Hazards of the Half-Court Press

Hazards of the Half-Court Press by Stephen Bly, Book 6, Lewis & Clark Squad, kids fiction series for 9-12 year olds

The final Lewis & Clark Squad kids fiction series. It’s show time at the end of the summer. It was the world’s fastest season. A summer of basketball, growing up, and becoming best friends. School starts in just a few days. Time for the league championship games.

Cody suspects trouble when nobody shows up for practice. Larry Bird Lewis miss a practice? Something big must have happened. With a little detective work Cody learns that Feather is away in another town and Jeremiah is headed to Colorado! The Lewis and Clark Squad is reduced to just Cody and Larry. But with a few creative plays and a little help from a friend, they may be able to win their game. If they can get past that wild, basketball-hungry boar!

Contemporary kids fiction series madness about to happen.

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Excerpt from Hazards of the Half-Court Press, Lewis & Clark Squad kids fiction series:

The ball bounced high on the glass but dropped straight into the net. “Yes!” Larry pumped his right arm back and forth as he trotted out into position for playing defense. Cody heard most of the 200 or so people in the bleachers clap and cheer.

This time Dink dribbled back and forth above the three-point line with Feather in pursuit. “When are you and Clark getting married?” He flipped his hair out of his eyes with his left hand and dribbled with his right.

Feather kept her long, thin arms straight out to her sides as she kept between Dink and the basket. “What are you talking about?”

“Everyone in Halt knows you tow are a number.”

She reached in to slap the ball away. She missed. “We’re only thirteen.”

“Yeah, but you’re you know … you two have obviously been … ”

Feather stopped her pursuit and dropped her hands to her hips. “We’ve obviously been what?” she demanded.

The split second of fury in her green eyes was exactly what Dink was looking for. As she hesitated, he broke around her and drove to the basket.  Cody sprinted up to block him, but Dink glanced at Freight Train. Cody dropped back to intercept a pass that never came. It was an easy lay-in for Dink.

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Other titles in this Stephen Bly contemporary kids fiction series include: Intrigue at the Rafter B Ranch, Treachery at the River Canyon, Revenge on Eagle Island, Danger at Deception Pass

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Hazards of the Half-Court Press, Lewis & Clark Squad kids fiction series for 9-12 years.

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