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1) Loose tooth
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Peter can't decide if he wants his loose tooth to fall out because if it falls out, he will have a gap in his smile for the school pictures, but money from the tooth fairy will help him buy a new basketball.
2) Last shot
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.
4) Hoops
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
A teenage basketball player from Harlem is befriended by a former professional player who, after being forced to quit because of a point shaving scandal, hopes to prevent other young athletes from repeating his mistake.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
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.
6) Point guard
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
"It's basketball season for the home team but Gus must wrestle with prejudice when he's the only one bothered by Cassie joining the boys' team and his teammate Steve makes fun of Gus's Dominican heritage"--Provided by publisher.
7) Big shot
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 16
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look...
9) Summer ball
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Danny must prove himself all over again for a disapproving coach and against new rivals at a summer basketball camp.
10) Hoop doctor
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Description
Kelsey Peters wants to quit the basketball team. A mysterious person named Dr. C. is running a basketball clinic at her school. Dr. C claims to be able to fix basketball problems, but Kelsey is sure it'll take more than a doctor to make her love the game again.
11) Nothin' but net
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-old Tim Daniels gets a chance to go to basketball camp, he is faced with trying to be accepted by the popular players and remaining true to his friend who has become the butt of practical jokes.
13) Outside shooter
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
A high school basketball star's personality problems threaten not only his own career but the success of the whole team.
Author
Series
Goosebumps volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
Samantha, the laughingstock of the girls' basketball team, meets someone who can grant her three wishes. But she isn't careful what she wishes for and they come true, turning her life into a living nightmare.
15) Take the court
Author
Series
Hey L'il D! volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
L'il Dobber and his friends love to play basketball, and when another team wants to play on their courts, they learn some important lessons about sharing.
16) Free throw
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
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.
17) Home team
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2010.
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Author
Series
Cam Jansen adventure volume 29
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
When a special autographed basketball is stolen, Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to identify the thief.
Author
Series
Winning season volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Free throw specialist Cornell "Dunk" Duncan joins the YMCA summer basketball league all-star team, but after losing his confidence in an important game the seventh-grader makes some decisions about becoming an all-around player.
20) The Final Four
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
Four players at the Final Four of the NCAA basketball tournament struggle with the pressures of tournament play and the expectations of society at large.