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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Language
English
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Book List for SOU Education Courses
Nontraditional and Unique Poetry
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Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
2) Big shot
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 16
Language
English
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Description
After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to change their lives. But it won’t change things at home—not without each other’s help. This year, star basketball player Isaac plans on finally keeping up with his schoolwork. Better grades will surely stop Isaac’s parents from arguing all the time. Meanwhile, straight-A Marco vows on finally winning his father’s approval by earning a spot on the school’s basketball...
5) Remember us
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The summer before seventh grade, as the constant threat of housefires looms over her Brooklyn neighborhood, basketball-loving Sage is trying to figure out her place in her circle of friends, when a new kid named Freddy moves in"--
6) Rebound
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George Dohrmann's remarkable debut offers an up-close and unforgettable narrative that reveals the gritty reality hiding behind the romanticized hoop dreams of America's basketball prodigies.
13) Boys among men: how the prep-to-pro generation redefined the NBA and sparked a basketball revolution
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college--as young basketball prodigies were expected to do--but instead enter the 1995 NBA draft directly from high school, he blazed a trail for a generation of teenage basketball players to head straight for the pros. That trend would continue until the NBA instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to attend college or another developmental program for...
Publisher
Bodywisdom Media
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
This video includes yoga routines for athletes, with 12 customized yoga sessions ranging from 20 to 60 minutes for each of 16 sports. Yoga exercises are designed to help athletes build strength, stamina, and flexibility; increase performance; and help reduce the risk of sports related injuries. There are customized workouts for baseball, basketball, cycling, football, golf, hiking, kayaking, martial arts, rock climbing, running, skiing, soccer, swimming,...
18) Double team
Author
Series
STAT volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Amar'e Stoudemire has a passion and talent for basketball and Deuce and Mike are his two best friends who he is letting behind.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
From the mind of basketball legend and Academy Award?winning storyteller Kobe Bryant comes this radically original portrait of five young basketball players, one enlightening coach, and the awesome transformative power of the game.
20) Swagger
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
High school senior point guard Jonas Dolan is on the fast track to a basketball career until an unthinkable choice puts his future on the line.
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