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The Real Slam Dunk #2
The Real Lucky Charm
Luck has to come from inside yourself.
Mia Robinson has always cheered for her twin brother, Marcus, at his rec center basketball games. But this year Mia is getting the chance to have Marcus cheer for her. Marcus's team, the Titans, has just become coed! Mia is thrilled to be playing on the team and wearing a team uniform, and she's even more excited when her dad gives her a basketball charm for her charm bracelet. When Mia does well on the court, she starts to believe that her basketball charm is really a lucky charm. Mia's got it made! After all, who needs to practice when they have a real lucky charm on their side?
"The mom in the story made me think about how my mother inspired me to reach my goals." -- Shaquille O'Neal , NBA Champion, NBA All-Star, NBA Read to Achieve All-Star Reading Team on The Real Slam Dunk
" The Real Slam Dunk is a great book for young basketball players because the main characters focus on education and not just basketball." -- Sue Bird , WNBA All-Star, NBA Read to Achieve All-Star Reading Team on The Real Slam Dunk
Mia Robinson has always cheered for her twin brother, Marcus, at his rec center basketball games. But this year Mia is getting the chance to have Marcus cheer for her. Marcus's team, the Titans, has just become coed! Mia is thrilled to be playing on the team and wearing a team uniform, and she's even more excited when her dad gives her a basketball charm for her charm bracelet. When Mia does well on the court, she starts to believe that her basketball charm is really a lucky charm. Mia's got it made! After all, who needs to practice when they have a real lucky charm on their side?
"The mom in the story made me think about how my mother inspired me to reach my goals." -- Shaquille O'Neal , NBA Champion, NBA All-Star, NBA Read to Achieve All-Star Reading Team on The Real Slam Dunk
" The Real Slam Dunk is a great book for young basketball players because the main characters focus on education and not just basketball." -- Sue Bird , WNBA All-Star, NBA Read to Achieve All-Star Reading Team on The Real Slam Dunk
- GenresSports
80 pages, Paperback
First published September 8, 2005
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February 4, 2011I think the book was a good book because the things that happen in the book can help a lot people in the real world because some of the problems in the story is problems that people in the world have daily. some of the thing in the story like when the little sister lost her lucky charm people in the real world do things like that everyday or just happen to people every no and then but you just sometimes have to face it and move on.
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October 12, 2019It is a inspiring book it inspires you to try new things i think you should read it for a book report or something or just read it
October 2, 2012
Genre- junior book-contemporary
This story is about a boy and a girl that were twins and ended up playing basketball together. Mia, the sister, has never played on a team before, and she was so excited to play with her brother, Marcus and her best friend, Gabbie. Their father got them a special gift each for support. Marcus got his favorite basketball player's jersey and Mia got a mini basketball charm for her bracelet. She ends up wearing it for every game and wins. Before the championship game she loses it and does not want to play because she feels she will do bad. She did great in the game and made some shots. They won and her dad found their bracelet.
A. illustrations
B. There is positive and negative comments towards the illustrations. A couple things I do like about them is that they are every several pages to give you a little something to work with and put a picture to words. Another thing I like is how detailed and look like they are pencil sketches. The one thing I am fond of is that they are in black and white. I, personally, love color so unless the theme is black and white, like The House in the Night, then I am more into colors.
C. On page 17 there is a sketch of Mia and Marcus practicing outside, and Mia has the ball up like she is about to shoot it. I think its a great picture with the fact that the last picture was on page 4 at the beginning of the story. This type of setup helps the reader connect tot he book even more.
This is a great book for teaching students to never give up and to have faith in yourself that you can do it. You do not need a lucky charm to make you good. I loved this book.
This story is about a boy and a girl that were twins and ended up playing basketball together. Mia, the sister, has never played on a team before, and she was so excited to play with her brother, Marcus and her best friend, Gabbie. Their father got them a special gift each for support. Marcus got his favorite basketball player's jersey and Mia got a mini basketball charm for her bracelet. She ends up wearing it for every game and wins. Before the championship game she loses it and does not want to play because she feels she will do bad. She did great in the game and made some shots. They won and her dad found their bracelet.
A. illustrations
B. There is positive and negative comments towards the illustrations. A couple things I do like about them is that they are every several pages to give you a little something to work with and put a picture to words. Another thing I like is how detailed and look like they are pencil sketches. The one thing I am fond of is that they are in black and white. I, personally, love color so unless the theme is black and white, like The House in the Night, then I am more into colors.
C. On page 17 there is a sketch of Mia and Marcus practicing outside, and Mia has the ball up like she is about to shoot it. I think its a great picture with the fact that the last picture was on page 4 at the beginning of the story. This type of setup helps the reader connect tot he book even more.
This is a great book for teaching students to never give up and to have faith in yourself that you can do it. You do not need a lucky charm to make you good. I loved this book.
April 26, 2008
i loved it it teaches people never to give up on anything.
November 12, 2010
i thought this book was great. because i like sports. i really love basket-ball. this story is to teach you never to give up
December 16, 2010
it was good book to read it tell you to keep trying even if it get hard
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September 12, 2014its a great book
March 13, 2015
i think this was a great book
January 12, 2017
Great chapter book for young readers. Mia and Marcus are twins that play on a co-ed basketball team. We all have a lucky charm...what's yours?
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