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    Drive to the Hoop
    Drive to the Hoop
    Drive to the Hoop
    Ebook54 pages20 minutes

    Drive to the Hoop

    By Jake Maddox and Pulsar Studio (Beehive)

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    A girl on the JV basketball team was injured, and Mel has been asked to take her place. Mel is thrilled. But the girls on the freshman team aren't happy for her. In fact, they're being downright mean. How can Mel play to win when she doesn't have teammates on her side?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateApr 1, 2014
    ISBN9781434289155
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    Jake Maddox

    Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler – or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps – literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.

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      Book preview

      Drive to the Hoop - Jake Maddox

      · CHAPTER 1 ·

      Bad News

      Mel was sick of warming up alone at basketball practice. Sometimes she warmed up with Leslie, the point guard on the junior varsity team. But today, Leslie was gone. That meant Mel would be warming up all by herself.

      Mel, her mom, and her older sister, Emily, had moved to Springfield right before the school year started. Four months later, Mel still didn’t have many friends.

      Emily had joined the cheerleading squad and made friends right away. But Mel barely knew anyone. Being on the Springfield Bears basketball team was the only thing stopping her from running back to Green Prairie and her old friends.

      As soon as the team had finished warming up and stretching, Coach Arnold, the junior-varsity coach, had everyone sit down together at half court.

      Girls, I have to tell you some bad news, the coach said. Leslie was in a car accident last night.

      All of the players got quiet. Coach Arnold went on, She’s going to be okay, but she won’t be able to play basketball for the rest of the season. Today, I will be having a tryout with the freshman players to fill Leslie’s JV spot.

      Mel felt like she had been punched in the stomach. She looked around the gym. A lot of her teammates had tears streaming down their faces. Everyone was friends with Leslie. She was one of the nicest girls on the JV team. And she was one of the few people who was really friendly to Mel.

      Coach Arnold interrupted the silence in the gym. Girls, I know this is bad news, she said. "But Leslie’s going to be okay. So let’s practice hard today. After we’re done, I’ll give the hospital information

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