Hoops and Hopes by Jake Maddox

Author:Jake Maddox [Roe, Monica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: athletes; chapter books; character education; Jake Maddox; Maddox; Matt Christopher; realistic fiction; SEL; sports stories; sportsmanship; Wheelchair Basketball; young readers; girls sports; basketball camp; adaptive sports
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2021-05-12T00:00:00+00:00

Autumn spent the afternoon in her room, icing her wrist and watching wheelchair basketball on Ashti’s computer, which she had said Autumn could use. If she couldn’t go to afternoon practice, at least she could work on her strategy.

But close to dinnertime, Autumn couldn’t take it anymore. She had to get some fresh air.

Autumn rolled carefully into the suite’s common area and bit back a groan. Coral and Ashti were still at afternoon practice, but Bree had transferred herself onto the sofa. She was watching a show on her tablet while she iced her hand.

The two girls ignored each other. Using mostly her good arm and switching from rim to rim now and then, Autumn slowly rolled out to the front lobby of the building. She looked at the bulletin board until she found the flyer she was searching for.

Autumn copied down the information. Then she rubbed her still-swollen wrist, thinking. She had two entire days to fill, so she had no excuse. She was going to join the staff appreciation committee.

Autumn sighed. “Not exactly how I’d planned to spend my time,” she muttered to the empty lobby.

Back in the suite, the common room was now empty. But from inside Bree and Coral’s bedroom, Autumn could hear Bree talking on the phone. She sounded upset.

Autumn paused. Bree sounded close to tears, even through the door. She thought about checking on her. But then she remembered all the times she and Bree had clashed this week, like when Bree had made fun of her accent or cut her off on the court. If it weren’t for their stupid collision this morning, Autumn wouldn’t be stuck with a sore wrist and two days on the bench.

Bree doesn’t need my help, Autumn decided. She’d probably bite my head off if I tried, anyway.

Decision made, Autumn rolled into her own bedroom and shut the door. Marmee would probably be disappointed in her if she knew.

Then again, Marmee hadn’t raised a doormat, either.

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