Lists and Suggestions for Teens
List: Sports -- Basketball Fiction
Game
Myers, Walter Dean,
If Harlem high school senior Drew Lawson is going to realize his dream of playing college, then prof... More
The Perfect Shot
Alphin, Elaine Marie.
Brian uses basketball to block out memories of his girlfriend and her family who were gunned down a ... More
Front and Center
Murdock, Catherine Gilbert.
Other folks have big plans for D.J. Like her coach. College scouts. All the town hoops fans. A certa... More
Boost
Mackel, Kathryn,
Thirteen-year-old Savvy's dreams of starting for her elite basketball team are in danger when s... More
Night Hoops
Deuker, Carl.
While trying to prove that he is good enough to be on his high school's varsity basketball team... More
Ball Don't Lie
Peña, Matt de la.
Seventeen-year-old Sticky lives to play basketball at school and at Lincoln Rec Center in Los Angele... More
Slam!
Myers, Walter Dean,
Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him... More
The Final Four
Volponi, Paul.
Four players at the Final Four of the NCAA basketball tournament struggle with the pressures of tour... More
Boy21
Quick, Matthew,
Finley, an unnaturally quiet boy who is the only white player on his high school's varsity bask... More
Last Shot
Feinstein, John.
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan are sent to cover the ... More
The Pick-Up Game
Aronson, Marc.
A series of short stories by such authors as Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Joseph Bru... More
The crossover
Alexander, Kwame.
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the c... More
Rebound
Alexander, Kwame, author; illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile.
In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he di... More