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Lizzy Legend
Written by Matthew Ross Smith
New York: Aladdin, 2019. Fiction. 236 pages.

Lizzy Trudeaux loves basketball. She doesn't have much by way of money, but she has access to the community court and a worn ball named Ginger, and she practices constantly. After fighting to join the boys' team at her school, Lizzy is finally given the opportunity to show off her hard-earned skills. 

Then, just as she's about to go face-to-face with her hero, the best player on the planet, things begin to fall apart. But Lizzy isn't a quitter and she'll play her hardest for the love of the game. --Publisher

Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up
Written by Jenn Bishop
San Francisco: Chronicle Books. 2023. Fiction. 296 pages.

New to Cincinnati, where her father is now coach of the University basketball team, eighth-grader Aurora (called Rory) finds herself isolated by the heated team rivalries-especially when it turns out her new friend Abby's father has a mysterious feud with Rory's father that threatens her new friendship. --Editor

Falling Short
Written by Ernesto Cisneros
New York: Quill Tree Books, 2022. Fiction. 292 pages.

Best friends Isaac and Marco face various challenges in sixth grade, such as Isaac getting better grades, Marco winning a spot on the basketball team, and both seeing their efforts make a change in their respective family lives. They hope their friendship and support for one another will be enough to help them from falling short. --Editor

Swish!: The Slam-dunking, Alley-ooping, High-flying Harlem Globetrotters
Written by Suzanne Slade
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2020. Informational.

In this book you will find one-finger ball-spinning, rapid-fire mini-dribbling, and a ricochet head shot! You will find skilled athletes, expert player, and electrifying performers, all rolled into one! You will find nonstop, give-it-all-you've got, out-to-win-it, sky's-the-limit! BASKETBALL! --Editor

Basketball Dreams
Written by Chris Paul
New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2023. Biography.

Growing up, young Chris Paul dreamed of playing professional basketball. But he knew it would take more than dedication and practice, so Chris looked to his grandfather Papa Chilly as a shining example of the values he could apply both in basketball and in life. Papa taught him about respect, faith, kindness, generosity, and the determination to succeed. Just as Papa had succeeded as the first Black business owner of a service station in North Carolina. Serving as a beacon of inspiration for Chris, Papa Chilly, and his lessons propelled Chris to become the star NBA player-and person- he is today. --Editor

Basketball Town
Written by Scott Rothman
Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2023. Picture Book.

Maxwell loves basketball so much, he dreams about it every night-crashing the boards, splashing treys, and taking it to the rack. Then one day he wakes up...... in Basketball Town! Everywhere he looks, everyone is hooping, and Maxwell can play anytime he wants. To get him ready for the Championship, the Mayor sends Maxwell to Skillsville, where he aces Alley-Oop Academy and the College of the Crossover, earning his dunking diploma from Phi Slamma Jamma. At the Championship, he's thrilled to discover that his team from home is there, up against the greatest team ever assembled! With Maxwell's team down by twenty and only five minutes to go, can Maxwell and his team work together to give themselves a chance to win? --Publisher

Baller Ina
Written by Liz Casal
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. Picture Book.

A rhyming picture book about Ina who is a graceful ballerina who also loves to get competitive on the basketball court. --Publisher








 






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