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Lauredhel
Curveball | Pablo Cartaya
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And we're off and racing for October #WickedWords ! @AsYouWish #Coach

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lil1inblue
Rez Ball | Byron Graves
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙🧡💙 2mo
Eggs Loved this one 🧡🏀🤎 2mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
Rez Ball | Byron Graves
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This compelling debut novel by new talent Byron Graves tells the relatable, high-stakes story of a young athlete determined to play like the hero his Ojibwe community needs him to be.

These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team—even though he can‘t help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident.

#RezBall #ByronGraves #Indigenous

Nebklvr I loved this one. 4mo
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LibrarianRyan
Curveball | Pablo Cartaya
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4 ⭐If you paid attention to social media, you might have heard of a team called Savannah Bananas. They put imagination back into baseball. This book is about a girl whose life is so devoted and focused on baseball that she has no imagination. Over summer must find her imagination so she can make new friends and grow closer to her brother. There are some good lessons in here. The reader can see the Mom pushing baseball. This is what the mom wants

LibrarianRyan not what the daughter wants. But you can also tell that the daughter does love the game. This book was lots of fun for any age. 4mo
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Eggs
Rez Ball | Byron Graves
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Byron Graves‘ debut novel is a winner! HS sophomore Tre loves basketball and plays his heart out in honor of his brother Jaxon who died last year. It‘s hard for his mom and dad to “see” Tre when they are still grieving their older son. Tre is a strong protagonist - he is partly based on the Ojibwa author‘s life in Minnesota.

#LitsyLove
#ReadAway2024

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 6mo
Eggs @Andrew65 🤗🥰😊 6mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 6mo
Eggs @DieAReader 🤗🤩 6mo
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Daisey
Rez Ball | Byron Graves
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Tre is a sophomore, and his family is dealing with the recent death of his older brother. This story is about his family dealing with that grief, but it‘s also about friendship, crushes, the pressure of high school sports, and figuring out how those things work together. It‘s also about a Native American team proving themselves, and includes some action packed basketball games. 🏀

Due to language and alcohol use, I would consider this mature YA.

Daisey I received an audiobook edition of this book through the Libro.fm Educator ALC program.
🎧Audio duration: 8 hours 13 minutes

#YA #audiobook #Librofm #ALC
(edited) 7mo
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Nebklvr
Rez Ball | Byron Graves
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I dread sports books. I read them so I have new books to recommend to young patrons but I dread them. This book is all basketball, all the time. It is also all heart. Great friendships, a family who is actively surviving the eldest son‘s death, and a community that just needs one win. This was fantastic. I gave a basketball novel five stars!!!😳

Daisey That‘s high praise! Maybe I need to move this one up the TBR. 10mo
Nebklvr @Daisey I would love to hear what you think! 10mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
Rez Ball | Byron Graves
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StayCurious
I'm Stretched | Julia Cook
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#Scarathlon is almost over but we can still finish strong! Remember that for every hour read during a readathon you get 10 points! This #FinalStretchathon runs until the end of the event. Have fun! @LiseWorks

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the-motherline
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Pressure | Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

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