Stefan Kowalski

Playoffs Stefan Kowalski

As the best fourth grade basketball player in town, Peyton Washburn is invited to try out for the middle school basketball team.

After she makes the squad, Peyton has to try and make new friends and deal with not being the best player on her new team, and she faces additional challenges, all while trying to help Holland Middle School earn the opportunity to make the playoffs.

About the Author: First-time author Stefan Kowalski lives in suburban Syracuse, New York, where he is an elementary school math teacher. He was inspired to write this story because of "the lack of elementary books with a focus on girls and sports. Having two daughters of my own, I wanted them to have an opportunity to read about female characters and athletics at the elementary level." His next book will focus on girls playing lacrosse in elementary school.