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Wish I Was a Baller

AUTHOR Shah, Amar; Doucet, Rashad
PUBLISHER Graphix (08/05/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

Description
Wish I Was a Baller is part New Kid, part The Tryout, and part Dragon Hoops!

Amar Shah has some story to tell! In 1995, he was a fourteen-year-old aspiring sports journalist (and basketball superfan) angling to get into an Orlando Magic team practice. He did, and it took him on the ride of his life!

Wish I Was a Baller is a graphic memoir chronicling Amar's real-life experiences as a fourteen-year-old sports journalist covering the golden era of the NBA, when he befriended Shaq and hung out with Michael Jordan and the Bulls-all while surviving the high school caste system, dealing with crushes, and friendships being tainted by jealousy.

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Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781546110514
ISBN-10: 1546110518
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 304
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 5.80 x 1.30 x 8.10 inches
Weight: 1.80 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Biography & Memoir
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
Grade Level: 3rd Grade - 7th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Dewey Decimal: B
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Wish I Was a Baller is part New Kid, part The Tryout, and part Dragon Hoops!

Amar Shah has some story to tell! In 1995, he was a fourteen-year-old aspiring sports journalist (and basketball superfan) angling to get into an Orlando Magic team practice. He did, and it took him on the ride of his life!

Wish I Was a Baller is a graphic memoir chronicling Amar's real-life experiences as a fourteen-year-old sports journalist covering the golden era of the NBA, when he befriended Shaq and hung out with Michael Jordan and the Bulls-all while surviving the high school caste system, dealing with crushes, and friendships being tainted by jealousy.

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