A New York Times -bestselling author and National Book Award finalist delivers this novel about a high-school basketball player looking for success on and off the court.
| ISBN |
9780060582968 |
| Released NZ |
10 Apr 2009 |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Availability |
Not currently available
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
Children / Young Adults |
| Reading Age |
Children / Young Adults |
| Library of Congress |
Basketball stories, Teamwork Sports - Juvenile fiction, African Americans - Juvenile fiction, Czech Americans - Juvenile fiction, Self-actualization Psychology - Juvenile fiction |
| NBS Text |
Young Adult Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| NZ Review |
In this story of a teen who dreams of making it big in the NBA, Myers returns to the theme that has dominated much of his serious fiction: How can young black urban males negotiate the often-harsh landscape of their lives to establish a sense of identity and self-worth? Myers eschews easy answers, and readers are left with the question of whether or not Drew is prepared to deal with the challenges that life will inevitably hand him. --School Library Journal Myers clearly knows basketball, and he nails the court action. A great choice for sports fans. --KLIATT (starred review) In this story of a teen who dreams of making it big in the NBA, Myers returns to the theme that has dominated much of his serious fiction: How can young black urban males negotiate the often-harsh landscape of their lives to establish a sense of identity and self-worth? Myers eschews easy answers, and readers are left with the question of whether or not Drew is prepared to deal with the challenges that life will inevitably hand him.--School Library Journal Myers clearly knows basketball, and he nails the court action. A great choice for sports fans.--KLIATT (starred review) Expertly realized game sequences. There's plenty of basketball here, but, as in any good sports novel, more is going on than the sport; life is the game, and this is a sensitive portrait of a likable young man, his family, city and dreams.--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Basketball fans will love the long passages of detailed court action. Passages that could have read as heavy-handed messages come across, instead, as the authentic thoughts of a strong, likable, African American teen whose anxieties, sharp insights, and belief in his own abilities will captivate readers of all backgrounds.--Booklist Expertly realized game sequences. There's plenty of basketball here, but, as in any good sports novel, more is going on than the sport; life is the game, and this is a sensitive portrait of a likable young man, his family, city and dreams. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Basketball fans will love the long passages of detailed court action. Passages that could have read as heavy-handed messages come across, instead, as the authentic thoughts of a strong, likable, African American teen whose anxieties, sharp insights, and belief in his own abilities will captivate readers of all backgrounds. --Booklist |
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Author's Bio
Michael L. Printz Award winner and Margaret A. Edwards Award recipient Walter Dean Myers is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. He is the author of Handbook for Boys; Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam; Monster; Bad Boy: A Memoir; and the Newbery Honor Books, Scorpions and Somewhere in the Darkness. He lives in Jersey City, NJ, with his family. You can visit Walter Dean Myers online at www.walterdeanmyersbooks.com.
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