Basketball Camp Go-Getter

by Dionna L. Mann, Amanda Erb (Illustrator)

Overview

Zoe is excited to try wheelchair basketball camp. She’s focused and athletic, and she sets a goal to play basketball well before camp ends. Zoe makes smaller goals along the way, and meets each one. But her goal of being able to make a basket escapes her. Zoe’s frustration builds. On the last day of camp, her new friends step in to help. Will Zoe be able to meet her goal before camp ends?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666339000
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2022
Series:	Kids' Sports Stories
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Dionna L. Mann is a children’s book author and freelance journalist who in her younger days loved biking, swimming, jogging, and meandering through the woods. She spent more than 25 years volunteering and working in the school system where her talented now-grown children attended. Her favorite part of working with children was teaching them about the writing process and reading the beautiful and heartfelt words they penned. As a person of color, she enjoys learning about lesser-known people found in the records of African American history. One day she hopes to swim with dolphins. You can find her online at dionnalmann.com.

Interviews

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