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Training Camp

#1 Wizenard

Kobe Bryant Wesley King

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English
Granity Studios
19 March 2019
Series: Wizenard
Age range 10+

THE GAME WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

Magic doesn't seem possible for the West Bottom Badgers. They're the lowest-ranked basketball team in their league, and they live in the poorest neighborhood in Dren. Nobody expects them to succeed at anything. Plus, every kid on the team has secret struggles of his own. When a new coach named Professor Wizenard arrives on the first day of training camp, the Badgers can't explain the magical-seeming things they see and hear. Every player experiences unique and strange visions — visions that challenge everything they thought they knew about basketball, and about their lives and their secrets off the court. To survive the increasingly intense ordeals of training, the Badgers will need to take unimaginable risks, learn to trust their teammates, and confront the darkness within themselves.

'The novel is unusual in structure and plot as readers experience the same incidents portrayed through different perspectives, each revealing another layer of the story...

Solid, authentic basketball action with plenty of food for thought, coloured with elements of fantasy.' — Kirkus

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Imprint:   Granity Studios
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Height: 228mm,  Width: 152mm, 
ISBN:   9781949520019
ISBN 10:   1949520013
Series:   Wizenard
Pages:   592
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Recommended Age:   From 10 to 18 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Kobe Bryant is an Academy Award-winning storyteller and content creator. He spends his days building stories to inspire the next generation of athletes to be the best versions of themselves. In a previous life, Kobe was a five-time NBA champion, two-time NBA Finals MVP, NBA MVP, and two-time Olympic gold medalist. He hopes to share all he learned with young athletes around the world. Wesley King is the award-winning author of eight novels. His works include OCDaniel, The Vindico, and 2018's A World Below. His books have accumulated more than ten literary awards and multiple Junior Library Guild Selections and have been optioned for film and television and translated for release worldwide. When he is not writing, Wesley travels extensively around the world and gives workshops and presentations for thousands of students annually. Wesley is also known for his height (6'7 ) and his fondness for all things Star Wars and sports.

Reviews for Training Camp (#1 Wizenard)

The novel is unusual in structure and plot as readers experience the same incidents portrayed through different perspectives, each revealing another layer of the story . . . . Solid, authentic basketball action with plenty of food for thought, colored with elements of fantasy. --Kirkus The Wizenard is an achievement--not only because it's a good novel; not only because it merges the world of wizardry and sport deftly. It is an achievement because it teaches that magic and basketball aren't binary, not in fiction and not in reality. ...Every young person who picks up a ball, or a book, or even a wand, should pick up The Wizenard Series: Training Camp to be fans and teammates of this standout rookie. --Nikko Ramos, Fully Booked Online.com Every kid who reads [The Wizenard Series: Training Camp] will imagine they are one of the lucky five young hoopsters--Rain, Twig, Cash, Lab, and Peno--who benefit from the teachings of the master. --2paragraphs.com


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