Pub Date: April 4, 2023
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 7.50" L x 5.10" W ( 0.38 lbs) 256 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Sports and Recreation | Basketball | Social Themes | Friendship | African American and Black | General | Boys and Men | Diversity and Multicultural | Violence | Family | General see also headings under Social Themes | Gymnastics
Description: Jayden Carr has been training all summer to be ready for Hoop Group, the basketball program where his hero, superstar Kendrick King, got his start. It is Jayden's chance to play against the best seventh graders in the state and to get noticed. But on the first day of tryouts, Coach Beck pulls the kids aside and tells them that he's sick and can't coach. Jayden is blindsided, and he's not the only one. Hoop Group is about more than just the game; it's about family. Now that his season is all over before it even began, Jayden and his new friends from the team have to decide whether to give up or step up.
Brief description:
LeBron James is widely considered to be the best basketball player in the world and one of the greatest players of all time. James has won four NBA championships, two Olympic gold medals, and four league MVP titles. James grew up in Akron, Ohio, where he continues to create generational change through his LeBron James Family Foundation that focuses its efforts on helping youth achieve a better future through education. In 2018, his foundation opened the I PROMISE School, designed to help underprivileged students and their entire families succeed in school and beyond.
Review Quotes:
"An inspiring sports story all the way to the buzzer." - Kirkus Reviews
"A book that is truly a mirror and a window--score a win for this inspiring sports story!" - Booklist