Description:

Nick and Kia get excited when their school gym teacher announces a "three-on-three" basketball tournament. The two most dedicated players in grade three, they know they'll be tough to beat. But when Nick finds out they'll be up against teams in grade four and five, he is ready to throw in the towel before they start. How can shrimps like them ever hope to beat the older kids? Easy, get the best player in the school to be your third player. Marcus is bigger, tougher and in grade five.

But it's not as easy to convince Marcus to join their team. The older boy is often uneasy around them, but worse, Kia and Nick find themselves making enemies of some of the kids in the upper grade. Nick realizes it's going to take more than skill at basketball to win this tournament and make friends with Marcus without becoming targets for the older kids off the court.

Book Description

Winning the tournament is going to be tough, but making a new friend is tougher. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

From the Inside Flap

friends, basketball, cooperation, teamwork --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

From the Back Cover

Nick and Kia are eager to sign up for the school's Three-on-Three basketball tournament. It's not going to be easy, however; they have to play against the older grades. So if Nick and Kia want to have any chance to win, the third player on their team will have to be Marcus, two grades above them and the best player in the school. But do three great players always make a great team? Eric Walters lives in Mississauga, Ontario, and spends as much time as possible visiting kids in classrooms all over the country. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

Eric Walters is a Member of the Order of Canada and the author of over 120 books that have collectively won more than 100 awards including the Governor General’s Literary Award for The King of Jam Sandwiches. A former teacher, Eric began writing as a way to get his fifth-grade students interested in reading and writing. Eric is a tireless presenter, speaking to over 100,000 students per year in schools across the country. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.

--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.