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Hoops #4
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From WNBA MVP, Olympic gold medalist, and global ambassador to the Special Olympics Elena Delle Donne comes the fourth novel in a middle grade series with as much heart as there is game.
Elle is still reeling from her BIG decision but is also amazed at all the free time she has without basketball. With so much time to fill, she can figure out what she really likes doing—and maybe finding ways to spend more time with Amanda.
But when she keeps being drawn back to the gym, could her big decision have been a big mistake?
Elle is still reeling from her BIG decision but is also amazed at all the free time she has without basketball. With so much time to fill, she can figure out what she really likes doing—and maybe finding ways to spend more time with Amanda.
But when she keeps being drawn back to the gym, could her big decision have been a big mistake?
- GenresSportsMiddle Grade
145 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 25, 2019
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Elena Delle Donne
8 books15 followersAn American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. Lead them to their first WNBA Championship in franchise history in 2019.
2015 & 2019 WNBA MVP and 2016 Olympic gold medalist.
2015 & 2019 WNBA MVP and 2016 Olympic gold medalist.
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March 30, 2021
(I'm providing the same review for all four of these books that I've read)
Straightforward and sincere middle-grade girls' sports-and-middle-school books, each with a central plot engine about getting to know what you actually want and going after it. A big cast of characters and relationships, all nicely drawn. A nice through-line about feeling the pressure of people's expectations when you feel they aren't based on reality, as Elle, the central character, is so tall that everyone assumes she'll play basketball without paying attention to whether or not she's good and she has to manage how she reacts to people being right but for the wrong reason. Bonus points for some gentle same-sex attraction -- I lol'ed in the fourth book at the deadpan "Then everyone started talking about cute boys at the school, and I tuned out." As so often in these books, the wants and needs aren't subtle or hard to work out -- people tell rather than show, or at its best they tell *and* show -- and everything is typically resolved by speaking up and being honest. The one shortcoming is that as far as I remember, the teams that Elle is on win every game they play, which is always a bit of a distraction for me when I notice it in sports books. Let your characters lose sometimes!
Straightforward and sincere middle-grade girls' sports-and-middle-school books, each with a central plot engine about getting to know what you actually want and going after it. A big cast of characters and relationships, all nicely drawn. A nice through-line about feeling the pressure of people's expectations when you feel they aren't based on reality, as Elle, the central character, is so tall that everyone assumes she'll play basketball without paying attention to whether or not she's good and she has to manage how she reacts to people being right but for the wrong reason. Bonus points for some gentle same-sex attraction -- I lol'ed in the fourth book at the deadpan "Then everyone started talking about cute boys at the school, and I tuned out." As so often in these books, the wants and needs aren't subtle or hard to work out -- people tell rather than show, or at its best they tell *and* show -- and everything is typically resolved by speaking up and being honest. The one shortcoming is that as far as I remember, the teams that Elle is on win every game they play, which is always a bit of a distraction for me when I notice it in sports books. Let your characters lose sometimes!
August 13, 2020
Fourth book in series.
I have no idea how to say anything about this book. Not so much spoilers for the book but for series.
12 year old Elle continues in 7th grade. And it is close to then passed Christmas time. And New Years.
Most of the same characters in the series continue to appear, some more prominent than others.
Elle plays on the Volleyball team, and both of us (reader and Elle), learn certain things we were not aware of about volleyball. Also, Elle is having a lot of fun participating in volleyball.
New friends are made. Old relationships are strained. And one of Elle's friends becomes ill after being bitten by a tick.
Rating: 3.75
August 12, 2020
I have no idea how to say anything about this book. Not so much spoilers for the book but for series.
12 year old Elle continues in 7th grade. And it is close to then passed Christmas time. And New Years.
Most of the same characters in the series continue to appear, some more prominent than others.
Elle plays on the Volleyball team, and both of us (reader and Elle), learn certain things we were not aware of about volleyball. Also, Elle is having a lot of fun participating in volleyball.
New friends are made. Old relationships are strained. And one of Elle's friends becomes ill after being bitten by a tick.
Rating: 3.75
August 12, 2020
July 19, 2019
I'm a librarian and this month we're reading Jfiction for readers advisory.
I thought this book was a fun, quick, read for middle school readers. 12 year old Elle has just quit her middle school basketball team. This book follows Elle as she learns more about herself, friendships, and sports.
I thought this book was a fun, quick, read for middle school readers. 12 year old Elle has just quit her middle school basketball team. This book follows Elle as she learns more about herself, friendships, and sports.
August 15, 2024
I really like this series it is amazing all thorough the different books, Elle is changing for the better. If you are/have a child that loves basketball and challenges this book is made for you!!!
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