Bo and the Basketball Game, Elliott Smith
Bo and the Basketball Game, Elliott Smith
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Bo and the Basketball Game

Author: Elliott Smith

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 08/01/2023


Synopsis

Bo wants to be the star of his basketball team. But his friend plays better than him during practice. Follow Bo as he learns about being a team player and having fun playing the sport. Bo’s life is always buzzing. And not just because he lives upstairs from The Buzz, a barbershop. Young readers will love following Bo’s daily life and adventures in these early chapter books.

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About Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith is a writer and editor based in Falls Church, Virginia, who has covered sports and athletes from high school to the pros, and has written about a wide variety of subjects, including entertainment, travel, business, and technology for a range of clients both print and online.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Victoria on February 06, 2023

With encouragement from his grandfather, Bo, a Black boy with a cool lightning bolt shaved on the side of his hair, finds his place on the team and helps them to victory. Lessons on teamwork and community are woven into this short chapter book for newly independent readers. Artwork portrays most of......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on April 24, 2023

My son really enjoyed this book. It was a cute story about a boy named Bo and how he learned the value of being a team player. We are very into basketball at the moment so this was a great book for him. We are looking forward to checking out the rest of the books in the series as well as other books......more

Goodreads review by Margaret Boling on June 16, 2023

6/8/2023 ~ An excellent early reader with a Black boy and timely topics.......more

Goodreads review by Ms. Woc Reader on June 01, 2023

This is a fun book in a chapter book series about a boy named Bo who lives with his grandfather who owns a barbershop. In this book he has joined a basketball team his grandfather has sponsored and learns a lesson about team work.......more