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Greg Heffley and sports just don’t mix. In Big Shot, the sixteenth book in Jeff Kinney’s #1 international bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg is ready to retire from athletics after a disastrous field day–until his mom convinces him to give basketball one last shot. Greg lands on the worst team imaginable, and…
Alexie’s National Book Award winner chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he thought he was destined to live. Includes poignant drawings that reflect the character’s art.
Growing up is a team effort in Fast Break, a contemporary middle-grade graphic novel about hoops, family, and friendship–perfect for fans of The Tryout and Ride On. Mikayla Thomas is a star basketball player determined to be the best at everything she does, including making her family’s move across town as stress-free as possible. So…
The eleventh Branches early chapter book featuring everyone’s favorite pug, Bub, and his human, Bella! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence…
Winner of the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award, and a New York Times bestseller. Basketball and heartache share the court in this slam-dunk novel in verse by National Book Award nominee Alexander.
Growing up is a team effort in Fast Break, a contemporary middle-grade graphic novel about hoops, family, and friendship–perfect for fans of The Tryout and Ride On. Mikayla Thomas is a star basketball player determined to be the best at everything she does, including making her family’s move across town as stress-free as possible. So…
As seen on the Today show A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports. It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls’ basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice…
A thrilling graphic novel about Jackie Robinson, who broke barriers to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time! Discover Jackie Robinson’s journey, from excelling at any sport he tried to breaking the color barrier as the first Black player in Major League Baseball. Growing up during segregation, Jackie had to navigate extreme…
Wish I Was a Baller is part New Kid, part The Tryout, and part Dragon Hoops! Amar Shah has some story to tell! In 1995, he was a fourteen-year-old aspiring sports journalist (and basketball superfan) angling to get into an Orlando Magic team practice. He did, and it took him on the ride of his…
SWISH! Cheer courtside for a Muslim teen in this graphic novel–inspired by a true story–as she joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team and learns that she’s much more than a score. Aliya is new to Wisconsin, and everything feels different than Florida. The Islamic school is bigger, the city is colder, and her new basketball…
Emma can’t help comparing herself to her bright and popular older sister, Julia. Try as she might, Emma can’t seem to please her mom as much as her sister does. The more Emma measures herself alongside Julia and others, the more pressure she feels to try to change. But trying to be as good as…
A thrilling graphic novel about Stephen Curry’s underdog story and meteoric rise to becoming one of the greatest basketball players of all time! Stephen Curry is considered one of the–if not the–greatest shooters of all time. But his road to greatness was filled with plenty of bumps and obstacles. Coaches and players always told him…
LeBron James has been the face of men’s basketball since he first stepped onto the court. In addition to winning four NBA Championships, ten trips to the NBA finals, and two Olympic gold medals, he has become a superstar outside the stadium for speaking up for the Black community. For being an outspoken advocate for…
In his latest graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches. Gene understands stories–comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesn’t get sports. As a kid, his…
In this stunningly illustrated graphic novel, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s life as a social justice advocate comes to life through the story of a high school student whose promising basketball career is in jeopardy. WINNER OF THE WALTER DEAN MYERS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Monk Travers is the star basketball player on his high school team….
As seen on the Today show A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports. It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls’ basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice…
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