basketball stories

Plant-eating dinosaurs face meat-eating dinosaurs in a basketball game at Mastadon Square Garden.

Since Derek is now the tallest player on his basketball team, the coach decides to have him play center, but the former center has little confidence in Derek and will not pass him the ball. Written in Spanish.

Somebody is playing nasty tricks on Ryan DeMoss, point guard for the Hillcrest Hammers, and it is starting to interfere with his game right before the big tournament.

"Two friends try to outdo each other on the basketball court in an out-of-this-world game of H.O.R.S.E"--Provided by publisher.

Eleven-year-old Amar'e Stoudemire is doing well in the basketball tournaments he is entering with his two best friends, Deuce and Mike, but when some of the older and more skilled players want him on their teams, Amar'e realizes that elevating his own game will mean disappointing his friends.

When Ben and Logan go to a recreation center to practice basketball with more experienced players in hopes of getting on the freshman team, they meet Hud, who could be the perfect point guard if he is willing to listen to the coach.

The Cardinals and the Blue Jays, two girls basketball teams, play a close and intense game, told in simple, rhyming text with illustrations.

Ten-year-old James tries to hold his own and prove himself on the basketball court when the older boys finally ask him to join them in a game.

"Desperate to make the basketball team, eleven-year-old Jared St. George agrees to be tutored by Ellie Brejovic, a classmate whom everyone shuns"--OCLC.

"12-year-old Cody loves basketball. When a new well-off kid Nick arrives at school and starts giving Cody pointers, Cody lands a spot on the team. Despite Nick's help, Cody still feels anxious all the time. Cody's performance gets worse until his one big shot at a basket goes into his own team's net! Cody soon realizes that Nick's help isn't what he needs to succeed. To play better, he knows he has to become more self-reliant and work on his basketball skills on his own terms"--Amazon.