Dunk Under Pressure #7: Winning Season Contributor(s): Wallace, Rich (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142408581 ISBN-13: 9780142408582 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: the guys call him Dunk, but Cornell Duncan couldnt dunk from a six-foot ladder. Hes flat-footed and slow and can jump only about two inches off the ground. but put him at the foul line and hes a stara free-throw magician. thats the main reason he made the Hudson City all-star basketball team, which, if the team keeps winning, is headed to the state tournament. but just when Hudson City seems to have a good chance at going all the way, Dunk gets a wake-up call. Following a few disastrous minutes off the bench, he realizes that itll take more than free throws to make him a real all-star. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Basketball - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 720 |
Series: Winning Season (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.16" W x 7.7" (0.23 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 105949 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: the guys call him Dunk, but Cornell Duncan couldn't dunk from a six-foot ladder. He's flat-footed and slow and can jump only about two inches off the ground. but put him at the foul line and he's a star--a free-throw magician. that's the main reason he made the Hudson City all-star basketball team, which, if the team keeps winning, is headed to the state tournament. but just when Hudson City seems to have a good chance at going all the way, Dunk gets a wake-up call. Following a few disastrous minutes off the bench, he realizes that it'll take more than free throws to make him a real all-star. |