Koko & Friends: Undefeated!!!

By Clara Denise West Ph.D.

THEY CAME TO PLAY A BASKETBALL GAME. THEY DISCOVERED THE BIGGEST BATTLE WAS IN THEIR HEADS.

The Long Shots were survivors before they ever hatched. Now Koko and his nine cousins face their toughest test yet: the Earwigs, the undefeated Basement Champions.

From the moment the Long Shots step inside the Earwigs Athletic Complex, everything seems bigger: the championship banners, the gleaming trophy cases, the leather-padded locker rooms, and the reputation of a team that has never lost. For the first time, the cousins wonder whether they even belong on the same court.

Grandpa Jack knows the real danger isn't the team across from them. It's what happens when comparison makes you forget who you are.

Then the championship takes an unexpected turn. With one of their best players hurt, the Long Shots must put their trust in someone no one expected to see on the court: the smallest player of all.

Can the Long Shots stop comparing, start believing, and Keep On Keepin' On when it matters most?

Full of basketball action, humor, and heart, Undefeated helps young readers learn to:

Believe in themselves, even when others doubt themResist the trap of comparing themselves to othersValue teamwork, good sportsmanship, and doing what's rightRecognize true friends, and fair-weather ones

Perfect for families, classrooms, and young basketball fans. Includes a Note to Parents with discussion ideas.

Undefeated is the second book in the Koko and Friends(TM) series, following The Long Shots.

Because sometimes being undefeated has nothing to do with the scoreboard.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1892313189
• ISBN13: 9781892313188
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Clara Denise West
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 6