Hoops
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · February 14, 2012
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- Who it’s for
- A tense basketball story pairs the tournament’s rush with questions of pressure and integrity.
- Themes
- Sports corruption, Pressure to compromise, Mentorship
- Pacing
- Fast
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By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster–a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation–this fast-paced and poignant story reveals the fierce underworld of sports. All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide basketball Tournament of Champions. His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure.
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Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance—but sold out. As the tournament nears, Lonnie learns that some heavy bettors want Cal to keep him on the bench so that the team will lose the championship. As the last seconds of the game tick away, Lonnie and Cal must make a decision. Are they willing to blow the chance of a lifetime? An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults AWARDS FOR WALTER DEAN MYERS: New York Times Bestselling Author 3-Time National Book Award Finalist Michael L. Printz Award 5 Coretta Scott King Awards 2 Newbery Honors National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature (2012-2013) Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement Children’s Literature Legacy Award
Beyond the Scoreboard
A tense basketball story pairs the tournament’s rush with questions of pressure and integrity.
Come here for
- Basketball stakes that reach beyond the scoreboard
- A serious look at ambition under pressure
Expect
- Fast-paced, poignant storytelling with moral weight
Where it sits
| Basketball | 100% |
|---|---|
| African American YA | 75% |
| Coming of Age | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- African American YA
- Basketball
- Authors
- Walter Dean Myers
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- February 14, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Sports corruption · Pressure to compromise · Mentorship
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age