Hicks, Betty.

Basketball Bats ; Goof-off goalie / Betty Hicks ; illustrated by Adam McCauley. - 1st Square Fish ed. - New York : Square Fish, c2009. - 55, 54, [1] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Originally published seperately: New York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2008. "Flip me, two books for the price of one"--Cover. Presented back-to-back with inverted text.

Basketball Bats -- Goof-off goalie.

In "Basketball Bats," Henry and his basketball teammates, the Bats, take on the Tigers, and Henry learns a lesson about working as a team. In "Goof-off goalie," Ten-year-old Goose is best at goofing off, but when he decides to become the goalie for their soccer team, his friend Henry sets up a practice schedule and enlists their other friends to help Goose improve his skills.

ISBN: 9780312582470 (pbk.) 0312582471 (pbk.) 9780312607265 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Basketball stories.
Teamwork (Sports).
Soccer stories.
Friendship.
Determination (Personality trait).