August Book Talk 2020
The Wizenard Book Series was created by NBA basketball legend and Academy Award–winning storyteller, Kobe Bryant. Bryant is also the CEO of Granity Studios. Granity Studios is an award-winning multimedia original content company focused on creating new ways to tell stories around sports. Stories created are crafted to entertain, by bringing education and inspiration together. Coolidge’s library has this book series and other additional books created by Mr. Bryant in English and in Spanish.
The Wizenard Series: Season One Created by Kobe Bryant, Written by Wesley King
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Reggie has never felt destined for greatness. He dreams about basketball brilliance all day and night, but the hard truth is that he's a bench warmer for the West Bottom Badgers -- the worst team in the league. Even their mysterious new coach, Rolabi Wizenard, can't seem to help them end their losing streak.
Reggie is willing to train tirelessly to improve his game, but the gym itself seems to be working against him in magical ways. Before Reggie can become the player he dreams of being, he must survive the extraordinary trials of practice.
Publisher: Granity Studios
Publication Date: March 31, 2020
Series: Wizenard Series
Interest Level: 5-8
Lexile: 660
Training Camp Created by Kobe Bryant, Written by Wesley King
Magic doesn't seem possible for the West Bottom Badgers. They're the lowest-ranked basketball team in their league, and they live in the poorest neighborhood in Dren. Nobody expects them to succeed at anything. Plus, every kid on the team has secret struggles of his own.
When a new coach named Professor Wizenard arrives on the first day of training camp, the Badgers can't explain the magical-seeming things they see and hear. Every player experiences unique and strange visions--visions that challenge everything they thought they knew about basketball, and about their lives and their secrets off the court. To survive the increasingly intense ordeals of training, the Badgers will need to take unimaginable risks, learn to trust their teammates, and confront the darkness within themselves.
Publisher: Granity Studios
Publication Date: March 19, 2019
Series: Wizenard Series
Interest Level: 5-8
Lexile: 590L
Here are some other books that were created by Kobe Bryant and Granity Studios
Legacy and the Queen Created by Kobe Bryant Written by Annie Matthew
Game – Tennis means life and death for the residents of the magical kingdom of Nova, and for twelve-year-old Legacy, it’s the only thing getting her through the long days taking care of the other kids at the orphanage. That’s all about to change when she hears about Silla’s tournament.
Set – Silla, the ruler of Nova, hosts an annual tournament for the less fortunate of her citizens to come and prove themselves and win entrance to the Academy, where they can train to compete at nationals. The prize is Silla’s favor and enough cash to keep open the orphanage, and Legacy has her heart set on both.
Magic
– What Legacy has yet to know is that the other players have something besides
better skills and more money than she does. In Nova, tennis can unlock magic.
Magic that Silla used to save the kingdom long ago and magic that her
competitors have been training in for months already.
Now, with the world turned against her and the orphanage at stake, Legacy has to learn to use her passion for the game to rise above those around her and shine.
Publisher: Granity Studios
Publication Date: September 3, 2019
Interest Level: YA
Lexile: 820L
Epoca : The Tree of Ecrof Created by Kobe Bryant Written by Ivy Pochoda
Epoca: The Tree of Ecrof takes place at the most elite sports academy in the land, where the best child-athletes are sent to hone their skills. When Rovi and Pretia arrive, each harboring a secret about themselves, they begin to suspect that something evil is at play at the school. In the course of their first year, they must learn to master their grana in order to save the world from dark forces that are rising.
Publisher: Granity Studios
Publication Date: November 12, 2019
Interest Level: 5-8
Lexile: 750L
References
GranityStudios search on July 17, 2020 at https://granitystudios.com/
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