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    Jake Maddox: Win or Lose
    Jake Maddox: Win or Lose
    Jake Maddox: Win or Lose
    Ebook55 pages35 minutes

    Jake Maddox: Win or Lose

    By Jake Maddox and Sean Tiffany

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    Wildcats center PJ Harris is the tallest player on the team. Everyone expects him to be a natural on the court. He's an all-star, except for one thing. He's horrible at free throws. When a game comes down to PJ's free throws making the difference between win or lose, he freaks! Can he solve his problem in time to earn back the respect of his coach and teammates and himself?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateApr 1, 2014
    ISBN9781434299314
    Jake Maddox: Win or Lose
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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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      Chapter 1

      JUST PRACTICE

      PJ Harris looked down at his shoes, size 13. He was the tallest guy on the Wildcats basketball team, and his feet were the longest. But he wasn’t thinking about his feet, or his height. He was thinking about the foul line.

      He looked up. The basket hung ten feet high, thirteen feet away. Down both sides of the lane, players stood in red or yellow jerseys, watching him out of the corners of their eyes as they looked up at the basket.

      PJ looked down at his yellow jersey, then at the ball, and took a deep breath. His heart was pounding. He could hear the voices of people watching, cheering him on or taunting him.

      He looked up at the basket, pulled the ball back over his shoulder with both hands, and shot.

      Brick!

      The whole backboard shook as the ball slammed into the rim, then fell right back to the wood. It bounced hard into the lane, and one of PJ’s opponents grabbed the rebound. In seconds, it was back up the court, and the other team had scored.

      A whistle blew and PJ shook his head. Scrimmage over, the coach called out. Red jerseys win.

      It was only practice, but PJ felt awful. Man, why can’t I ever make a foul shot? he muttered to himself.

      Dwayne Illy, the starting small forward, heard him. What did you say? he asked.

      PJ turned and said, Oh, nothing. No big deal. I missed the foul shot. It’s just practice, right? He laughed and gave Dwayne a high five.

      Practice is where we improve, PJ, Coach Turnbull said. "If you’d stop goofing around when you miss those foul shots,

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