{"product_id":"full-court-fever-9781561455089","title":"Full Court Fever","description":"\u003cb\u003eMichael Mancino's middle school basketball team is what you might call \"vertically challenged.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey have the skills, but what they lack in height has cost them the first two games of the season. So when Michael and his team meet Dikembe Obiku, a new student from Nigeria, they are sure they've found their saving grace. Dikembe is athletic and taller than most of the teachers, but there's one problem: He's never played basketball before! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir chances of making the ultimate comeback seem impossible. That is, until Michael discovers an old issue of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e about the similarly \"vertically challenged\" UCLA Bruins who won the 1964 NCAA Championship with an aggressive and hard-to-beat full-court zone press. Can their team learn a thing or two from these Davids and take down their own Goliaths in the next game? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the afterword, readers can learn more about the 1964 UCLA Bruins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peachtree Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781561455089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e20265 \/ Full Court Fever\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fred Bowen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44145763614901,"sku":"9781561455089","price":5.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7e831c2d-5a5f-4f8f-bcf8-95b9ab0a8e90.jpg?v=1715697543","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/full-court-fever-9781561455089","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}