High school senior point guard Jonas Dolan is on the fast track to a basketball career until an unthinkable choice puts his future on the line.

In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.

In Annapolis, Maryland, seventh-grader Wes is a good teammate but this basketball season has been challenging because of his ball hog teammate Dinero, who is determined to steal the spotlight, and Wes's army veteran father who is suffering from PTSD.

Brian Worth Jr. plans on trying out for his middle school's basketball team, but the trouble is he has always relied on his height to give him an advantage and that is no longer enough--but at the local senior center, where he reluctantly volunteers, he discovers a friend in George, a former player, who sets out to teach him some of the skills he is missing.

"When school friend Tyson gives Patty a hard time about his people, it really hurts, but it also makes him more determined than ever. Playing for the Shadows, Patty and his friends have a chance to shine--and show that Indigenous kids can do anything"--From the publisher's web site.

Sport-mad kid Patty Mills has always been good at football and athletics, so when he and his friends try out for basketball, he expects to be good immediately. When he's not, he realises he has to practice to improve his skills. As he improves he dreams of playing professional basketball like his uncle Danny. He's got a lot to learn, on and off the court - so he tries his best. But will he and his school team be good enough to get into the finals?...