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Myron Bolitar volume 5
Language
English
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"Myron Bolitar is a hotheaded sports agent with a fierce wit, a taste for Yoo-Hoo, and a penchant for falling into jobs he doesn't want. In this novel Myron is asked to keep an eye on the star of the new women's basketball league who's been receiving threats on her life. Myron takes on the seemingly innocuous task, figuring he'll pick up the star as a new client. But soon her beauty and her quiet strength have him falling for her terrible story -...
3) Sooley
Author
Language
English
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Description
After seventeen-year-old Samuel "Sooley" Sooleymon receives a college scholarship to play basketball for North Carolina Central, he moves to Durham from his native, war-torn South Sudan, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season, but Sooley has a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America, working tirelessly on his game until he dominates everyone in practice, and when Sooley is called...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The NBA has never seen a player quite like Kevin Durant. Larry Bird wasn't as quick, Magic Johnson didn't have such a range, and Michael Jordan wasn't seven feet tall. Durant handles the ball like Allen Iverson, shoots like Dirk Nowitzki, and has the scoring instincts of Kobe Bryant. He does it in a body that's about as big as Hakeem Olajuwon. But ultimately, Kevin Durant is like no one but himself. After an incredible first season with Golden State,...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan. These basketball legends rule the record books. But who will fans still be talking about years from now? Find out which of your favorite basketball players are legends in the making. Produced in partnership with Sports Illustrated KIDS"--From the publisher's web site.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"At the height of the Great Depression, Sam Babb, the charismatic basketball coach of tiny Oklahoma Presbyterian College, began dreaming. Like so many others, he wanted a reason to have hope. Traveling from farm to farm, he recruited talented, hardworking young women and offered them a chance at a better life: a free college education if they would come play for his basketball team, the Cardinals. Despite their fears of leaving home and the sacrifices...
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When you think of Stephen Curry, one word comes to mind: greatness. From shooting three-pointers with laser precision to his clutch ability to hit buzzer-beaters, he has established himself as one of the best players in the NBA.
9) Kobe Bryant
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of basketball player Kobe Bryant.
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The definitive biography of Charles Barkley, exploring his early childhood, his storied NBA career, and his enduring legacy as a provocative voice in American pop culture He’s one of the most interesting American athletes in the past fifty years. Passionate, candid, iconoclastic, and gifted both on and off the court, Charles Barkley has made a lasting impact on not only the world of basketball but pop culture at large. Yet few people know the...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Kobe Bryant's death in January 2020 did more than rattle the worlds of sports and celebrity. The tragedy of that helicopter crash unveiled the full breadth and depth of his influence on our culture, and by tracing and telling the oft-forgotten and lesser-known story of his early life, The Rise [provides] an insight into Kobe that no other analysis has"--
15) LeBron James
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
16) All-Time Greats
Author
Series
Publisher
The Rourke Corporation, Inc
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of basketball and significant individuals in the sport.
17) Daphne : novel
Author
Publisher
Del Rey Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Horror has a new name: Daphne. A brutal, enigmatic woman stalks a girls high school basketball team in a reimagining of the slasher genre by the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box. It's the last summer for Kit Lamb: the last summer before college. The last summer with her high school basketball team, and with Dana, her best friend. The last summer before her life begins. But the night before the big game, one of Kit's players tells a ghost...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the National Basketball Association's draft. Though he was the thirteenth overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets, he would never play a single game for them. Instead, Kobe was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he would spend his entire twenty-season career, winning five championships and numerous awards. Author Ellen Labreque takes readers through...
20) Basketball
Author
Publisher
AV² by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text provide accounts of some of the greatest players and moments in the history of professional basketball.
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