Full Court Press (Orca Young Readers) [Paperback]

Eric Walters (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Orca Young Readers

More basketball adventures with Nick and Kia.

Editorial Reviews

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Gr. 3-5. After third-graders Nick and Kia win a basketball tournament, they decide to ignore tradition and try out for the all-fifth-grade school team. Concerns about their size and ability are only the first obstacles in their way to making the team; they also want to be accepted by their new teammates. Kia, the only girl on the team and the player with the most vision, helps reverse the team's losing trend by introducing a full court press that gives the kids a shot at winning the play-offs. Like its predecessor Three on Three [BKL Je 1 & 15 00], this story moves briskly along, the broadly drawn characters creating conflict, then evolving believably. Basketball enthusiasts will enjoy the play-by-play, but even nonsports fans will be caught up in the action, especially as Nick and Kia prove themselves worthy contenders among older, sometimes unmerciful athletes. A pleasing, frequently inspiring middle-grade novel. Roger Leslie
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"A good choice for those children who are just beginning to read longer chapter books." (Resource Links )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551431696
• ISBN-13: 978-1551431697
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,500,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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