Hoops and Hopes

  Today in the United States, wheelchair basketball includes club and college teams. The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) includes more than 200 teams and has also helped to establish teams in countries all over the world.

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  ISBN: 9781663911032 (hardcover)

  ISBN: 9781663920379 (paperback)

  ISBN: 9781663911001 (ebook PDF)

  ISBN: 9781663911018 (ebook)

  Summary: For twelve-year-old Autumn Holloway, a week at Blazing Hoops wheelchair basketball camp is a dream come true. She has high hopes that it will be her ticket to making connections in the adaptive sports community. But Autumn struggles to fit in with her wealthier roommates. To make matters worse, she has to use a borrowed sports wheelchair because she doesn’t have her own. It takes a chance encounter with the campus custodial staff to help Autumn realize that no matter where she’s from or how she speaks, she belongs at camp—and on the court—just as much as anyone else.

  Image Credits:

  Alamy/Tetra Images, cover and throughout; Shutterstock, design elements

  Editorial Credits:

  Editor: Kristen Mohn; Designer: Bobbie Nuytten; Media Researcher: Jo Miller; Production Specialist: Katy LaVigne

  Thank you to our wheelchair basketball consultant, Jesus Villa.