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2) Sooley
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In the summer of his seventeenth year, Samuel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basketball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on an airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true. During the tournament, Samuel receives devastating news from home: A civil war is raging across South Sudan,...
3) Darius Jones
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Darius Jones is living the good life. He's got a chance to become the league's MVP, he's crazy in love with his wife, and his relationship with his mom has never been better. Then a drunk driver slams into his car, leaving his wife in a coma; and the mother of his son files for and is granted custody. Heartbroken, Darius lets a stalker groupie convince him to escape his sorrows for just one night. Now Darius must gamble all he's worked for to save...
4) Play dead
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When her husband, David Baskin, the Boston Celtics' star player, dies on their Australian honeymoon, fashion model Laura Ayars returns home to discover a half million dollars missing from his account and their house ransacked, prompting her to launch her own investigation into David's death.
5) Team seven
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"A teen basketball player's promising career threatens to be derailed by the drugs and violence in his seedy neighborhood"--
6) Fadeaway
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When a high school basketball star goes missing overnight after thousands watched him secure the title for his team, his best friend, his conflicted ex-girlfriend, and his devastated younger brother search for clues that expose deeply hidden community secrets.
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"When Won Lee, the first Asian American in the NBA, stuns the world in a seven-game winning streak, the global media audience dubs it "The Wonder"--much to Won's chagrin. Meanwhile, Won struggles to get attention from his coach, his peers, his fans, and most importantly, his hero, Powerball!, who also happens to be Won's teammate and the captain. Covering it all is sportswriter Robert Sung, who writes about Won's stardom while grappling with his own...
9) The chance
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Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them.
10) Ball don't lie
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Seventeen-year-old Sticky lives for basketball and plays at school and at the Lincoln Rec Center in Los Angeles but he is unaware of the many dangers--including his own past--that threaten his dream of playing professionally.
12) Loving Donovan
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Campbell clings to her ideals about love despite the unhappy example set by her parents, while Donovan dreams of having a family and playing for the NBA in the face of difficult personal challenges.
13) The right move
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Windy city volume 2
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"Ryan: She's a distraction, that's what she is. I'm the newest Captain of the Devils, Chicago's NBA team, and the last thing I needed this year was for Indy Ivers, my sister's best friend, to move into my apartment. She's messy, emotional, and way too tempting. But when the team's General Manager vocalizes his blatant disapproval of my promotion to Captain, referring to me as an unapproachable lone wolf with no work-life balance, I can't think of...
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"William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him. So it's a relief when his skill on the basketball court earns him a scholarship to college, far away from his childhood home. He soon meets Julia Padavano, a spirited and ambitious young woman who surprises William with her appreciation of his quiet steadiness. With Julia comes her family; she is inseparable from her three...
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Beautiful and educated, with just enough Atlanta street smarts to give her a sexy edge, pre-school teacher Eden Brooks has a dream life. Her high school sweetheart-turned-husband Jerrico makes it complete. As a homicide detective, Jerrico's devoted to keeping her safe. But seductive new detective Yasmary Ortega is one danger Eden never saw coming. And when Jerrico shocks Eden by leaving her, more than hearts are at stake. Soon Eden's only solace...
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Debut novelist Erika J. Kendrick is no stranger to the record industry or the world of professional cheerleading- she was once a Chicago Bulls cheerleader and she's worked at Island Def Jam. Here Kendrick turns that background in to a spicy debut novel. After Hannah's fiancé is caught cheating, she leaves him to pursue her cheerleading dream, while still working at RockStar Records. And Hannah will deal firsthand with Cheerleader Rule #1: Don't fall...
17) The Bronx
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Antonio, born of an affair between a beautiful actress and a notorious crime boss, lost his mother to drugs and was forced to navigate foster care and survive on the streets of the Bronx. He is ignored by his father, the infamous head of a powerful crime syndicate, and his half-brothers are living the life Antonio used to dream about. Antonio has turned his struggles into a career in the NBA, but when a devastating injury sidelines his basketball...
18) Finding forever
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Two fan-favorite stories about finding love, and never letting go... Rules of the Game: Professional baseball player Parks Jones is insufferable, with an inflated ego Brooke Gordon is dying to pop. Unfortunately, he's also her client's spokesman for a clothing commercial. Brooke knows she can handle Parks as long as she keeps her distance. The captivating man might make her pulse race, but Brooke can't risk getting her heart broken again. Yet Parks...
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