Basketball Bats / Goof-Off Goalie (Gym Shorts)

About this book

Basketball BatsHenry and his four friends on Rockford Road are an unbeatable basketball teamon their driveway court. But without team T-shirts or an official name can they take on the Tigers a team that plays at the huge YWCA and has a player old enough to shave? Henry feels sure he can lead his friends to victory but is he really a team player? Or is he a ball hog? Goof-Off Goalie Theres nothing Goose wants more than to play goalie for his soccer team. It looks like so much funand so easy!on TV. But can he quit daydreaming long enough to stop the ball? With Henrys training Goose is sure he can go from goof-off to goalie in no time. Just as Goose starts to improve Henry gets grounded because his grades are slipping. Will Goose help Henry in return? Or is being a goalie more important than friendship? Basketball Bats and Goof-Off Goalie are both 2009 Bank Street - Best Childrens Books of the Year.