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In an unabashed wish-fulfillment tale for the ultimate basketball fan, a kid wakes up in a fantasy town where everyone plays basketball all day long.
Maxwell loves basketball so much, he dreams about it every night--crashing the boards, splashing treys, and taking it to the rack. Then one day he wakes up . . . in Basketball Town!
Everywhere he looks, everyone is hooping, and Maxwell can play anytime he wants. To get him ready for the Championship, the Mayor sends Maxwell to Skillsville, where he aces Alley-Oop Academy and the College of the Crossover, earning his dunking diploma from Phi Slamma Jamma. At the Championship, he's thrilled to discover that his team from home is there, up against the greatest team ever assembled! With Maxwell's team down by twenty and only five minutes to go, can Maxwell and his team work together to give themselves a chance to win?
Anyone scouting for basketball- or sports-themed books for the younger set will want to grab this gem by Scott Rothman, with energetic illustrations by Darnell Johnson--a story full of fun lingo and crackling with action.
The importance of dedication and teamwork is the ultimate takeaway of Maxwell's stint in Basketball Town. . . readers will come away with good pointers on how to become strong athletes.
Scott Rothman is a writer of screenplays and picture books, including Attack of the Underwear Dragon and Return of the Underwear Dragon. His humor writing has appeared in The New Yorker, GQ, and McSweeney's. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and kids. For more info, check out scottrothmanwriter.com. scottrothmanwriter.com twitter: @scottmrothman Mika Song is children's author/illustrator who makes stories about sweetly funny outsiders. Her recent work, Donut Feed the Squirrels, has been widely acclaimed and was published by Random House Graphic. Before picture books she was an animator. In 2015, she received the Portfolio Award at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Winter Conference in NYC. In 2020, A Friend for Henry by Jen Bailey and illustrated by Song received a Schneider Family Honor. She grew up in Manila, Philippines and Honolulu, Hawaii and calls New York her home. mikasongdraws.com instagram: mikasongdraws twitter: @mikasongdraws
