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Stone Arch Books, 2021-01-01

Point Guard Pride

Point Guard Pride

Jake Maddox Jv Girls

Jake Maddox, Author

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9781515883463

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Twelve-year-old Yasmin, a talented point guard on her school basketball team, learns about teamwork and standing up for oneself when she experiences racism at her new middle school.
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Fast-paced and relatable, this story highlights the value of teamwork and hard work when a young athlete learns that pride can’t win games—character can.

Keywords and Themes: Confidence • Determination • Friendship • General • Growth • Humility • Juvenile Fiction • Leadership • Respect • Responsibility • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Social Themes • Sports & Recreation • Sportsmanship • Strategy • Teamwork

Readability • 4.0

Age Range • 9-12

Pages • 96

Subjects • Basketball • Racism • Teamwork (Sports) • Middle schools • Schools • Racially mixed people

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | General

It is never easy to be the new kid in school--or on the basketball team. But when Yasmin Jones faces racism from one of her new teammates, she insists on dealing with it on her own. Her solution is to prove to her new team that she is a star player. As pressure builds, though, Yasmin's game suffers. How can Yasmin address her problems on and off the court?
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