Free Throw
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers · Print & ebook · February 15, 2011
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- Who it’s for
- Matthew faces a changed family life and a choice about playing basketball again.
- Themes
- Family change, Basketball, Friendship
- Genres
- Basketball Stories
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Matthew Eagletail is the star player for the Warriors, his basketball team on the Tsuu T'ina First Nation near Calgary. When his mother remarries, everything in Matthew's life is suddenly different and new: a new school, a new father, five pesky new sisters, a new dog named Precious. Worst of all, he has to quit the Warriors. When he's asked to join his new school's team, the Bandits, he claims he'll never play for the competition.
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His sister Jazz thinks otherwise, and sets out to prove it. Free Throw is the story of how one young man come to terms with change and returns to the court--with a little help from his friends. [Fry Reading Level - 4.7
Matthew's Basketball Teams
Matthew faces a changed family life and a choice about playing basketball again.
Come here for
- Basketball on the Tsuu T'ina First Nation near Calgary
- Matthew's changing family life
Expect
- A new school and household for Matthew
- A return to the court with help from friends
Where it sits
| Basketball Stories | 97% |
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Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Basketball Stories
- Sports Stories
- Sports & Recreation for Teens
- Authors
- Jacqueline Guest
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Published
- February 15, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family change · Basketball · Friendship
- Reading lane
- Basketball Stories