Dressed to play
(Book)

"Fourteen-year-old Jordan lives for basketball -- she is a star player on her school team, and aspires to play women's college/pro basketball like her basketball heroes. But the people around her have been changing. Wyatt, the star of the boys' basketball team, and his teammates call her Jordan the Jock, hinting that she is less of a girl for being strong and athletic. The players on her team want their new uniforms to be short, tight and sexy, rather than the functional athletic wear Jordan wants. Her best friend is suddenly more concerned with how she looks -- and attracting Wyatt -- than basketball. Even Jordan's parents point out that boys don't like girls who are better at sports than they are. Jordan thinks she might have found an ally in a boy named Amin, who not only plays basketball, but clearly admires his older sister, who plays at the college level. But when Amin doesn't stand up for her against Wyatt and the teasing, she feels more alone than ever and wonders if she should just give up the game. But then she meets Amin's sister, who shows her that there is no shame in being a girl and a strong athlete."--,Provided by publisher.

HL620L,Lexile

Decoding demand: 90 (very high),Semantic demand: 100 (very high),Syntactic demand: 84 (very high),Structure demand: 86 (very high),Lexile

For ages 10-13.

Issued also in electronic format.