{"product_id":"pull-kevin-waltman-9781941026274","title":"Pull","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a childrens\/YA bookseller, I LOVED THIS BOOK. The language, the characters, the basketball--they are all spot on perfect . . . I am so excited about this series.--Cynthia Compton, 4 Kids Books, Zionville, Indiana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunior year. Derrick Bowen has put in two good years getting ready for this season. He put in the work and earned his coach's trust and his role as the starting point guard for Marion East. Marion has never won the Indiana state championship, but this year the team is Derrick's. And Derrick is good. Opponents worry when Derrick--D-Bow when he's pounding the rock--steps onto the court. Major colleges work feverishly to recruit him. Derrick is ready to run teams off the court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf only he could get on the court and stay on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld school coach Bolden suspends Derrick for the first game of the season after Derrick's best friend Wes gets busted for carrying a joint while in Derrick's car. Even after that, Marion High's team just doesn't quite \u003ci\u003eclick\u003c\/i\u003e. They don't want to follow Derrick's lead as squad's dominant player. Dissension and selfishness are threatening to tear the team apart. And then Derrick hears a sickening \u003ci\u003esnap \u003c\/i\u003eas he lands awkwardly after a thunderous dunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Derrick lead the team to victory from the bench?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Waltman \u003c\/b\u003egrew up Indianapolis, the son of basketball coaching legend Royce Waltman.Family life was basketball life. \u003ci\u003ePull \u003c\/i\u003eis the third book in his D-Bow High School Hoops series. Waltman teaches at the University of Alabama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Waltman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941026273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941026274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cinco Puntos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e179543 \/ Pull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015 pg. 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016 pg. 144 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kevin Waltman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799036932351,"sku":"9781941026274","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pull-kevin-waltman-9781941026274","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}