Introduction

Let's dribble, run, walk, jump and shoot.

Let's keep an eye on ball and focus on goal.

Let's bounce the ball with head up,

Let's have lots of sweat,

Let's make a shot with confidence,

Let's keep the mind on the game,

Let's not loose the hope,

Let's learn to cope,

Let's zoom the basketball behind the line,

Let's shoot up near the net,

Let's outstrip above the rim,

Let's streak into the basket.

Let's Explore Sports Fiction(Basketball theme) books for target audience of age group 9-12 yrs old. 
This topic appeals to me as sport is the best and top most education for healthy mind. Now a days sports is vanishing from students life as they became more prone to electronic gadgets and forgotten the importance of physical fitness for their overall development and upliftment so its necessary to bring sports back in their life. My theme is basketball as playing basketball promotes cardio vascular health, helps in burning calories, boosting mental development, boosting immune system and building bone strength. 

Bad Shot

Author: Taekema, Sylvia

Publisher: Toronto: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers 2017

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This Canadian fiction book is about 12 year old boy Cody who is in love with playing basketball and wanted to make basket ball team but advent of Nick makes him apprehensive all the time. Cody comprehended that in order to be successful he has to be self supporting and to work his best believing in his basketball skills.  Cody's confidence in himself was threatened by Nick firstly in acute manner and later in a more hostile manner. He perceives that in order to get successful he does not need any help. Genre of the book is basketball stories for grade level of 4-6. This book revolves around a small town basketball player short of money experiences bullying and nervousness in his performance but he comes out with his ways of finding the solution to deal with such barriers. Bad shot is good for young readers like athletes. This book is part of series named as "Lorimer Sports Stories".

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Basketball Disasters

Author: Mills,Claudia

Publisher: New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers 2012

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This book is part of series named as Mason Dixon 3. Genre is real fiction suitable for grade level of 4-6.Even Mason is good in school choir still he faces challenges in making basketball team. His father wants him to be excellent in it so he became the volunteer and supervised him by being his coach. This story is based on real fiction. The story revolves around fourth graded Mason and his darings of facing the problems. His friend Brody also believes that he has no engrossment towards sports but convinced Mason to sign up for YMCA basketball team. 

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Diary of a basketball hero

Author: Flint, Shamini

Publisher: Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin 2015

Illustrator:Heinrich, Sally - ill.

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 This graphic novel is about Marcus who is genius in maths but not good in sports in same way. His father strongly believes in him that he can achieve anything if he is determined in doing so. Marcus’s pleasant behaviour, humours and his drawings keeps the readers laugh and the funny tone grabs the minds with character driven story line. It is attention grabbing series book with series name “Marcus Atkinson books,7”. Genre of this book covers diary novels, graphic novel hybrids, humorous stories , illustrated books. This book is first person narrative book specifically for 3-4 grade level. 

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Double scribble

Author: Maddox, Jake

Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint [2017]

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Double scribble is a story about young athlete ‘Diego “Cluntch” Rivera’ who becomes champion after hitting winning shot during the last basketball champions trophy. There were high expectations from him in the new season. However, things turned differently and he lost his confidence. His father game him a sketchbook and he started drawing his thoughts and feeling in it. Book is in dynamic full-colour comic format depicting a high-stake sports story. Its genre is comic and graphic novels and basketball stories written specifically for 3-4 grade level.

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Elle of the ball

Author: Donne, Elena Delle

Publisher: New York: Simon & Schuster 2018

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Story is about ‘Elle Deluca’ who is super tall ie 6 feet at mere age of 12. Because of her height she was supposed to play basketball at any cost. There were high expectations from her peers. School mandatory cotillion is a new challenge for her to learn ballroom dance and perform publically with shorter boys for a grade. Finally she manages to get her dancing dress and perform well. She realizes how dancing can be exciting. In playing basketball she worries so much as new coach changes her position and she thinks it might not be fruitful. But she learned how to perform well with the new position too in the basketball court. Book portraits the little difficulties kids experience of this age w.r.t social physical and mental changes happening around them. This book is a part of series named as Hoops (Donne) 1. Writing style is attention grabbing style specifically for grade level 3-6. Its genre covers basketball stories and sports fiction.

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Long shot

Author: Lucia, Mike

 Narrator: Nobbs, Keith

 Duration :  3 hrs. (Unabridged)

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 This book is part of series named as Series: Comeback kids, 4. It is fast paced audio book specifically for 4-6 grade level. Its genre covers basketball stories and sports fiction. This book is based on audio characteristics of distinctly voiced, energetic, warm and youthful. This character driven storyline book covers culturally diverse characters.

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Patty hits the court: Game day !!

Author: Mills, Patty(Patrick)

Publisher: Sydney: A & U Children 2017

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This is book of series with series name as “Game day !(Patty Mills),1 with a very inspiring tone. Genre is of basketball stories and sports fiction. Character focus is culturally diverse in nature. In this Patty is expected to be as extraordinary in basketball as in football and athletics. But whenever he lacks in it he tries to refine similar to his uncle Danny who is very good in basketball. He needs to go through lots of procedures to do best in basketball. 

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Rebound

Author: Alexander, Kwame

Publisher: Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018

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Rebound is a story of ‘Charlie Bell’ who lost his father in young age. Grandpa and his cousin ‘Roxie’ motivates him in acquiring new skill of playing basketball. He remains passionate and improves his game gradually and becomes a professional basketball player.  He learned to remain calm even in challenging situation in his professional life. Book has a comic-style illustration, optimistic approach, heart touching and fabulous poetry which make ‘Charlie Bell’ a superhero. Author named the book ‘Rebound’ in order to showcase how to bounce back and live the life even in the situation of distress and sorrow. Its first person narrative book that covers genre of realistic fiction, sports fiction, basketball stories and African American fiction. This book is for reluctant readers with character driven storyline. Its tone is emotionally intense moving tone. This book is specifically for 6-12 grade level.

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Team Players

Author: Lupica Mike

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018

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Team players is a story about great team lead ‘Cassie Bennet’ who knows how to lead a team towards victory. She keeps many group of friends together or fix any problem that come her way. She introduces ‘Sarah Milligan’ who has exceptional softball skills with the intention to fit her into the team. However, it was hard for ‘Sarah Milligan’ to mingle with so many people around. Team coach,her father mentioned that she is on autism spectrum. No one in the team wants Sarah anymore despite Cassie numerous attempts. Cassie later realizes that she can’t fix a problem in someone else but in herself. This book is part of series named as Home team novels, 4. This book is written based on theme of living with invisible disability. Its storyline is character-driven specifically for grade level 5-8. Its genre is sports fiction with focus on ability diverse characters. 

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Tournament of champions : a Rip and Red book

Author: Bildner, Phil

Publisher: New York: Farrar Straus Giroux 2017

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Both Rip and Red got the chance to take part in weekend basketball tournament; in order to reach the tournament they have to travel to some distance. Rip needs to play with those kids whom he never liked and Red because of autism he couldn't travel alone without his mother. Red is very much bothered whether he can stay alone in hotel  without his mother. Rip and Red will have to rise above challenges and obstacles on and off the court. This book is attention grabbing realistic fiction book with character driven story line. Its of series Rip and Red(Book 3).It is fun series about friendship, school and basketball. Phil Bildner depicted that kids of fifth grade help each other and maintain their balance in court and in classroom. Its genre covers illustrated books and realistic fiction. In feel good tone this book is written specifically for 4-6 grade level including ability diverse, culturally diverse and likeable characters. Tournament of Champions by Phil Bildner , with illustrations by Tim Probert is a fast paced book for reluctant readers and sport fans.

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