# Books like Night Hoops

**10** books similar to *Night Hoops* by Carl Deuker (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–9), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** basketball, divorce, interpersonal relations, behavior
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## Similar books

- [High Heat](https://readinglist.school/book/high-heat) by Carl Deuker _(Grades 6–9)_ — Is by Carl Deuker, the same author, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Heart of a Champion](https://readinglist.school/book/heart-of-a-champion) by Carl Deuker _(Grades 6–8)_ — Is by Carl Deuker, the same author, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Taking Terri Mueller](https://readinglist.school/book/taking-terri-mueller) by Norma Fox Mazer _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of divorce, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [12 Again](https://readinglist.school/book/12-again) by Sue Corbett _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of interpersonal relations and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Rebound](https://readinglist.school/book/rebound) by Kwame Alexander _(780L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of basketball and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Strider](https://readinglist.school/book/strider) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of divorce and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of basketball and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Stepping Up](https://readinglist.school/book/stepping-up) by Mark Fink _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of basketball, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [The Thing About Leftovers](https://readinglist.school/book/the-thing-about-leftovers) by C.C. Payne _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of divorce, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky) by Lesley Nneka Arimah _(Grades 9–10)_ — Shares themes of interpersonal relations, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–10).

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