But now they are in seventh grade and have to go through try-outs in order to make the school basketball team. Yet slowly it becomes clear that they may not all make the team, and that the try-outs are a test not only of their athletic skills, but of their friendship as well. In the sports history epilogue, readers learn about other famous players, like Michael Jordan, who didn't make their high school basketball teams the first time around.
Winners Take All .
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Bowen received his law degree from George Washington University. A lifelong sports fanatic, he is a youth league baseball, basketball, and soccer coach, in addition to being a U.S. Department of Labor lawyer who spends his lunch hours and subway commutes writing. Bowen lives with his wife and two children, both athletes, in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Kid Coach , Playoff Dreams , Full Court Fever , Off the Rim , The Final Cut , and On the Line . Her illustrations have also appeared in Cricket magazine and numerous books.