Long Shot
Pedro Morales loves playing basketball, but he's more of a team guy than a star—that would be Ned Hancock, the best player in their entire town. The two boys get along well, but their friendship is threatened when Pedro decides to run against Ned for class president. The election starts to affect their team, and Pedro learns who his real friends are and the best way to work together on and off the court.
About the Comeback Kids Series
Books in series order
- 1.Two-Minute Drill(2007)
- 2.Hot Hand!(2007)
- 3.Safe at Home(2008)
- 4.Long Shot(2008)
- 5.Shoot-Out(2010)
Reading age: 8+ years
The Comeback Kids is a series of five separate stories about five boys for whom sport is almost everything. Jake loves to play soccer; Chris is passionate about football; Zach and Pedro live for basketball; and Nick wants to belong on the baseball field. In differing ways, all the boys discover that rarely is the desire to play free from outside factors—factors such as friendships, peer group and family pressures, and the challenges of performing well in a sport you love.