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Name: The basket counts
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Author: Matt Christopher

Talent and long practice improves Mel's value on the basketball's team starting lineup but how can he surmount the prejudice of a white teammate who conspires to keep him in the background.

First publish date: 1968

Authors: Matt Christopher

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