Basketball category: 1106 books

Kylie Jean is usually good at everything she tries. So how come learning to play basketball is so hard?

It's spring of their fifth-grade year and Rip and Red have a thrilling opportunity to participate in a weekend basketball tournament with a few other members of Clifton United. While the tournament is only a short bus ride away, both boys will travel outside their comfort zones. Ultra-competitive...

From 2015 WNBA MVP, 2016 Olympic gold medalist, and global ambassador to the Special Olympics Elena Delle Donne comes the first novel in a brand-new middle grade series with as much heart as there is game. Elle Deluca is a seventh grader who is tall—not just sort of tall. She’s six feet...

Chris Richards has always looked up to Jax, his older brother and his parents' "golden child." Lately, though, Jax has been full of surprises. First he dropped out of law school; then he started hanging out with some shifty-looking friends. One day Jax asks Chris to recruit his best middle...

Last year, Annie didn’t make the basketball team. But this year there’s a new coach, and Annie’s been practicing her heart out. Annie is determined to make the team this year, and she isn’t going to let anything stand in her way!

Brett Carter is a hotshot on his basketball team, the Wildcats—or at least he was. After missing an easy layup shot at the buzzer in an important game, he feels like a total loser. But things get worse. At his best friend’s birthday party at a rock climbing center, Brett freezes on the...

Isaiah is a hot-shot freshman, talented and hard-working enough to be on the varsity basketball team at one of the top private high schools in Detroit. The problem is, his family is breaking apart and he is losing street-cred with his new suburban address. Will Isaiah be able to rise above the taunts...

After a successful move to a new town, making new friends, and having the best baseball season of his life, Ronnie Williams is back! And this time he's taking on a new sport, basketball. It won't be easy though and many challenges are ahead of him. But after his dad teaches him a "magic"...

A girl on the JV basketball team was injured, and Mel has been asked to take her place. Mel is thrilled. But the girls on the freshman team aren’t happy for her. In fact, they’re being downright mean. How can Mel play to win when she doesn’t have teammates on her side?

Basketball star Carmen is a perfect dribbler, but her defense needs help. She gets five fouls at every game, and everybody knows it's five fouls and you're out! Carmen isn't sure what to do, but her friends are ready to help her stop fouling.

Marcus is tall, strong, and the best basketball player on his team—except at the foul line. At the end of an important game, Marcus misses crucial free throws and his team loses. Afraid of being fouled and failing again, he stops playing aggressively and beings passing up chances to score. But...

Kawhi Leonard averaged 27 points per game in the 2016–2017 season. It was his best season yet in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since joining the San Antonio Spurs in 2011, Leonard has been named Defensive Player of the Year, and he has played in the All-Star Game twice. But he says...

Steve likes to Shoot! What will he shoot now! Meet Steve, and watch this adorable toddler discover a love for basketball.

The Predators are on a hot streak, but their star shooter is in a slump. Drew Borders isn’t putting up the numbers, and no one—except Mac—wants to go on record as to why. It’s obvious to Mac that Drew’s overly critical and loud father, powerful attorney Larry Borders, is the root of the...