Parker, Robert B.
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Bobby, living in a small Massachusetts town just after World War II, finds himself facing many new challenges as he tries to pull together his coachless basketball team, cope with new feelings for his old friend Joanie, and discover the identity of the mysterious stranger who seems to be threatening his teacher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleuth Philomel 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PARButler, Caron
Summary: After the death of his friend, Tony must work to make the basketball team, but when he gets the chance to join the squad as statistician, he must grapple with honoring the memory of his basketball-loving friend while also trying to fit in on the team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BUTYee, Lisa
Summary: After flunking sixth-grade English, basketball prodigy Stanford Wong must struggle to pass his summer-school class, keep his failure a secret from his friends, and satisfy his academically demanding father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC YEEDahl, Michael
Summary: A young fan cheers on his hometown basketball team, and then returns home to snuggle into bed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAHMaddox, Jake.
Summary: Since Derek is now the tallest player on his basketball team, the coach decides to have him play center but Jason, the former center, has little confidence in Derek and will not pass him the ball.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADLupica, Mike.
Summary: When the owner of the worst pro basketball team signs Dee Gerard, the first woman ever to play in the NBA, chaos ensues as Dee tries to play her best game while spoiled young millionaires, personal relationships, and the press wreak havoc on her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LUPMaddox, Jake.
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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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADLupica, Mike
Summary: Since his mother's death, Jayson, twelve, has focused on basketball and surviving but he is found out and placed with an affluent foster family of a different race, and must learn to accept many changes, including facing his former teammates in a championship game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Lupica 2015Ostler, Scott
Summary: Orphaned thirteen year-old Carlos learns what it truly means to be a teammate when he must help save his new wheelchair basketball team's gym from destruction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC OSTHarris, E. Lynn.
Summary: Aldridge James Richardson is a kept man and Drayton Dexter Jones is the man who's footing the bills. The only problem is that Dray is a rich, handsome NBA star, just happens to be married. When someone tries to break up their happy home, the blackmailing begins and drama ensues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: FIC HarLupica, Mike.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LUPMaddox, Jake
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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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADMaddox, Jake
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