9 Best family books like Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1) by Caron Butler

Cover of Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1) by Caron Butler

Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

By: Caron Butler

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler and acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds tip off the first book in …

If you liked the family plot in Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1) by Caron Butler , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Queen of the Tiles

By: Hanna Alkaf

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen’s Gambit in the world of competitive Scrabble when a teen gi… read more

Similar categories in Hanna Alkaf's Queen of the Tiles book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
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2. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
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3. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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4. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
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5. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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6. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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7. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Invisible book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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9. The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

By: Lora Senf

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces , this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Tim… read more

Similar categories in Lora Senf's The Clackity (Blight Harbor) book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Time made the missing different, but it didn't make it go away."

-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

"I'd gotten so close, so close to being the hero of my own story..."

-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

Cover of Tumble by Celia C. Pérez

10. Tumble

By: Celia C. Pérez

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who co… read more

Similar categories in Celia C. Pérez's Tumble book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • sports
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11. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of School Trip (New Kid, #3) by Jerry Craft

12. School Trip (New Kid, #3)

By: Jerry Craft

4.20

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, L… read more

Similar categories in Jerry Craft's School Trip (New Kid, #3) book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Hoops: A Graphic Novel by Matt Tavares

13. Hoops: A Graphic Novel

By: Matt Tavares

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the histo… read more

Similar categories in Matt Tavares's Hoops: A Graphic Novel book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • basketball
  • fiction
  • sports
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14. Play Like a Girl

By: Misty Wilson

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Debut author Misty Wilson chronicles her seventh-grade experience as the only girl on her town’s fo… read more

Similar categories in Misty Wilson's Play Like a Girl book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • sports
"There was no way the boys were gonna keep me on the sidelines. If they could play football, so could I. I was just gonna have to sign up, too."

-Misty Wilson, Play Like a Girl

Cover of Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1) by Caron Butler

15. Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

By: Caron Butler

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler and acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds tip off the first book in … read more

Similar categories in Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1) book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • basketball
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • sports
Cover of Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting (Serwa Boateng #1) by Roseanne A. Brown

16. Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting (Serwa Boateng #1)

By: Roseanne A. Brown

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling YA author Roseanne A. Brown's middle grade d… read more

Similar categories in Roseanne A. Brown's Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting (Serwa Boateng #1) book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee

17. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

Cover of The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1) by Dhonielle Clayton

18. The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1)

By: Dhonielle Clayton

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Author Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magi… read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1) book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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19. The Last Beekeeper

By: Pablo Cartaya

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Last Beekeeper follows twelve-year-old Yolanda Cicerón as she fights to the save the last known… read more

Similar categories in Pablo Cartaya's The Last Beekeeper book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. Air

By: Monica Roe

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchai… read more

Similar categories in Monica Roe's Air book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • sports
Cover of The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls by James  Bird

21. The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls

By: James Bird

3.93

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel by James Bird about a boy sent to his Ojibwe family to straighten out his life… read more

Similar categories in James Bird's The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls book and Caron Butler's Shot Clock (Shot Clock, 1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

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Hanna Alkaf

3.71

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Katherine Marsh

4.50

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Charles Waters

4.02

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Sarah Everett

4.33

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Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

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