Matt christopher

this story is about a kid named ricky who has diabeties. this is stopping him from playing basketball his friends always play at the neighborhood court. ricky has to ref the games. one day a manj appears at the court. he wants to become their basketball coach. he knows about ricky. he tries to help him play again. he starts by telling him to shoot from the corners. ricky wants to play for this team. he goes to the doctor to ask if he can play basketball again. he said yes only if he gave his self a shot every day. he is clear to play basketball for the team. the season starts and they play good. they end up beating the champs from last year. ricky made at least 2 shots every game.  

the hidden staircase

nancys dad is being kidnapped. his kidnappers are two darker people. one has a crinkled ear. nancy is hunting for them. she finds a cave out in the grass land. she spots a man inspecting her car. it is the man with the crinkled ear. she starts to chase him. the man out runs her. he croses the high way to his car and drives off. nancy tries to take a picture of his lisence plate. she cannot git a clear picture. that is the first clue to where her dad is located. 

nancy is trying to find a hidden place to get to the house. she is looking for secret doors and pasage ways. the ghost robber is not getting in the front door. he has to be getting in through a secret passageway. nancy and helen cannot find a single passage way. they call the police to have a night guard come out to watch the grounds for any intruder. the next day nancy and helen go to the outbuildings to look for a secret way to the house. they do not find anything. nancys dad is coming home soon. her dad calls her and tells her that he will be there a little later then expected. nancy is starting to get worried.