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From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Wesley
King comes a tender and grounded middle grade mystery about
brothers, basketball, and a young boy on the autism spectrum.
Eleven-year-old Green loves his devoted older brother, Cedar, a
popular basketball star, but that doesn't mean he wants to follow
in his footsteps. He doesn't really care about sports or making
friends. Still, eventually Green caves to pressure to try out for
the basketball team. He may be tall like Cedar, but he's nowhere
near as skilled. And when a confrontation with the coach spurs
Green to flee the court, his flight coincides with a priceless
necklace going missing--making him the number one suspect. To clear
Green's name, the two brothers team up to find the necklace, and
along the way, they learn to appreciate their differences...and the
things that bring them together.
#1 New York Times Bestseller A People Kid Pick of the week From the
mind of basketball legend and Academy Award-winning storyteller
Kobe Bryant comes this radically original portrait of five young
basketball players, one enlightening coach, and the awesome
transformative power of the game. Filled with insights about the
mental stamina and emotional clarity that peak performance
requires, this is an indispensable story for young athletes,
coaches, educators, and anyone interested in the astonishing
potential of team sports to unlock individual growth. THE GAME WILL
NEVER BE THE SAME Magic doesn't seem possible for the West Bottom
Badgers. They're the lowest-ranked basketball team in their league,
and they live in the poorest neighborhood in Dren. Nobody expects
them to succeed at anything. Plus, every kid on the team has secret
struggles of his own. When a new coach named Professor Wizenard
arrives on the first day of training camp, the Badgers can't
explain the magical-seeming things they see and hear. Every player
experiences unique and strange visions-visions that challenge
everything they thought they knew about basketball, and about their
lives and their secrets off the court. To survive the increasingly
intense ordeals of training, the Badgers will need to take
unimaginable risks, learn to trust their teammates, and confront
the darkness within themselves.
#1 New York Times Bestseller A USA TODAY Bestseller A People
Magazine pick Reggie has never felt destined for greatness. He
dreams about basketball brilliance all day and night, but the hard
truth is that he's a benchwarmer for the West Bottom Badgers, the
worst team in the league. Even their mysterious new coach, Rolabi
Wizenard, can't seem to help them end their losing streak. Reggie
is willing to train tirelessly to improve his game, but the gym
itself seems to be working against him in magical ways. Before
Reggie can become the player he dreams of being, he must survive
the extraordinary trials of practice. Basketball legend Kobe Bryant
presents this illuminating follow-up to the #1 New York Times
bestseller The Wizenard Series: Training Camp-a story of strain and
sacrifice, supernatural breakthroughs, and supreme dedication to
the game.
EDGAR AWARD WINNER FOR BEST MYSTERY BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE
YEAR SILVER BIRCH AWARD WINNER "Complex and satisfying. Written
from Daniel's point of view, this perceptive first-person narrative
is sometimes painful, sometimes amusing, and always rewarding."
-Booklist (starred review) From the author of Incredible Space
Raiders from Space! comes a brand-new coming-of-age story about a
boy whose life revolves around hiding his obsessive compulsive
disorder-until he gets a mysterious note that changes everything.
Daniel is the back-up punter for the Erie Hills Elephants. Which
really means he's the water boy. He spends football practice
perfectly arranging water cups-and hoping no one notices. Actually,
he spends most of his time hoping no one notices his strange
habits-he calls them Zaps: avoiding writing the number four, for
example, or flipping a light switch on and off dozens of times
over. He hopes no one notices that he's crazy, especially his best
friend Max, and Raya, the prettiest girl in school. His life gets
weirder when another girl at school, who is unkindly nicknamed
Psycho Sara, notices him for the first time. She doesn't just
notice him: she seems to peer through him. Then Daniel gets a note:
"I need your help," it says, signed, Fellow Star Child-whatever
that means. And suddenly Daniel, a total no one at school, is swept
up in a mystery that might change everything for him. With great
voice and grand adventure, this book is about feeling different and
finding those who understand.
The next installment in Kobe Bryant's #1 New York Times bestselling
Wizenard series is now available in a limited deluxe edition! This
edition has an incredible velvety texture that perfectly matches
The Wizenard Series: Training Camp. Reggie has never felt destined
for greatness. He dreams about basketball brilliance all day and
night, but the hard truth is that he's a benchwarmer for the West
Bottom Badgers the worst team in the league. Even their mysterious
new coach, Rolabi Wizenard, can't seem to help them end their
losing streak. Reggie is willing to train tirelessly to improve his
game, but the gym itself seems to be working against him in magical
ways. Before Reggie can become the player he dreams of being, he
must survive the extraordinary trials of practice. Basketball
legend Kobe Bryant presents this illuminating follow-up to the #1
New York Times best seller The Wizenard Series: Training Camp-a
story of strain and sacrifice, supernatural breakthroughs, and
supreme dedication to the game.
