"Iris DuPree meets August West in a sports bar during her last semester of college. It's the conversation of a lifetime and sends sparks flying in every direction. The connection is undeniable...but the timing is all wrong. August is poised for the NBA draft, and Iris belongs to another man--basketball's "golden boy" and August's long-time rival. The two go their separate ways, but they often recall that electric night and what could have been. While...

After briefly playing on the volleyball team, twelve-year-old Elle rejoins the basketball team, helps them reach the playoffs, and creates a booster club to support girls' sports teams at school.

JARED: If I had a dollar for every time Banner Morales made my heart skip a beat . . . The heart everyone assumes is frozen over. Her anger is . . . arousing. Every glare from those fire-spitting eyes, every time she grits her teeth, gets me . . . well, you know. If I had a dollar for every time she's put me in my place, I'd be an even richer man. I'm a successful sports agent because I assume "no" means you'll think about it. I'm sure what you meant...

An informative narration of the Boston Celtics professional basketball team's history from its 1946 founding to today, spotlighting memorable players and reliving dramatic events. Includes up-close, action-orieneted photos set in a colorful design; lively text surveying the team's history -- triumphs, heartbreaks, and all; and profiles of the franchise's greatest players, both past and present.

"A centuries-long stalemate endures over possession of a sentient world. In one corner, a dwindling cabal of shamans holds onto a desperate defense; in the other, a colony of aliens try to control a bio-engineering experiment run amok. In the middle stands a youth who has been genetically altered to 'Shape' the elemental powers. Yet if Tokela claims his power, it will make of him an outcast, a catalyst--and a weapon. The stalemate is about to break...

Elle begins to question whether basketball is worth the time and effort she is putting in, and who she would be if not a basketball star.

Twelve-year-old Elle, still unsure about quitting the basketball team, fills in for an injured volleyball player and is surprised at how much less pressure she feels.

"An informative narration of the Los Angeles Lakers professional basketball team's history from its 1947 founding in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to today, spotlighting memorable players and events"--

"An informative narration of the Chicago Bulls professional basketball team's history from its 1966 founding to today, spotlighting memorable players and reliving dramatic events"--Provided by publisher.