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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. 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
Read Online Hoops Walter Dean Myers John Ballard Books
"This was for my oldest grandson, because it was assigned to him as a summer reading book. He liked it alot more than he thought he would after he started reading it. Very fast delivery and in perfect condition just as described."
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Hoops Walter Dean Myers John Ballard Books Reviews
- Hoops, by Walter Dean Myers is a fast paced, action packed, fictional novel that focuses on Lonnie's love for basketball; as he lives in a dangerous environment. In the story, Lonnie because he lives in a dangerous environment he acts in which other people in his area are doing; which in his case is negative. For example, there was a part of the story when teenagers were stealing cargo from a truck, while the driver was inside a store talking to someone; when Lonnie saw this happen he decided to do it as well. This tells me that Lonnie is following the people that think they are above the law. Not only is their negative characters and plots in this novel, but there is also positive as well; like the character Cal One reason why he brings a positive plot because, Cal was a amazing professional basketball player, but then one day he made a horrible mistake that ruined his career and banned him from playing in the NBA anymore. With this memory of what messed up his life he tries to help Lonnie not make the same mistake he made. Hoops doesn't just have unique plots, it also has conflicts that will continue through the whole story. An example of this is when, the story first tells the readers about someone who made the deal with Cal, that messed up his life and career and his name was Tyrone. Later on we find out that Tyrone was trying to do the same thing to Lonnie; at the end the conflict between Cal and Tyrone becomes so violent and negative that Tyrone at the end kills Cal, but luckily Tyrone goes to jail at the end. So in my opinion hoops is a great book that has a fast paced plot, and great characters, i recommend this book to people who like basketball and action packed books.
- Walter Dean Myers doesn't just write about a kid playing basketball. It's about the life of a young man who dreams of playing in college and going pro. But there are always obstacles in life, with even more off the court than on. Life can often seem like it's out of control. The lessons of this book can teach you to follow your dreams and find the difference of what you can and can't control in life. And none of it is easy. But working hard is worth it.
- For my son - these are the best books I can find with African American young males dealing with urban issues. Wonderful author
- This was for my oldest grandson, because it was assigned to him as a summer reading book. He liked it alot more than he thought he would after he started reading it. Very fast delivery and in perfect condition just as described.
- Hoops met my expectations and my son enjoyed the read. The language was a bit raw (expletives) and dated but the story/relationships between characters was timeless. Good book for a kid who enjoys sports but is not a fan of reading.
- My son is reading! Glad I was able to find something he was interested in!
- Classic book by one of the greats!
- Read for summer reading. Not my normal reading but it was very good.
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