The Hoop Kid from Elmdale Park

All Bernard wanted to do while staying with his grandparents in his fathers childhood hometown of Elmdale for the summer was work on his basketball skills. When Bernard excitedly enters a team into the Annual Elmdale Park Basketball Tournament hes shocked to discover that the future of the Park is at stake and dependent on his team winning the whole thing. The ruthless millionaire Victor Franco wants the Park shut down and turned into a city dump for his own personal gain. Can the courageous Bernard and his fun and wacky crew defeat their Oakdale rivals and save the historic Park? A fun upbeat story with realistic characters and fantastic humor (particularly with G5000s antics). Bernard is such a relatable character and hes a great true-to-life role model. Readers are sure to appreciate the basketball lingo his love of the game and his determination to fight the good fight.