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MARCH MADNESS!!! Focus: Basketball - made in America March 2025 |
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Sasquatch in the paint
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and being accused of stealing could mean Theo is off both teams.
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Stealing the game
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
When eighth-grader Chris's older brother, Jax, is caught betting on the pick-up basketball games that Chris and his friends play, Chris becomes involved in the police investigation.
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The fifth quarter
by Mike Dawson
"Lori Block is dedicated to her fourth-grade basketball team, despite being relegated to an extra period before the real game starts, known as the fifth quarter, where the not-so-good kids play and the points don't count. That doesn't matter to Lori though, because working on her skills gives her hints of self-confidence, which is a nice break from feeling awkward and out-of-place in her daily life."
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The fifth quarter : Hard Court 2
by Mike Dawson
"Just when Lori starts to get comfortable, things change again. Lori's friends have found new interests. Her dad goes back to work for the first time since she was born. And when her mom decides to start coaching in the new after-school basketball league, Lori's home life collides with her passion. To make matters worse, all her friends are playing for the opposing team. Lori feels frustrated and alone, like she might be falling behind in her game."
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We are big time
by Hena Khan
Moving to Wisconsin and starting a new Islamic school, Aliya joins the school's losing basketball team and together with her new teammates, works hard to strengthen her skills on the court, discovering it takes teamwork and self-confidence to be great.
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No such thing as perfect
by Misako Rokkusu
Emma can't help comparing herself to her bright and popular older sister, Julia. Try as she might, Emma can't seem to please her mom as much as her sister does. With help from her friends and basketball teammates, as well as Lexi, the French bulldog she's dogsitting, Emma realizes that there's no such thing as "perfect"--and it feels better to be true to herself, instead of trying to please others."
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Hoops
by Matt Tavares
Inspired by a true story, this graphic novel about the ongoing battle of women striving for equality in sports follows the Wilkins Regional High School girls' basketball team in 1975 Indiana, as they push through to improbable victory after improbable victory despite their disadvantages.
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Here to stay
by Sara Farizan
When a cyberbully sends the entire high school a picture of basketball hero Bijan Majidi, photo-shopped to look like a terrorist, the school administration promises to find and punish the culprit, but Bijan just wants to pretend the incident never happened and move on.
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Rez ball
by Byron Graves
When the varsity basketball team members take him under their wing, Tre Brun, representing his Ojibwe reservation, steps into his late brother's shoes as star player but soon learns he can't mess up - not on the court, not in school and not in love...
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Basketball : great writing about America's game
by Alexander Wolff
A veteran Sports Illustrated writer offers in-depth profiles on the legendary players and franchises in the 80-year history of the sport, along with contributions and personal reflections on the game by Donald Hall, John Edgar Wideman, and Pat Conroy.
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The city game : triumph, scandal, and a legendary basketball team
by Matthew Goodman
Documents the controversial story of the mid-20th-century Harlem City College Beavers, tracing how the merit-based team of Jewish and African-American players won major tournaments in the face of segregation before its starting five were arrested for a major gambling racket.
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Steve Kerr : a life
by Scott Howard-Cooper
In this definitive biography of the championship-winning basketball player and head coach of the record-breaking Golden State Warriors, an award-winning sports journalist looks at the man and the facets of his unusual life that have made him a legend.
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Bracketology : March Madness, college basketball, and the creation of a national obsession
by Joe Lunardi
The NCAA Tournament has become one of the most popular sports events in the country, consuming fans for weeks with the run to the Final Four and ultimately the crowning of the champion of college hoops. Each March, millions of Americans fill out their bracket in the hopes of correctly predicting the future.
Yet, there is no true Madness without the oft-debated question about what teams should be seeded where—from the Power-5 Blue Blood with some early season stumbles on their resume to the mid-major that rampaged through their less competitive conference season—and the inventor of Bracketology himself, Joe Lunardi, now reveals the mystery and science behind the legend.
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Coach K : the rise and reign of Mike Krzyzewski
by Ian O'Connor
This definitive biography of college basketball's all-time winningest coach looks at how he built a basketball empire at Duke and led Team USA to three Olympic basketball gold medals.
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Basketball for dummies
by Richard Phelps
From players and personalities in the game to rules, regulations, and equipment, this hands-on, friendly guide is a slam-dunk of information and insight for anyone who loves basketball.
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Unguarded
by Scottie Pippen
On the 30th anniversary of the Bulls' first championship, the six-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer is finally giving fans a raw, matter-of-fact look into his life, and role within one of the greatest, most popular teams of all time.
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Canyon dreams : a basketball season on the Navajo Nation
by Michael Powell
A tribute to the role of sports in struggling Navajo communities chronicles a season with the Chinle High School basketball team, sharing insights into their exhilarating wins, crushing losses and culture-shaped dreams.
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Adult Fiction Books & Movies
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The Sound of Us
by Sarah Castille
Skye Jordan thought she had it all figured out. Eighteen months ago, she was in college and dreaming of a basketball career. But in a split second her world fell apart. Now she’s back at Havencrest U, broke and desperate. She has no use for sexy, bad boy musicians who kiss her senseless. . . until she lands an internship at the radio station where he works.
DJ Dante Romano has lost every person close to his heart. All he has is his music. Consumed by guilt and driven by vengeance, he has no time for love, and yet the fiery new intern who shares his passion and feels his pain tempts him like no other. For Dante, Skye is off limits. And yet from the moment he meets her, he can’t turn away.
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Play dead
by Harlan Coben
When her husband, David Baskin, the Boston Celtics' star player, dies on their Australian honeymoon, fashion model Laura Ayars returns home to discover a half million dollars missing from his account and their house ransacked, prompting her to launch her own investigation into David's death.
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Think twice
by Harlan Coben
When his former client, renowned basketball coach Greg Downing, who is deceased, has been placed at the scene of a double homicide, sports agent Myron Bolitar and Win, his longtime friend and colleague, search for answers, but the more they discover about Greg, the more dangerous their world becomes.
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Grown ups
Five friends and former teammates reunite for the Fourth of July weekend after their high school basketball coach dies.
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One on one : a novel
by Jamie Harrow
Working as a videographer for her alma mater's basketball team, Annie, with layoffs looming, must outperform her college coworker, who is holding a grudge against her, but when they strike up friendship that turns into something more, she must finally reveal why she left him the first time.
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Miracle road
by Emily March
As their lives come together in Eternity Springs, Colorado, ex-college basketball coach Lucca Romano and schoolteacher Hope Montgomery seek to find peace from their own personal demons.
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Way back
Years after walking away from a college basketball scholarship, an alcoholic man is asked to return to his former high school as a basketball coach.
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