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CENTER COURT STING Trash talking leads to trouble on the basketball court.... Forward Daren McCall is quick with an insult, quick to take offense, and quick to blame anyone but himself for his troubles. So when center Lou Bettman accuses him first of bad-mouthing him, then of vandalism, Daren turns the tables and insists that Lou is out to get him. The team splits into two camps, those who believe in Daren's innocence and those who take Lou's side. The fight heats up when Daren falls victim to an outrageous act. But did Lou retaliate, as Daren suspects, or is someone else trying to teach Daren a lesson?
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Matt Christopher is the best selling name behind more than 100 sports-themed books for young readers.
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Grade 4-8-Hothead Daren McCall can't control his temper. He thinks the world is out to get him and blames his errors and failures-both on and off the basketball court-on everyone else. When his friends are barely speaking to him and the coach has threatened to bench him or kick him off the team, Daren finally realizes his problem. This is a good story with plenty of game action. It gets its lesson across without being preachy and holds readers' interest. The characters are clearly drawn and likable. Although they are probably junior-high age, and the subject matter, theme, and action, will keep older readers engaged, the reading level and simple explanations of basketball plays and defenses make the story accessible to younger children. Mark another one in the win column for Matt Christopher.
Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha,
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha,
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0316142050
- ISBN 13 9780316142052
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
- IllustratorKids The #1 Sports Writer For
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