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With so many good players in the running, Ryan is concerned that he won't make the team. But he's even more worried about what will happen to his group of friends if all of them don't make the final cut.
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Release date
September 10, 2013 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781480442962
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781480442962
- File size: 3623 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 4.3
- Lexile® Measure: 660
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 3
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Reviews
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July 1, 1999
Gr 4-7-This addition to the series revolves around the attempt of four friends to make the junior high school basketball team. Any youngster who has been involved in this kind of situation will identify with the characters' obsessive interest in evaluating the competition and enhancing their own chances of making the team. For better or worse, the self-image of adolescent boys is often closely tied to their success in sports and one of the strengths of the book is the openness with which Bowen examines this issue. There is a particularly moving passage in which the protagonist's stepfather recounts his experience in being cut from a school team in a manner that makes it clear that the incident still bothers him. While a little thin in character development, the novel is briskly paced and would be a good bet for use with sports-minded reluctant readers.-Richard Luzer, Fair Haven Union High School, VTCopyright 1999 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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