What a fun book. I'd recommend it for any middle schooler who likes humorous stories. Kirby Nickel is a 7th grader who loves basketball. After all, he's from Stuckey, the basketball capital of Kansas and producer of the NBA star Brett McGrew. One problem...Kirby's not very athletic.
When Kirby is urged to try out for the 7th grade basketball team, he does everything he can to not make the team, but he does. The only good part about being on the team is that he'll get a chance to meet Brett McGrew whom Kirby suspects is his birth father. One problem. The 7th grade Stuckey basketball team hasn't had a winning record since McGrew played for them. They'll have to play basketball before a national audience. As a result, Coach "Iron Man" Mike Armstrong tries desperate measures to get them to improve...enter the stealth uniforms. The boys practice in their underwear! You'll have to read the book to find out more.
Genre: realistic fiction, sports
Topics: basketball, practice, figuring out who your birth father is, cousins, stealth uniforms, coaches, coaching techniques
Mrs. Beckwith's rating: 5 of 5
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