Do you have your bracket set for NCAA's March Madness? These titles in our fiction and nonfiction divisions may not help you pick the winning team, but we think you will enjoy reading them!
If you'd like more basketball books or would like to put one of these titles on hold, please contact the Reference Desk at rdesk@mhl.org or 978-623-8430.
Elite Eight: Basketball Nonfiction
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Basketball : a love story
by Jackie MacMullan A revelatory history of basketball, published to coincide with a major ESPN and ABC series, draws on hundreds of interviews with leading athletes, coaches, executives and journalists from the NBA, WNBA, NCAA and international leagues. |
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Beta ball : how Silicon Valley and science built one of the greatest basketball teams in history
by Erik Malinowski Describes how a venture capitalist and a Hollywood producer turned a declining franchise into one of the greatest teams in basketball, becoming a model organization for other professional sports teams for instilling workplace principles modeled after successful corporations. |
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Dust bowl girls : the inspiring story of the team that barnstormed its way to basketball glory
by Lydia Reeder Traces the Depression-era efforts of a charismatic basketball coach from tiny Oklahoma Presbyterian College who recruited talented young women to join his hope-giving basketball team in exchange for a prospect-bolstering college education. |
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Longshot : the adventures of a deaf fundamentalist Mormon kid and his journey to the NBA
by Lance Allred The NBA's first legally hearing-impaired player traces his unlikely journey from the son of a Montana polygamist to a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, in an account that describes his relationship with grandfather Rulon Allred, his struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and his professional playing experiences in Europe. |
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Madness : the ten most memorable NCAA basketball finals
by Mark Mehler Describes the 10 most fascinating and memorable championship games in the “March Madness” NCAA Basketball Tournament, from North Carolina’s triple-overtime victory over Wilt Chamberlain’s Kansas Wildcats in 1957 to Duke’s heart stopping victory over underdog Butler in 2010. |
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My shot : balancing it all and standing tall
by Elena Delle Donne Elena Delle Donne, 2015 WNBA MVP and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, shares her inspirational story of being a young basketball prodigy who gave up an impressive basketball scholarship for family and self-discovery. |
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The soul of basketball : the epic showdown between LeBron, Kobe, Doc, and Dirk that saved the NBA
by Ian Thomsen A narrative chronicle of the transformations throughout the NBA that played out most notably during the 2010-2011 season traces the particular stories of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Doc Rivers, Dirk Nowitzki and other stars who were at the forefront of significant league changes. |
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Strong inside : the true story of how Perry Wallace broke college basketball's color line
by Andrew Maraniss A young readers edition of the best-selling portrait of the first African-American to play college basketball in the deeply segregated Southeastern Conference traces his education in the immediate aftermath of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling and the brutal racism and obstacles he faced to play college basketball. |
Elite Eight: Basketball Fiction
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After the shot drops
by Randy Ribay Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood. |
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Been here all along
by Sandy Hall Gideon, who thinks he has his life's plan under control, suddenly gets his world turned upside down when he realizes he has feelings for his best friend, Kyle, who already has a girlfriend. |
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The crossover
by Kwame Alexander A middle-grade novel in verse follows the experiences of twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan, who struggle with challenges on and off the court while their father ignores his declining health. |
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Here to stay
by Sara Farizan When a cyberbully sends the entire high school a picture of basketball hero Bijan Majidi, photo-shopped to look like a terrorist, the school administration promises to find and punish the culprit, but Bijan just wants to pretend the incident never happened and move on. |
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Hooper
by Geoff Herbach For Adam Reed, basketball is a passport. Adam's basketball skills have taken him from an orphanage in Poland to a loving adoptive mother in Minnesota. When he's tapped to play on a select AAU team along with some of the best players in the state, it just confirms that basketball is his ticket to the good life: to new friendships, to the girl of his dreams, to a better future. |
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Last Shot : Mystery at the Final Four
by John Feinstein After winning the prize of a press pass to New Orleans to watch the Final Four, Steven and his fellow winner, Susan, delight in all the behind-the-scenes activities, but when they overhear a blackmail plot involving an MSU star player that could result in the big game being thrown, the two junior guest reporters know that it is up to them to break the story and put a stop to the devious plan. |
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This way home
by Wes Moore Standing up to a malevolent street gang that wants to force his team to wear their colors in a tournament, talented basketball player Elijah struggles to stay strong and choose between revenge and forgiveness in order to save his neighborhood. |
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Trust your name
by Tim Tingle When the Choctaw Nation sponsors an all-Indian high school basketball team to compete in a summer tournament, the team includes Choctaw Bobby Byington and other Indian high school players from Eastern Oklahoma. |