Bad-Luck Basketball (Jake Maddox JV)

Troupe, Thomas Kingsley

ISBN 10: 1434291561 ISBN 13: 9781434291561

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2014

Synopsis

The Clovers have never been the best basketball team in the district, but lately their luck has been worse than ever. And it seems like everyone wants to blame Brandon for the team's losing streak. Can Brandon convince his teammates he's not bringing the bad luck before it's too late?

About this title

Book Description:

Has librarian support materials including a comprehensive glossary and pronunciation guide, nonfiction back matter including fun facts about snowboarding and skiing, and discussion questions and writing prompts referring back to the text Features a problem and solution sequence of events. Good for teaching plot and character development.  Will appeal to fans of the original Jake Maddox series. This series is Jake Maddox taken to the next level ― has slightly higher reading and interest levels and protagonists face tougher challenges and opponents. Readers who like Live2Skate will like Jake Maddox JV.

About the Author:

Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler – or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps – literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.

Mike Ray is the founder of Ink Tycoon, LLC and a freelance illustrator with over 10 years of experience. Although Mike specializes in vector illustration, but is well versed in all forms of digital illustration as well as traditional mediums. Over the years, he has put together an eclectic catalog of work. Mike designed a series of children's books for Slim Goodbody, the “Superhero Of Health”. His work has been spotted in HBO’s Party Down and the film Thor (2012) as well as a variety of commercials. He has also accumulated nearly 2,000 images on stock art sites and has created branding for an impressive list of sports teams, including the Coventry Bears in the UK. Mike is a native of Detroit who now makes his home in Greenville, SC.

About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1434291561
• ISBN 13: 9781434291561
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Michael John Ray