{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20261010T034321Z-reviewed-full-unique-works","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063069601?tag=bookfrontie00-20","asin":"0063069601","authors":["Caron Butler","Justin A. Reynolds"],"book_id":"9780063069602","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/shot-clock-9780063069602","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780063069602.jpg?v=35f77effa68b961f","description":"Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler and acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds tip off the first book in a new middle grade series about a young boy trying to make his mark on an AAU basketball team coached by a former NBA star in his hometown. Perfect for fans of The Crossover and the Track series. A Junior Library Guild Selection! Tony loves basketball. But the game changed recently when his best friend, Dante, a hoops phenom, was killed by a police officer. Tony hopes he can carry on Dante’s legacy by making the Sabres, the AAU basketball team Dante took to two national championships. Tony doesn’t make the team, but Coach James likes what he sees from Tony at tryouts and offers him another chance: join the team as the statistician. With his community reeling and the team just finding its footing on the court, can Tony find a path to healing while helping to bring the Sabres a championship?","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780063069602","publication_date":"20230801","publisher":"HarperCollins","slug":"shot-clock","subtitle":"","title":"Shot Clock"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"JUV032020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Basketball Stories","score":0.8759,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF059020","confidence_band":"high","label":"Basketball","score":0.8552,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"JUV032200","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Gymnastics Stories","score":0.8108,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"JUV032020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Basketball Stories","score":0.8759,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF059020","confidence_band":"high","label":"Basketball","score":0.8552,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"JUV032200","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Gymnastics Stories","score":0.8108,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"JUV005000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Boys & Men","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"JUV011010","confidence_band":"high","label":"US: African American Stories","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"JUV013000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Family Stories","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"JUV030110","confidence_band":"high","label":"Stories Set in the Middle East","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"JUV032020","confidence_band":"high","label":"Basketball Stories","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"JUV032040","confidence_band":"high","label":"Games","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"JUV032200","confidence_band":"high","label":"Gymnastics Stories","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"JUV039020","confidence_band":"high","label":"Growing Up","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Basketball Stories","score":0.8759,"slug":"basketball-stories"},{"label":"Basketball","score":0.8552,"slug":"basketball"},{"label":"Gymnastics Stories","score":0.8108,"slug":"gymnastics-stories"}],"reader_fit":["Middle-grade readers interested in youth basketball stories"],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Caron Butler","Justin A. Reynolds"],"book_id":"9780063069657","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780063069657.jpg?v=fd139a80e33465f6","score":0.8552,"title":"Clutch Time","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780063069657"},{"authors":["Randy Ribay"],"book_id":"9780358108061","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780358108061.jpg?v=517a968a334db7f3","score":0.8141,"title":"After the Shot Drops","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780358108061"},{"authors":["Amar Shah"],"book_id":"9781338840346","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781338840346.jpg?v=8131427b904624e2","score":0.8036,"title":"Take the Shot (play the Game #2)","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781338840346"},{"authors":["Carl Deuker"],"book_id":"9780063376342","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780063376342.jpg?v=f5ea7aafcd69ba23","score":0.7819,"title":"Shadowed","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780063376342"},{"authors":["Carl Deuker"],"book_id":"9780547248912","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780547248912.jpg?v=d0858ba03a03d166","score":0.779,"title":"Night Hoops","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780547248912"},{"authors":["Tiki Barber","Ronde Barber"],"book_id":"9781442457300","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781442457300.jpg?v=8bacf2a72b2e8854","score":0.7781,"title":"Jump Shot","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781442457300"},{"authors":["Mike Lupica"],"book_id":"9781101997833","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781101997833.jpg?v=8ec6d4ef28c8f2b4","score":0.7762,"title":"Fast Break","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781101997833"},{"authors":["LJ Alonge"],"book_id":"9781101995624","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781101995624.jpg?v=ebed2398eb911965","score":0.774,"title":"Justin #1","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781101995624"}],"topics":[{"evidence_refs":["keyword:basketball books for kids"],"label":"Kids","score":1,"slug":"kids"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:basketball books for boys 9-12"],"label":"Boys","score":0.4174,"slug":"boys"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:middle grade basketball book"],"label":"Grade","score":0.1531,"slug":"grade"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:middle grade basketball book"],"label":"Middle","score":0.0679,"slug":"middle"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:african american books"],"label":"African","score":0.059,"slug":"african"}],"what_you_get":["Themes: Grief and healing, Friendship and legacy, Community resilience.","Themes: Kids, Boys, Grade.","Reading lane: Basketball Stories and Basketball."]},"llm_signals":{"confidence":0.9,"pacing":"unknown","reader_fit":["Middle-grade readers interested in youth basketball stories"],"themes":["Grief and healing","Friendship and legacy","Community resilience"],"tropes":[]},"source_presence":{"amazon":true,"book_detail":true,"goodreads":true,"llm_signals":true,"similarity_seed":true},"stats":{"amazon_ratings_count":41,"goodreads_ratings_count":360,"goodreads_reviews_count":77,"quality_score":0.9081}}