This book is amazing! Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia is about a boy, named Clayton, who learns the hard way that sometimes shoes you want to fill are too big for you. If you like music, you like the blues, you like rooting for the underdog, then this book is for you.
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Rookie of the Year by Phil Bildner
Rookie of the Year by Phil Bildner creates a thrilling and exciting book to engage all readers. Phil Bildner delivers another awesome story in the Rip and Red series. In this fun, fast read, you’ll learn about Rip and Red’s domination on the basketball court. You’ll laugh out loud at their jokes and mishaps in […]
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler is overflowing with suspense and excitement. In this coming of age “tail.” Emily is kept from the entering the water. She feels called to it like a fish out of water. No, she feels called to it like a mermaid stuck on a boat. When Emily meets […]
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
The Girl Who Drank the Moon delivers on all fronts. A great sense of mystery balanced with a larger than life character chasing their destiny.
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End of Year Tip Off at Diamond
Lexington students loved Books and Hoops so much, we are squeezing in one more before the end of the school year. Check out the student created post on the upcoming session for Books and Hoops.
Library Scavenger Hunt
Ever wonder what your library has to offer? Want to get to know your library or librarian better? Join the Books and Hoops students in their Library Scavenger Hunt! Take part in the challenges by posting pictures on social media using the hashtags #LibScavHunt #BooksandHoops on Twitter and Instagram.
Reading and Basketball Lessons
The mission of Books and Hoops is to develop lifelong readers by partnering reading and basketball. Every session, volunteers will teach reading lessons and basketball skills. Wonder how reading lessons and basketball lessons connect? Sample Session:
Inaugural Tip Off of Books and Hoops
The inaugural tip-off Books and Hoops was nothing but net. Students from Bowman School in Lexington were treated to a new reading strategy and basketball skills. Students entered with grins and left smiling from ear to ear. Tip Off Before the scheduled tip off students arrived early. Students eagerly walked into the gym and began warming up with jump […]
The Mission of Books and Hoops
The mission of Books and Hoops is to make children lifelong readers. Books and Hoops will foster a reading life by raising interest in reading. Raising enthusiasm by connecting reading strategies is inevitable when partnered with basketball. Books and Hoops was started by Chris Bruff, a former standout basketball player at Northwest Catholic High school […]