Nikki On The Line

Thirteen-year-old Nikki Doyle dreams of becoming a great basketball player. And when she’s chosen for an elite-level team, it seems her dreams might be within reach.

But in a league full of taller, faster, stronger girls, Nikki suddenly isn’t the best point guard on the court anymore. In fact, she’s not a point guard at all.

And if trying to find her place on this new team isn’t difficult enough, Nikki is stuck taking care of her high-energy little brother after school every day, while her best friend spends more and more time with a new teammate. On top of that, Nikki’s science teacher assigns a family tree project for their genetics unit — a project Nikki can’t possibly complete without revealing the most embarrassing family secret of all time.

With stress piling up on the basketball court, at home, and at school, Nikki begins to wonder who she really is. Can she learn to compete at this new higher level? And how hard is she willing to work to find out?