{"product_id":"wish-i-was-a-baller","title":"Wish I Was a Baller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmar Shah \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated by: Rashad Doucet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWish I Was a Baller\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis part \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Kid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, part \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tryout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and part \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragon Hoops\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmar Shah has some story to tell! In 1995, he was a fourteen-year-old aspiring sports journalist (and basketball superfan) angling to get into an Orlando Magic team practice. He did, and it took him on the ride of his life!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWish I Was a Baller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a graphic memoir chronicling Amar's real-life experiences as a fourteen-year-old sports journalist covering the golden era of the NBA, when he befriended Shaq and hung out with Michael Jordan and the Bulls—all while surviving the high school, dealing with crushes, and friendships being tainted by jealousy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An inspiring story of friendship, family, and the swishes and misses of being a kid. Baller soars and scores!\" — Jerry Craft, author of the Newbery Award-winning New Kid\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50008426283294,"sku":"9781339042442","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/BNCImageAPI-2025-08-02T110817.054.jpg?v=1754147326","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/wish-i-was-a-baller","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}