Sam is the star player of the school basketball team, and the finals are fast approaching. But when he is chosen for a role in the school play, he’s under pressure to find time for both basketball practice and play rehearsals. Sam’s dad is concerned – will Sam be letting his basketball team-mates down, now that he has more commitments? And can Sam’s new friendship with fellow actor Miles see them through the ups and downs in the lead-up to the play? Ruby level titles give readers the variety they need to become confident and successful readers, using a range of characters, topics and text styles keep children engaged and encourage discussion. PM Guided Reading Fiction books are engaging stories that increase in word count and pages in line with progression of children’s reading age, for appropriate literacy skills development. The books represent all the standard text types and include a number of literal, inferential and applied knowledge comprehension questions. #pm19-offer