We Are Family - by Lebron James & Andrea Williams (Paperback)

About the Book

Jayden Carr has been training all summer to be ready for Hoop Group, the basketball program where his hero, superstar Kendrick King, got his start. It is Jayden's chance to play against the best seventh graders in the state and to get noticed. But on the first day of tryouts, Coach Beck pulls the kids aside and tells them that he's sick and can't coach. Jayden is blindsided, and he's not the only one. Hoop Group is about more than just the game; it's about family. Now that his season is all over before it even began, Jayden and his new friends from the team have to decide whether to give up or step up.

Book Synopsis

Kids have big dreams. And when those dreams are on the line, how far are they willing to go to achieve them?

When Jayden and his teammates find out there's not going to be a Hoop Group this year--and maybe ever again--they have to learn to lean on each other if they want to save their basketball season, in this inspiring new middle grade novel from NBA superstar LeBron James and acclaimed author Andrea Williams. A New York Times bestseller!

Jayden Carr has been training all summer to be ready for Hoop Group--the free afterschool basketball program where his hero, NBA superstar Kendrick King, got his start. But when his beloved coach tells him there's not going to be a Hoop Group this year, Jayden is heartbroken.

And he's not the only one. Coach Beck's daughter, Tamika, was planning to be the first girl ever to start for the squad. Chris King, Kendrick's only nephew, spent the summer bragging that his uncle was coming home just to watch him play. For Anthony Pierson, Hoop Group was supposed to be his way out of trouble. And for Dexter Donyel, all 4'6" of him, Hoop Group was his chance to finally be part of a team, instead of just watching from the stands.

For each kid, Hoop Group was more than just a chance to ball; it was an escape, a dream, a family. Now their prospects seem all but impossible--but then the world hasn't met Jayden, Tamika, Chris, Anthony, and Dex before. Determined to have their shot, the five new friends scrap, hustle, fight, and play hard to save their season to prove that sometimes a chance is all it takes.

It's an inspiring, original middle grade story from NBA superstar LeBron James and acclaimed author Andrea Williams that channels the many relatable challenges so many young kids face.

The first step to winning is getting out on the court.

Review Quotes

"An inspiring sports story all the way to the buzzer." -- Kirkus Reviews

"A book that is truly a mirror and a window--score a win for this inspiring sports story!" -- Booklist