Queen of the Court

by Bossley, Michele Martin

• ISBN13: 9781550287028
• ISBN10: 1550287028
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Orca Book Pub

Summary

Kallana wears the wildest clothes of anyone at her suburban Calgary junior high school. Still, it seems it' s not enough to get the attention of her freelance photographer father or her non-kid-friendly mother. When her dad signs her up for the basketball team after Kallana is sent home from school for wearing "provocative" clothes, she' s mortified: she can' t dribble, she can' t shoot, and the uniforms are just hideous. But as things get worse at home, basketball practice comes to be a welcome relief, and the self-confidence she learns at the free-throw line helps her prepare for the difficult changes she has to face. "Queen of the Court" is the touching story of a young girl whose experience of sport helps her cope with unexpected change.

Table of Contents

The Queen of Cool	1	(8)
Introducing Supermom	9	(7)
Dad Decides	16	(6)
Kallana the Athlete	22	(5)
On the Court	27	(9)
The Locker Disaster	36	(7)
Jane and I	43	(7)
Home Sweet Home	50	(4)
A Rotten Day	54	(7)
Back in Control	61	(7)
A Meeting with Mom	68	(6)
Free Throw	74	(8)
Playing the Game	82	(4)
Me and My Dad	86