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Hoop genius how a desperate teacher and a rowdy gym class invented basketball

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Main Author:	Coy, John, 1958-
Other Authors:	Morse, Joe, 1960- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, c2013.
Subjects:	Basketball > United States > History > Juvenile nonfiction. Naismith, James, > 1861-1939 > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780761366171 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 0761366172 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	John Coy is the author of young adult novels, the 4 for 4 middle-grade series, and nonfiction and fiction picture books including Hoop Genius, Game Changer, Their Great Gift, Dads, If We Were Gone, and Where We Come From . He has received numerous awards for his work including a Marion Vannett Ridgway Award, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year,and the Burr/Warzalla Award for Distinguished Achievement in Children's Literature. John lives by the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Joe Morse is an award-winning illustrator and artist. His work has graced everything from billboards in England to coins in Canada. He directs the Illustration Degree program at Sheridan Institute outside of Toronto. Joe lives in Toronto with his wife, the illustrator/designer Lorraine Tuson, and their 2 children.