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    Game Time, Mallory!
    Game Time, Mallory!
    Game Time, Mallory!
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    Game Time, Mallory!

    By Laurie Friedman and Jennifer Kalis

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    Mallory can't wait to play in her town's new girls' basketball league! What could be more fun than trying something new and being on a team? But Mallory's basketball career gets off to a rocky start. None of her friends are on her team. And no matter how much she tries, she can't make a basket.

    Mallory works as hard as she can to improve. But as her team heads to the playoffs, she still feels like the weakest player. Will she let her teammates down? Or is there more to being part of a team than just winning the game?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2015
    ISBN9781467777063
    Game Time, Mallory!
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    Laurie Friedman

    Laurie Friedman is the author of the popular Mallory series, The Mostly Miserable Life of April Sinclair series, and many award-winning picture books. She lives in Florida.

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      Game Time, Mallory! - Laurie Friedman

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      A Word from Mallory

      My name is Mallory McDonald, like the restaurant, but no relation. I’m in fourth grade. I have a cat named Cheeseburger and a brother named Max, and my best friends—Mary Ann, Joey, and Chloe Jennifer—all live on my street. It’s called Wish Pond Road, and it has a real wish pond on it that I can go to whenever I need to make a wish.

      All that’s great, but today, things got even better because of a letter that came in the mail. It said there’s a new basketball league in Fern Falls for fourth- and fifth-grade girls. All you have to do to play in the league is try out, and then you get placed on a team.

      Joey plays on a soccer team, and Max has played on a baseball team for as long as I can remember. I’ve never been on a sports team, and I knew this could be my chance.

      Max, you’ve always loved being on a team. Now I’m going to be on one too! It’s going to be so, so, so much fun! I got so excited just picturing myself playing basketball and having a great time with my friends that I started jumping up and down in the kitchen.

      It made Mom laugh, but not my brother. Being on a team isn’t all fun and games, said Max. He shook his head just like he always does when he thinks I’m being dumb.

      But I don’t care what Max thinks! The only two people’s opinions I care about are Mary Ann’s and Chloe Jennifer’s. I bet they’re going to be just as excited about playing basketball as I am, and I can’t wait to talk to them! I hope they’ll have just one thing to say.

      It’s the same thing I’m saying, which is—SIGN ME UP!

      COUNT ME IN

      What do you mean you don’t want to sign up? I say.

      I stick my head inside Mary Ann’s bedroom window. We always use the window when we have something extra important to say to each other. But Mary Ann looks like she thinks what we’re talking about isn’t extra important at all.

      Mallory, I have a hip-hop show at the end of the month. I don’t have time to play basketball. And to be honest, it doesn’t sound like much fun to me anyway.

      I try not to pass out when she says that. I don’t want to be known as the girl from Wish Pond Road who fainted outside her best friend’s window. But I just don’t get how Mary Ann thinks playing in this league won’t be fun.

      Mary Ann and I have always done things together—painting our toenails the same color, chewing the same kind of gum, and even saying things three times. Now we have a chance to do something really fun and new together, and I want to convince her we should do it.

      I fish the letter out of my back pocket and hold it out in front of her. Of course it will be fun. We’ll get to meet girls from other schools. We’ll have our own uniforms. People will come to cheer for us. It’ll be exciting!

      Mary Ann shakes her head like that isn’t enough to sell her on the idea, so I keep going.

      Besides, since this is the first time most girls will be playing basketball, there are only five games in the regular season plus the playoffs. It won’t take up that much time. You’ll still be able to do hip-hop.

      Mary Ann rolls her eyes like that’s not a good reason either. "Mallory, the games are on Saturday, which means we wouldn’t be able to watch Fashion Fran when it comes on."

      I can’t believe Mary Ann thinks watching a TV show, even though it is our favorite one, is more important than playing basketball.

      C’mon! I say. It’s only for a few weeks.

      Why do you want to do this so badly? Mary Ann asks. You don’t even know how to play basketball.

      I blow a piece of hair off my face. That’s the whole point, I say. "I want to learn how to play. I want to try something new. And you should too!"

      Mary Ann snort-laughs, which I know means she thinks the idea of learning to play basketball is silly. Sorry, Mallory, she says. But I can’t tell if she’s sorry or not.

      I’m going to talk to Chloe Jennifer, I say. Maybe Mary Ann doesn’t want to play, but I have my toes crossed that Chloe Jennifer will.

      I can hear Mary Ann closing her window as I walk off. She’s my best friend, but sometimes, she can be so frustrating.

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