Long Shot
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2009 · Est. 11 min read-aloud

Long Shot

Written by Chris Paul · Illustrated by Frank Morrison

A young athlete defies the odds to pursue his basketball dreams.

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32 pages· 1,305 words· Est. 11 min read-aloud· AD580L
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Bookroo's summary

Chris dreams of playing professional basketball, but everyone says he's too short. Undeterred, he faces the challenge head-on, driven by passion and determination. Can he prove them wrong and achieve his dreams?

From the publisher

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul–NBA All-Star and former Rookie of the year, community activist, and Olympic gold medalist–shares his inspiring story of overcoming impossible odds to achieve his dream of playing professional basketball. Everybody told Chris that he was too small to play basketball. But he ignored them all…because he had big dreams.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
1,305
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD580L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.6
F&P level
~O
Scholastic level
N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
132719
Publication
Published
September 22, 2009
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781416950790
LCCN
2008035758
OCLC
252917594

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