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Basketball Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
107 books about basketball
Age
0–2
3–5
6–8
9–12
13+
Format
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Graphic Novels
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The Crossover #1
The Crossover
Kwame Alexander
For middle grade readers navigating the complex bond of brotherhood and the heavy weight of family loss, all through the
Ages 10–14
Dragon Hoops
Gene Luen Yang
A high school teacher who never understood sports gets pulled into the epic, real-life drama of a varsity basketball tea
Ages 12–18
Streetball Crew #1
Sasquatch in the Paint
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld
Theo is an eighth-grade science geek suddenly forced onto the basketball court. He must balance a high-stakes trivia bow
Ages 8–13
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Fadeaway #1
Going the Distance
John Goode
Danny is a star on the basketball court, but he fears his new teammates will reject him if he reveals his true feelings
Ages 12–17
The Crossover #1
Rebound
Kwame Alexander
Sent to his grandparents for the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell finds a new rhythm through the sounds of jaz
Ages 10–14
Tournament Upstart
Thomas J. Dygard
A small-town basketball team from the Ozark foothills takes on the big-city giants as they chase an improbable state cha
Ages 10–14
Rebound Caper
Thomas J. Dygard
Prankster Gary Whipple shocks his high school when he decides to jump from the boys' basketball team to the girls' roste
Ages 10–14
Black and White
Paul Volponi
Two high school basketball stars commit the same crime, but the justice system treats them very differently because of t
Ages 12–17
Winning Words: Sports Stories and Photographs
Charles R. Smith Jr.
Young athletes face their biggest fears and push past their limits in this collection of stories and photographs celebra
Ages 8–13
Outside Shooter
Thomas J. Dygard
The state championship is within reach, but only if the team's star player can stay out of trouble. High stakes on and o
Ages 10–15
Planet Middle School #1
Planet Middle School
Nikki Grimes
For the girl navigating the confusing shift from being one of the guys to experiencing the complex social and physical c
Ages 10–14
Don't Care High
Gordon Korman
Life at a pathologically apathetic high school gets a massive jolt when a new student begins manipulating the school's s
Ages 11–15
The Book of Experiments #3
The Book of Wildly Spectacular Sports Science
Sean Connolly
Karate chops, knuckleballs, and gravity-defying dunks come to life through 54 experiments that reveal the hidden physics
Ages 8–13
Forward Pass
Thomas J. Dygard
Coach Gardner makes a bold move to save his struggling football team's season by recruiting a talented new wide receiver
Ages 10–14
The Crossover #1
The Crossover
Kwame Alexander
Rhythmic verses capture the heat of the court and the sting of family hardship as twin brothers face the high stakes of
Ages 10–14
Millicent Min and Friends #2
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time
Lisa Yee
Basketball star Stanford Wong faces a long summer of secrets when he flunks English and has to be tutored by the neighbo
Ages 9–13
Barely Missing Everything
Matt Mendez
For the teenager navigating the weight of family secrets and systemic barriers while trying to define their own future i
Ages 14–18
Hazelwood High #1
Tears of a Tiger
Sharon M. Draper
For teens grappling with the heavy weight of guilt, loss, or depression. This raw story explores the aftermath of a trag
Ages 13–18
Hazelwood High #2
Forged by Fire
Sharon M. Draper
Gerald finds his strength on the basketball court and through his sister’s dancing, but he must eventually face a terrif
Ages 12–18
My First Book of Sports
My First Book of Basketball
Sports Illustrated Kids
Junior is a budding cartoonist leaving his reservation to attend an all-white high school. His diary captures the strugg
Ages 13–18
Jump Ball: A Basketball Season in Poems
Mel Glenn
For the teenager navigating the highs and lows of team dynamics, personal identity, and the intense pressure to perform
Ages 12–18
My Little Black Girl
Octavia L Stockton
Junior is a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high schoo
Ages 13–18
Bobby the Bully
Mendon Cottage Books
For the teenager navigating the complexities of belonging to two different worlds and finding the courage to pursue thei
Ages 13–18
Every Variable of Us
Charles A. Bush
For the teenager grappling with a life-altering change who needs to see that a new, unexpected passion can help heal the
Ages 14–18
