Hoops
  • Published: 15 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9780307976116
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $24.00

Hoops

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We are delighted to be reissuing this popular basketball title by two-time Newbery Honor award winner and first Printz award winner Walter Dean Myers. Walter Dean Myers's books are successful in both the school and library market as well as in trade. Reissued with new cover art and new back matter content: Q&A with the author, Q&A with John Ballard, the first chapter of Myers's novel, On A Clear Day (Fall 2014), and an excerpt from 145th Street.

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
                                                                         
  • Published: 15 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9780307976116
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $24.00
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Praise for Hoops

Praise for Hoops

  • An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
  • "Walter Dean Myers has produced a gritty, well-written novel, set in Harlem, full of action (not just on the court) and characters you care about." --School Library Journal
  • "Myers's story about trust and friendship . . . evoked a sharply etched image of Harlem. Dialogue rings with authenticity, on-court action is colorful, and the author's dramatic conclusion is handled with poignancy and power." --Booklist, Starred