by publisher.

High school basketball captain Lilico is sad when she learns her parents are moving the family to America, forcing her to start over in New York City. Thankfully, anime-loving Nala and Henry befriend her, and with their help--together with aid from her guardian spirit, who happens to look like Nicco, her cat--Lilico thinks she just might manage to fit into this new life.

Takes a look at the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, tracing them from their Chicago origins as the "Savoy Big Five" to the conflicts between coaches and players, and the careers of some its best known players, including Meadowlark Lemon and others.

Inspired by a true story, new Muslim student Aliya joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team, and she learns about teamwork and herself.

"Conversational questions and answers share what kids can expect when they join a basketball team including what gear to pack, some basic rules of play, and how a team works together to score points"--Provided by publisher.

Examines how race has shaped public perceptions of basketball player LeBron James, and explores the social, cultural, and political life of James. Discusses what sports reveals about race and Blackness in the United States. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Did you know that people play basketball on a court? Basketball courts have many lines and circles. Learn more about this beloved sport.

Follows Cody as he tries to prove to his teammates that he belongs on the basketball court. Includes reading tips for teachers and parents and diagrams showing the basketball court, positions, and equipment needed to play.

"There are lots of things to do in the city, but Boo chooses to play hoops. Join the action as you practice reading words in which 'oo' makes a long vowel sound"--Back cover.

"Welcome to Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, in a working-class corner of the Bronx, where a driven coach inspires his teams to win games and championships--and learn Russian history and graduate and go on to college. In 2006, the Fannie Lou Hamer Panthers basketball team was 0-18. Since 2007, the year Marc Skelton, a New Hampshire native, took over as head coach, the Panthers' record has been 228-68, and they've won three Public School Athletic League championships and one statewide championship. This tiny 400-student school has become a powerhouse on the basketball court, as well as a public education success story and a symbol of the regeneration of its once blighted neighborhood. In Pounding the Rock, Marc Skelton tells the thrilling story of the 2016-2017 season, as the Panthers seek to redeem an early exit from the playoffs the year before. But this is far more than a basketball story. It's a profile of a school that, against the odds, educates kids from the poorest congressional district in the country and sends the majority of them to college; of an unusual coach who studies the game with Talmudic intensity, demands as much of himself as he does of his players (a lot), and finds inspiration as much from Melville, Gogol, and Jacob Riis as from John Wooden; and of a squad of young men who battle against difficulties in life every day, and who don't know how to quit. --.