"It's the vivid, insightful depiction of Sara's internal struggles
that readers will remember." -Booklist In this prequel to the Edgar
Award-winning OCDaniel, fan-favorite Sara quests for "normal" and
finds something even better along the way. Sara's Rules to Be
Normal 1. Stop taking your pills 19. Make a friend 137. Don't put
mayonnaise on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Sara wants one
thing: to be normal. What she has instead are multiple diagnoses
from Dr. Ring. Sara's constant battle with False Alarm-what she
calls panic attacks-and other episodes cause her to isolate
herself. She rarely speaks, especially not at school, and so she
doesn't have any friends. But when she starts group therapy she
meets someone new. Talkative and outgoing Erin doesn't believe in
"normal," and Sara finds herself in unfamiliar territory: at the
movies, at a birthday party, and with someone to tell about her
crush-in short, with a friend. But there's more to Erin than her
cheerful exterior, and Sara begins to wonder if helping Erin will
mean sacrificing their friendship.
A heartfelt, witty, and thought-provoking YA love story about two
teens who fall for each other while forced apart during quarantine,
written by two New York Times bestselling authors, and for fans of
Five Feet Apart, Anna and the French Kiss, and My Life Next Door
Maxine and Jonah meet in the canned goods aisle just as California
is going into lockdown. Max's part-time job as a personal grocery
shopper is about to transform into a hellish gauntlet. Jonah's
preexisting anxiety is about to become an epic daily struggle. As
Max and Jonah get to know each other through FaceTime dates,
socially distanced playground hangs, and the escalating heartbreaks
of the pandemic, they're pushed apart by what they don't share and
pulled closer by what they do. As thoughtful, probing, and informed
as it is buoyant, romantic, and funny, Hello (From Here) cuts
across differences in class, privilege, and mental health, all
thrown into stark relief by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's a novel
that looks at the first two months of the quarantine, and adds
falling in love to the mess. "Hello (From Here) isn't just a book
about the pandemic." -PopSugar "It's also a funny, poignant romcom
about the unpredictability of love in chaotic times. . . .
Excellent." -BCCB * "Satisfyingly banter-filled." -PW, starred
review "Sweet . . . Effectively rendered." -Kirkus "Realistic."
-SLJ "Not your typical romantic comedy, [it's] a timely update of
the genre." -Booklist "Witty, entertaining . . . endearing and
relatable." -Common Sense Media "An unputdownable story that YA
readers will adore." -Brightly "Funny, romantic, and eerily
familiar." -author Kelly Loy Gilbert "Witty, hilarious,
heart-filled, and romantic." -author Jeff Zentner "In a category of
its own. . . . Wonderful." -Postmedia
“A swift-paced survival tale that’s a cool blend of Lord of the Flies
and Journey to the Center of the Earth.” —School Library Journal
“A sharp meditation on the seemingly universal difficulties of being
young, smart, and uncertain.” —BCCB
“A multifaceted journey from darkness to light.” —Kirkus Reviews
Winner of the Red Maple Fiction Award
A class field trips turns into an underground quest for survival in the
latest middle grade novel from the author of Edgar Award winner
OCDaniel.
Mr. Baker’s eighth grade class thought they were in for a normal field
trip to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. But when an earthquake hits,
their field trip takes a terrifying turn. The students are plunged into
an underground lake…and their teacher goes missing.
They have no choice but to try and make their way back above ground,
even though no one can agree on the best course of action. The darkness
brings out everyone’s true self. Supplies dwindle and tensions mount.
Pretty and popular Silvia does everything she can to hide her panic
attacks, even as she tries to step up and be a leader. But the longer
she’s underground, the more frequent and debilitating they become.
Meanwhile, Eric has always been a social no one, preferring to sit at
the back of the class and spend evenings alone. Now, he finds himself
separated from his class, totally by himself underground. That is,
until he meets an unexpected stranger.
Told from three different points of view, this fast-paced adventure
novel explores how group dynamics change under dire circumstances. Do
the students of Mr. Baker’s class really know each other at all? Or do
they just think they do? It turns out, it’s hard to hide in the dark.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for e
"X-Men" meets "The Breakfast Club" in this darkly humorous
adventure
The Vindico are a group of supervillains who have been fighting the
League of Heroes for as long as anyone can remember. Realizing
they're not as young as they used to be, they devise a plan to
kidnap a group of teenagers to take over for them when they
retire--after all, how hard can it be to teach a bunch of angsty
teens to be evil?
Held captive in a remote mansion, five teens train with their
mentors and receive superpowers beyond their wildest dreams.
Struggling to uncover the motives of the Vindico, the teens have to
trust each other to plot their escape. But they quickly learn that
the differences between good and evil are not as black and white as
they seem, and they are left wondering whose side they should be
fighting on after all . . .
With fast-paced action, punchy dialogue, and sarcastic humor, this
high-stakes adventure from a talented new YA voice pulls you in
from the first page.
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