high school athletes

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high school athletes

The jump

Sebastian Telfair and the high stakes business of high school ball
2006
Chronicles the life of New York basketball sensation Sebastian Telfair, describing how he went from abject poverty to riches after becoming one of the sport's greatest point guards.

Coach Carter

2005
Former Richmond High School basketball star Ken Carter returns to his alma mater as their coach and immediately sets down high standards of accountibility that are soon challenged by the players, the school, and the community.

Haze

2012
When trouble arises on Bram's swim team, he struggles to find out who hurt his friend and who is to blame.

Outside shot

big dreams, hard times, and one county's quest for basketball greatness
2013

Track star!

2009
Asks the reader to choose the path of the plot in a story about a student athlete and track star who has a critical decision to make which involves outside pressures on the outcome of the race.

King James

believe the hype-- the LeBron James story
2005
Presents a biography of LeBron James, focusing on his stellar high school basketball career at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Ohio, and discussing the contest between Adidas and Nike to win his endorsement, and his signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Chasing Romeo

a BFF novel
2009
Anjenai, Kierra and Tyler, having grown up in an Atlanta housing project, find their friendship tested when they start fighting for the attention of the star football player.

Life at these speeds

2003
Popular, talented Kevin Schuler, devastated when his friends and teammates are killed in a bus accident, starts high school with a cloud of grief hanging over his head, and only through running does he find a measure of peace.

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