Kiowa County Public Library District

Feeling abandoned by his parents, who have gone their separate ways and left him behind in a small Pennsylvania town, seventeen-year-old Jay finds hope for the future in a church-sponsored basketball team and a female friend.

No sport has evolved more over the past century than basketball, growing from small time to a global game featuring some of the most talented athletes on the planet. This title explores the achievements of the men and women who have taken and continue taking the sport to new heights. The title features exciting stories, engaging photographs, informative sidebars, honorable mentions, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...

A vibrant, unconventional, highly opinionated guide to the triumphs, joys, struggles, and heartbreaks of the modern era of the game, for every obsessive basketball fan who loves to hate hot takes.--

"These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team--even though he can't help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident. When Jaxon's former teammates on the varsity team offer to take Tre under their wing, he sees this as his shot to represent his Ojibwe rez all the way to their first state championship. This is the first step toward his...

Two star high school basketball players, one black and one white, experience the justice system differently after committing a crime together and getting caught.

When other players on the basketball team suspect Joe of playing the practical jokes which are destroying their morale, Wishbone helps his pal find the real culprit.

Rivers talks about his life as a basketball player from his youth to his years in the NBA, and the determination and brains he needed to succeed.

Introduces the techniques, equipment, rules, and safety requirements of basketball.

Lionel Shephard dreams of joining the NBA, but while his father disapproves of his plans, his teachers are threatening to fail him--unaware of his poor reading abilities--and Lionel needs to decide how far he is willing to go for his dreams.

Discusses the life of Kevin Durant, the NBA's all-star and three time scoring champion, his childhood in Washington, D.C area to his success at the University of Texas where his jersey number was later retired, to his 2007 NBA Draft by the Seattle Supersonics.