Basketball (or Something Like It) Contributor(s): Baskin, Nora Raleigh (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060596120 ISBN-13: 9780060596125 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $6.79 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: January 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: With accurate portrayals of the action, drama, and fun that take place on and off the basketball court, Baskin focuses on the teamwork, fears, loyalty, and, most of all, the friendship between a team's members. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Basketball - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 570 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.30 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 85619 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Basketball clinics, a revolving door of coaches, incensed parents, and the importance of the right sneakers--is that what the game is about? Told from the perspective of four unlikely friends, Nora Raleigh Baskin's poignant novel focuses on the action, drama, and fun of playing ball and explores what it takes to be a winner of the game--both on the court and off. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baskin, Nora Raleigh: - Nora Raleigh Baskin is the author of What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows, Almost Home, and Basketball (or Something Like It). She grew up in Brooklyn and New Paltz, New York, and currently lives in Connecticut with her husband and two sons. |