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edition:eBook
also available: Paperback
category: Children's Fiction
published: Apr 2010
ISBN:9781554694808
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Home Team

by Eric Walters, other primary creator Jerome Williams & Johnnie Williams III

tagged: basketball, friendship, self-esteem & self-reliance
Description

In the tenth installment of the best-selling Eric Walters basketball series, Nick, Kia and their teammates embark on a letter writing campaign to persuade the Toronto Raptors community relations department to send one or more of the players to visit Clark Boulevard Elementary School. Unfortunately they are too late in applying and the team's school program has already been set for the year. But Nick and Kia do not give up easily, and their efforts become increasingly dramatic until Nick finally comes up with an idea that the team will be unable to ignore.

About the Authors

Eric Walters

ERIC WALTERS, a former elementary school teacher, is one of Canada’s most popular authors for children and young adults. He has written more than seventy books that together have won more than a hundred awards, and talks to hundreds of young people in schools and libraries across the country each year. He is also the founder of Creation of Hope, which provides care for orphans in the Makueni district of Kenya, and lives in Mississauga, Ontario. Visit him online at www.ericwalters.net.


Jerome Williams is a retired professional basketball player. He played for the Toronto Raptors from 2001–2003. Williams teamed up with his brother, Johnnie Williams III, and Eric Walters to create a best-selling series of basketball-themed titles in the Orca Young Readers series.

Johnnie Williams III is an encouragement presenter that has spoken to youth and adults in the United States, Canada, China, Africa and the Philippines. Williams teamed up with his brother, Jerome Williams, and Eric Walters for two titles in the Orca Young Readers series.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9 to 12
Grade:
4 to 7
Reading age:
9 to 12
Awards
  • Commended, Resource Links, The Year's Best Books
  • Commended, Resource Links' "The Year's Best"
Editorial Reviews

"Eric Walters is an extremely competent writer...[His characters] work and play hard, are considerate of others, [and are] full of confidence and enthusiasm…A well-crafted story…Fans of the series will be pleased to have another story about Nick and Kia. Recommended."

— CM Magazine

"Fast-paced and well written, this energetic novel is filled with wild schemes and fun ideas, complete with a surprise ending…This novel should promote lively discussion if read aloud, and is a recommended purchase for both a classroom and an elementary school library."

— Resource Links

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