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Hardcover – Illustrated, May 8, 2018
Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Hardcover · May 8, 2018
From the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes the first book in an exciting new middle grade series about a fourth-grader with big dreams of basketball stardom.
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- Who it’s for
- A basketball dream runs up against team tryouts, violin practice, and parental rules.
- Themes
- Chasing a big dream, Family disagreement, Friendship
- Genres
- Basketball Stories, Family Stories, Boys & Men
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From the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes the first book in an exciting new middle grade series about a fourth-grader with big dreams of basketball stardom. Fourth grader Zayd Saleem has some serious hoop dreams. He’s not just going to be a professional basketball player. He’s going to be a star. A legend. The first Pakistani-American kid to make it to the NBA. He knows this deep in his soul. It’s his destiny. There are only a few small things in his way.
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For starters, Zayd’s only on the D-team. (D stands for developmental, but to Zayd it’s always felt like a bad grade or something.) Not to mention, he’s a bit on the scrawny side, even for the fourth grade team. But his best friend Adam is on the Gold Team, and it’s Zayd’s dream for the two of them to play together. His mom and dad don’t get it. They want him to practice his violin way more than his jump shot. When he gets caught blowing off his violin lessons to practice, Zayd’s parents lay down the ultimate punishment: he has to hang up his high tops and isn’t allowed to play basketball anymore. As tryouts for the Gold Team approach, Zayd has to find the courage to stand up for himself and chase his dream.
Hoops and High Notes
A basketball dream runs up against team tryouts, violin practice, and parental rules.
Come here for
- A young player chasing a place on the Gold Team
- The tug between basketball ambition and violin lessons
Expect
- A middle-grade story about speaking up for a dream
- Basketball hopes shaped by friendship and family expectations
Where it sits
| Basketball Stories | 100% |
|---|---|
| Family Stories | 78% |
| Boys & Men | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Family Stories
- Basketball Stories
- Muslim Children's Stories
- Authors
- Hena Khan
- Publisher
- Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- May 8, 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Chasing a big dream · Family disagreement · Friendship
- Reading lane
- Family Stories