A series of poems describes all the baffling changes at home and at school in twelve-year-old Joylin's transition from tomboy basketball player to not-quite-girly girl.

Eleven-year-old Eddie gets a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the National Basketball Association finals.

The Aldens investigate when the new coach of their community basketball league has her Most Valuable Player trophy stolen.

When their two worlds collide in seventh grade, fraternal twins and opposites Owen and Russell find themselves in direct competition at school, on the court, and at home.

High school freshmen Josie and Cami try to remain best friends as they compete for basketball awards and boys.

Rising sophomore Travis and his best friend, Creature, spend a summer in a Eugene, Oregon, trailer park dealing with cancer, basketball, first love, addiction, gang violence, and a reptilian infestation.

Julie Albright, forced to move with her mom following her parents' divorce, is excited to learn her new school has a basketball team; but when the coach says girls are not allowed on the team, she jeopardizes her chances for making new friends by deciding to fight for her right to play.

While everyone in Fairyland is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics, Jack Frost's goblins steal the Sports Fairies' magic objects, and Rachel and Kristy must play the goblins' Mean Green Basketball Team to win back Brittany's magic ball.

After the death of his friend, Tony must work to make the basketball team, but when he gets the chance to join the squad as statistician, he must grapple with honoring the memory of his basketball-loving friend while also trying to fit in on the team.

Klutzy Samantha Byrd, the laughingstock of the girls' basketball team, is determined to pay back mean Judith Bellwood for making fun of her on the court, but she never expects her revenge to get out of hand.