Maddox, Jake
Summary: Eighth-grader Lisa Vega and her basketball teammates, the Dingoes, have made it to the regional playoffs, but before the first game their school gym is vandalized, the hoops, nets, basketballs all destroyed; with no place to practice in the middle of winter the playoffs are in jeopardy, but as this years' captain Lisa is determined to find out who it was who tried to sabotage the team--and why.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2022
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Summary: Brandon's junior high school basketball team is struggling to make the playoffs, and Brandon is starting to feel that his bad luck is dragging them down--and when their bus breaks down on the way to the big game, Brandon has to turn luck into opportunity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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Summary: When eighth grade basketball player Shaena suffers a concussion in a game, she finds herself sidelined two weeks before the big game--and as she watches her team practice with the new freshman player, Shaena, who is used to being the star, starts to worry that by the time she recovers she will no longer be needed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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Summary: Jake is a top scorer on the Tyndall Tigers, in fact you might say that basketball is in his blood, but when it comes to free throws he has a problem--he gets nervous and cannot seem to make them in a game situation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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Summary: Because she is now over six feet tall everybody expects Juniper to be good at basketball, especially her demanding coach (who also happens to be her father)--but she is not sure that she even likes basketball, and she definitely does not like the pressure that she feels when she misses a shot and her father benches her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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Summary: "After only ever playing pick-up games, Ana Ramirez is excited to attend a basketball summer camp where she'll play on a real team with real teammates. But when the coach says they'll use something called "zone defense," the shooting guard feels totally lost and starts to doubt her skills. Can Ana get out of her comfort zone and ask for help?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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Summary: Eighth-grader and starting point guard Roman is initially thrilled when big man Sebastian transfers schools and joins the team, but Sebastian's skills seem to have disappeared and the other kids are merciless in their criticism--then Roman's big sister gives him some advice: talk to Sebastian and find out what is going on, and add a pick-and-roll to the team playbook.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019
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Summary: Mariana and her new friend, Selena, lose a basketball game to some older girls at a local court but have the confidence to challenge them and win back Selena's special autographed jersey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2022
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Summary: Brian Worth Jr. plans on trying out for his middle school's basketball team, but the trouble is he has always relied on his height to give him an advantage and that is no longer enough--but at the local senior center, where he reluctantly volunteers, he discovers a friend in George, a former player, who sets out to teach him some of the skills he is missing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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Summary: Thirteen-year-old Devante Briggs loves basketball, but now he is just the sixth man off the bench for his school team, putting up with the snide remarks of some of the other players--until an outbreak of food poisoning gives him his chance to show off his skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2013
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Summary: Now at different schools, Ricky and Anthony's friendship is tested when they find themselves on opposing basketball teams, leaving Ricky to decide whether he is willing to let his new team down if it means making his best friend happy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2022
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Summary: Layla's hard work pays off when she moves from a substitute to starting player and captain of the basketball team, but her best friend and teammate Danika causes trouble.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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Summary: Layla's hard work pays off when she moves from a substitute to starting player and captain of the basketball team, but her best friend and teammate Danika causes trouble.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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Summary: Twin girls Sarit and Allie have always been coached in basketball by their father, but now that their parents are divorced and he has moved away, Sarit is unhappy playing on the school team, and resentful that her sister still enjoys the game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2013
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Summary: Seventh-grader Torry is feeling pressure on the basketball court because he has to guard a player on the rival team who is bigger and older than he is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2016