Champions need skills on and off the court.
Marcus Robinson is psyched! Tomorrow, his class is going on a field trip
to a professional basketball arena to meet the one and only Jason
Carter, Marcus's hero. Marcus usually ignores everything except for
basketball, but this time he studies for hours to win the math
contest-for the prize of being the official Jason Carter greeter! But
when Jason tells Marcus some things he didn't expect to hear about
professional basketball, Marcus is confused. He thought that all he'd
ever need in life was basketball. Thanks to Jason, Marcus is about to
learn the meaning of a real slam dunk.
With cover and interior illustrations by Kadir Nelson.
The mom in the story made me think about how my mother inspired me to
reach my goals. --Shaquille O'Neal, NBA Champion, NBA All-Star, NBA
Read to Achieve All-Star Reading Team
The Real Slam Dunk is a great book for young basketball players
because the main characters focus on education and not just basketball.
--Sue Bird, WNBA All-Star, NBA Read to Achieve All-Star Reading Team