basketball

". . . this season, Steve and his athletically challenged best friends Joey and Carlos--along with super athlete Becky O'Callahan--are joining the Mighty Plumbers basketball team. But instead of playing on the court, Steve is waiting on the sidelines to perform his top-secret ritual that turns the tide of every game in an instant"--Provided by publisher.

Isaac Roth wishes he can follow in his brother's footsteps and be a forward for the Wildcats basketball team, but when the coach decides he should play point guard instead because he is short, Isaac fears he will not be able to fulfill his dream.

Basketball is a game of makes and misses, dunks and doinks, wins and losses. Check out the very best and worst that basketball has to offer.

"When Becca finds out about her school's free throw competition, she is ready to put her basketball skills to the test! And if she wins, she'll get to meet her favorite basketball player! But after a series of bad practices, her nerves start to get the best of her. Can the Major Eights help Becca regain her confidence and meet her hero?"--Provided by publisher.

The power, strength, and determination of the game of basketball are all here in sizzling stories, poems, and reflections.

Larry Bird discusses his basketball career with the Boston Celtics, revealing the extent of his back problems which made his retirement necessary, and tells what it was like to start a new coaching career with the Indiana Pacers.

Simple text and illustrations provide an introduction to basketball.

As the basketball playoffs draw near, Chocktaw teen Bobby Byington shares the legend of No Name with his teammates, who are dealing with family problems all too familiar to him.