Kings of the court [eBook - NC Kids Digital Library

In this humorous novel for middle-grade readers, basketball-crazy Sameer tries to help the school team overcome its aversion to a very dramatic new coach. When the Gladiators basketball team's nasty coach finally gets turfed midseason, things couldn't possibly get worse. The team hasn't won a game yet, and morale is at rock bottom. Sameer, who announces the games and keeps score, and Vijay, the team mascot, have their hands full keeping the team's spirits up. When they get promoted to assistant coach and manager, can they help a small, unathletic, Shakespeare-quoting drama teacher coach the team to victory, or at least to dignity? Or will the courtside drama eclipse even the school play? Flynn Hates The Outdoors. Always Has. He Barely Pays Attention In His Outdoor Ed Class. He Has No Interest In Doing A Book Report On lost In The Barrens. He Doesn’t Understand Why Anybody Would Want To Go Hiking Or Camping. But When He Gets Lost In The Wilderness Behind His Parents’ Friends’ House, It’s Surprising What He Remembers—insulate Your Clothes With Leaves, Eat Snow To Stay Hydrated, Build A Shelter, Eat Lichen—and How Hopelessly Inept He Is At Survival Techniques.

Flynn has no interest in the outdoors, but when he gets lost in the wilderness it's surprising what he remembers -- and how hopelessly inept he is at survival techniques.