The half-court hero / Mike Lupica ; illustrated by Chris Danger.
Record details
- ISBN: 0425289397
- ISBN: 9780425289396
- Physical Description: 78 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Puffin Books, [2018]
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 720L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.6 1 196844. |
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Subject: | Basketball stories. Siblings > Juvenile fiction. Detective and mystery stories > Juvenile literature. Twins > Juvenile fiction. |
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Available copies
- 17 of 17 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Cass County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Harrisonville | J LUP 2018 (Text) | 0002205651967 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | J LUP 2018 (Text) | 0002205651975 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
The Horn Book Review
The Half-Court Hero
The Horn Book
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Readers will find more sports than mystery in these undemanding chapter-book capers starring eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe. Writing with a quick pace, Lupica checks the boxes of sportsmanship, gender equity, multiculturalism, and strong family relationships. Filling a need in many libraries, this illustrated series is suited for newly independent readers working toward Lupica's popular middle-school sports novels. [Review covers these Zach & Zoe Mysteries titles: The Football Fiasco, The Half-Court Hero, and The Missing Baseball.] (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
School Library Journal Review
The Half-Court Hero
School Library Journal
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Gr 1-4-Zach and Zoe are twins with a passion for sports of all kinds. In the first entry of this new series, The Missing Baseball, Zach brings his most special autographed baseball to school for sharing with his classmates. It goes missing, and Zoe is on the case. In between gathering clues, the twins play soccer, basketball, and baseball. The mystery comes to a gentle ending and a climatic baseball game is won by Zoe with good sportsmanship shown by her loyal brother. In the second title, The Half-Court Hero, the twins are in a weekend basketball tournament. The court where they are to play is in pretty rough shape: broken benches, no nets, and it's in need of repainting. A mysterious benefactor begins nightly repairs on the court, and Zoe and Zach gather clues to solve the mystery of the do-gooder. All is neatly wrapped up at the end of this short chapter book. Zach and Zoe are likable and kind to each other, and their parents are supportive. Lupica knows how to write sports action with a heart, but his skill as a mystery writer for the chapter book crowd is not as refined. The clues are a bit too obvious and the resolution to the puzzles is not terribly engaging. Kids will appreciate that the sports action doesn't focus on just one sport per title, but the mystery elements won't keep many readers puzzling-they will have figured it out long before the twins do. VERDICT Give these to young readers who are looking for easy sports fiction or who are new to the mystery genre. An additional selection.-John Scott, Friends School of Baltimore © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.