Hoop Crazy!

When Nick and his pals suddenly find themselves short a man for the NBA-sponsored three-on-three tournament they plan to enter during the summer holidays, the solution seems simple enough. Nick, Kia and Mark are the key players on the team, so the fourth, though mandatory according to the rules, doesn't really have to be good at the game. A surprise visit from Nick's mother's cousin brings Ned, who is exactly Nick's age but not exactly an athlete, into the picture and onto the team. Nick and Ned, though related, are about as different as two boys born on the same day can be. And they don't get along. Nick cares mostly about sports and basketball is his passion. Ned is crazy about bugs and lives out West in a national park, three hours' drive from the nearest basketball court. The other three teammates figure that as long as they don't actually have to use Ned in a game they will be fine. Then Mark sprains his ankle and can't play in the tournament. Suddnely Nick and Kia must find a way to make Ned an integral part of the team. This turns out to be no small task! Hoop Crazy! is the third installment in award-winning author Eric Walters' popular basketball stories in the Orca Young Readers series. Both Three on Three and Full Court Press have been immediate best-sellers. Eric Walters is very much in demand for his classroom presentations. Hoop Crazy! is the third of eight books in the Nick and Kia basketball series. Book one is Three on Three Book two is Full Court Press Book four is Long Shot Book five is Road Trip Book six is Off Season Book seven is Underdog Book eight is Triple ThreatWalters, Eric is the author of 'Hoop Crazy!' with ISBN 9781551431840 and ISBN 155143184X.