Tough Call (Lorimer Sports Stories)

by Kelsey Blair (Author)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
In need of money to pay her basketball fees, fourteen-year old Malia King registers for a refereeing course at her middle school. Refereeing gives her a whole new perspective on the game, and helps to improve her own play. But things get complicated when Malia is assigned to referee her younger sister Flo's games, especially when she makes a call that leads to a big loss for her school. As people around Malia start pressuring her to favor the team from her own school she has to choose between calling a fair game or becoming a social outcast.
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"Tough Call is a slice-of-life, plot-driven book that focuses on themes of finding voice, teen friendships, and juggling expectations. Formatted in an easy-to-read layout, this work offers readers a short, fast-paced tale in digestible language and interactions. Tough Call will appeal to readers seeking a straightforward and realistic narrative."— (12/21/2018)
Kelsey Blair
KELSEY BLAIR played varsity basketball at the University of British Columbia and semi-professional basketball in Sweden. She is currently a PhD candidate at Simon Fraser University, where she researched the history of the rules of women's basketball in Canada for her dissertation on sport and performance. Her knowledge of basketball action and details of the rules of the game helped her write this story about rivalry, fairness, and friendship. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781459413689
Lexile Measure
540
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Lorimer Children & Teens
Publication date
September 20, 2018
Series
Lorimer Sports Stories
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV032020 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
JUV039100 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Peer Pressure
Library of Congress categories
Fiction
Sisters
Basketball
Basketball stories
Juvenile works
School sports
Fairness
Basketball players
Sports fiction
Basketball referees

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