Payne, Mary Jennifer.

Most valuable player / Mary Jennifer Payne ; art by Joel Kimmel. - Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, c2010. - 47 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. - Boldprint. Graphic novels .

Theme: Basketball. "Literacy consultants: Joan Green, Kathleen Gould Lundy" - T.p. [4] Curriculum link: Making Connections.

With just days to go before the Play for Peace game, Ashley Thompson can't wait to show off her basketball skills. But when her family becomes the target of random violence, she isn't sure she can face the crowd.

Grade 6(Guided reading level: W)

ISBN: 9781554771929 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Basketball--Fiction.
Violence--Fiction.
Graphic novels.
Adventure stories.
Readers (Elementary)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Comic books, strips, etc.