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61) Johnny Long Legs
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Even though he is the tallest member of the basketball team, a young boy finds he is far from being the best player.
62) Box out
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High school sophomore Liam jeopardizes his new position on the varsity basketball team when he decides to take a stand against his coach who is leading prayers before games and enforcing team wide participation.
64) Free throw fail
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Jake is a top scorer on the Tyndall Tigers, in fact you might say that basketball is in his blood, but when it comes to free throws he has a problem--he gets nervous and cannot seem to make them in a game situation.
66) Camden's game
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Camden loves to play basketball with his mother, and while he plays he wonders if he dribbles better than an ostrich, runs faster than a cheetah or jumps as high as a frog.
67) Falling
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Fifteen-year-old Matt's life has been turned upside-down, first when the brother he idolizes turns to drugs, then when a visit to a chat room leads him to a classmate, Katie, who he likes very much but cannot trust with his family secret.
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Fourth-grader Jim Nasium is trying out his hand at basketball, and he knows he is really good at one trick shot--but when he and his equally unskilled friends take on the school's more athletic kids he will have to do some quick thinking, or they will be completely embarrassed.
69) Point guard
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Home team novels volume 3
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"It's basketball season for the home team but Gus must wrestle with prejudice when he's the only one bothered by Cassie joining the boys' team and his teammate Steve makes fun of Gus's Dominican heritage"--
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When eighth grade basketball player Shaena suffers a concussion in a game, she finds herself sidelined two weeks before the big game--and as she watches her team practice with the new freshman player, Shaena, who is used to being the star, starts to worry that by the time she recovers she will no longer be needed.
72) Ball hog
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Spikelle Jordan is the star point guard for the Hedgehogs, but guard Maddy and the other players think she is a real ball hog, who never passes the basketball to anyone, so Spikelle decides to try and concentrate on just passing--but what she really needs to do is find the balance in her game.
73) Hooray José!
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Because he is such a short mouse, José is never picked to play basketball, but his determination to play well and a lot of practice get him on the team and give him the ability to step in when the star player is injured the day of the playoffs.
75) Pressure point
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Seventh-grader Torry is feeling pressure on the basketball court because he has to guard a player on the rival team who is bigger and older than he is.
76) The turnover
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"When a young basketball star decides to research his grandfather--and coach--for a school project, he uncovers a decades-old scandal that changes everything he thought he knew about his grandfather"--
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Because she is now over six feet tall everybody expects Juniper to be good at basketball, especially her demanding coach (who also happens to be her father)--but she is not sure that she even likes basketball, and she definitely does not like the pressure that she feels when she misses a shot and her father benches her.
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"It's 1974, and Julie Albright has just moved to a new neighborhood and started at a new school. So when she finds out the basketball team is 'boys only,' Julie is determined to fight for her right to play. Will a petition with 150 names be enough to make the coach change his mind and give her a chance?"--
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