Description
Nick Abbott and Trent Dawson have nothing in common but basketball. Or so it seems. But as the basketball season progresses, their lives become unexpectedly intertwined. In this story of an unlikely bond, award-winning author Carl Deuker explores that dark and confusing place between loneliness and friendship, between faithfulness and betrayal. Filled with gripping game play, the novel will leave readers wondering how much they themselves would reach out to a kid like Trent.
Author: Carl Deuker
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/07/2009
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780547248912
ISBN10: 0547248911
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
About the Author
Carl Deuker is a celebrated author of "top flight sports writing matched to uncommonly perceptive coming of age stories" (Kirkus Reviews). He describes his younger self as a classic second stringer: "I was too slow and too short for basketball; I was too small for football, a little too chicken to hang in there against the best fastballs. So, by my senior year the only sport I was still playing was golf." He was a teacher for many years in the Seattle area, where he now lives with his wife. carldeuker.ag sites.net/bio.htm