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2) Dragon hoops
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 550L
Physical Desc
445 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Gene understands stories--comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesn't get sports. As a kid, his friends called him "Stick" and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that's been decades in the making....
3) Hoops
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
215 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares's debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports. It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls' basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice at night in the elementary school and play to empty bleachers. Unlike the boys' team, the Lady Bears have no buses to deliver them to away games...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"One summer day, Ren meets Luna at a beachside basketball court and a friendship is born. But when Luna moves to back to Oahu, Ren's messages to her friend go unanswered. Years go by. Then Luna returns, hoping to rekindle their friendship. Ren is hesitant. She's dealing with a lot, including family troubles, dropping grades, and the newly formed women's basketball team at their high school. With Ren's new friends and Luna all on the basketball team,...
5) Real: Vol. 3
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Viz signature ed.
Physical Desc
212 pages : cheifly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : chiefly color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
A last second pass followed by a mighty heave toward the basket. The buzzer sounds. Three points scored! What's behind it all? Science! Let Max Axiom, Super Scientist, explain the science behind a layup, the right way to do a jump shot, and much, much more.
7) Real: Vol. 4
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
210 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
GN 830L
Physical Desc
63 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Explore the relentless grit of Michael Jordan, as he powers through a mysterious illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, infamously known as the Flu Game. A story of athleticism, willpower, and triumph, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the unyielding drive of one of the greatest basketball players of all time -- brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
GN 550L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (65 pages) : chiefly color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Diego "Clutch" Rivera was the hero of his school's basketball team last year, but this season things have not started well, and Diego is losing his confidence--but with some help from his dad, and a friend who gives him a sketchbook and suggests that he draw his feelings, he starts to rediscover the fun in basketball.
10) Real: Vol. 1
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Viz signature ed.
Physical Desc
222 pages : cheifly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"A motorcycle accident, bone cancer, a speeding truck crashing into a boy on a stolen bicycle--tragic, life-changing events turn the worlds of three young men upside-down. These three very different personalities have only one thing in common--their passion for basketball."
11) Real: Vol. 2
Author
Series
Riaru volume 2
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Viz signature ed.
Physical Desc
210 pages : cheifly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Kiyohiko Togawa, a hard-edged, no nonsense wheelchair basketball athlete with a Spartan work ethic and a keen sense of competition. Long before he ever picked up a ball, Kiyohiko was just a skinny little kid in middle school barely beginning to discover his potential to become a track star until a vicious bout with cancer cut off his track career far too soon."
Author
Publisher
Boom! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Discover now edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Olivia "Liv" Bates is determined to jump start the first basketball league ever for art colleges, and while the Georgia O'Keeffe College of Arts and Subtle Dramatics isn't necessarily known for its team sports, she's got all the missing pieces except one: the final member of her basketball team. Which is where new student Charlie Bravo comes in. Charlie is a recent transfer to the historic women's art college and, for some mysterious reason, has...
13) Around the world
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
GN 500L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Portrays a gritty game of street basketball, "Around the world," being played literally around the world, from New York to Australia to China, and elsewhere, and then back to New York. Presented in a comic-book style with full-color illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
GN 350L
Physical Desc
65 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Joe joins his school's basketball team, but finds that the players are disorganized and lacking in discipline--so he sets out to use the skills he has learned in kung fu to bring the other players together as a functioning team.
Author
Series
Publisher
First second Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
GN 210L
Physical Desc
234 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lori Block and her best friend Sophia are dedicated to their Fourth-Grade basketball team, despite being relegated to the 5th quarter, an extra period before the real game starts, where the not-so-good kids play, and the points don't count. That doesn't matter to Lori though, because basketball is a place where working hard and getting better gives her hints of self-confidence. At school, she is awkward and unsure, and at home Lori's parents are consumed...
17) Full court flash
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
GN 530L
Physical Desc
49 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dash the Flash grew nearly a foot last year. Now, he's taller than everyone else. Dash out jumps defenders and sinks big shots, all while making it look too easy. There's just one problem--his teammates can't keep up! His passes are always missing the mark, and his friends are getting frustrated with his one man show. Dash has some work to do to prove he's not all Flash and no substance"--Unedited summary from book.
18) Hoop rat
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
GN 550L
Physical Desc
49 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Trey, the Spartans' team captain, becomes fast friends with Griffin, the newest member of their squad. The problem is, Griff used to play for the Spartans' biggest rivals, the Goliaths, and the rest of the Spartans think he's a rat. Trey doesn't know what to do. His teammates want him to betray his friendship with Griff to save their season-- but if they're wrong about Griff, then Trey will end up being the rat.
19) Shot clock slam
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
GN 530L
Physical Desc
49 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Perry the Playmaker has always been the Tigers' go-to guy -- until super-tall and ultra-talented Jason joins the team. Feeding the ball to Jason in the post is a guaranteed two points, but Perry refuses to play nice. Instead, he hogs the ball and takes bad shots, ruining the team's rhythm. Will Perry's selfishness spoil the Tigers' run at the state championship, or will the two talented teens team up to slam dunk the competition?
Author
Publisher
Nobrow
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
GN 380L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly colour illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
In Sam Bosma's debut graphic novel, a young explorer and her musclebound friend go treasure hunting in a mummy's tomb - but if they want to get rich, they're going to have to best the mummy in a game of hoops! Can they trust their bandaged adversary to play by the rules? Or will they be stuck in the tomb forever?