Night Hoops by Carl Deuker (English) Paperback Book

Description: Night Hoops by Carl Deuker Nick Abbot knows he can handle being on the varsity basketball team, but Trent Dawson, the troubled boy from across the street, is also on the team. In their nightly practices, they begin to work out their differences to form an uneasy friendship. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Nick Abbott and Trent Dawson have nothing in common but basketball. Its sophomore year and Nick is trying to deal with his parents divorce. He also really wants to be a star on the basketball team. Trent, his neighbor, is angry, and aggressive. The two form an uneasy bond as they quietly practice each night on Nicks backyard basketball court. But as the basketball season progresses, their lives become unexpectedly intertwined. In this story of an unlikely bond, Carl Deuker explores the confusing place between loneliness and friendship, between faithfulness and betrayal. Filled with gripping game play, this is a story about choices. AUTHOR Carl Deuker participated in several sports as a boy. He was good enough to make most teams, but not quite good enough to play much. He describes himself 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." Carl still loves playing golf early on Sunday mornings at Jefferson Park in Seattle, the course on which Fred Couples learned to play. His handicap at present is 13. Combining his enthusiasm for both writing and athletics, Carl has created many exciting, award-winning novels for young adults. SELLING POINTS: Hardback available 9780395979365 AGES 12 + * Author Biography 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 Review "Once again Deuker strikes a happy balance between issues and action, examining topics such as parental pressure and the edgy realtionship between play makers and their less gifted teammates while transporting his readers right into the bleachers with vivid play-by-plays." --Bulletin * "The author perfectly captures the swirl of ideas in the adolescent mind. . . . Deuker delivers a story that features rounded characters dealing with real problems, set against the backdrop of a varsity basketball season. . . .This is an excellent novel."--SLJ, starred review "Deuker adds further luster to his reputation for top-flight sportswriting matched to uncommonly perceptive coming-of-age stories." --Kirkus Reviews -- Review Quote "This is an excellent novel. Nicks first-person narration is authentic throughout. The author perfectly captures the swirl of ideas Excerpt from Book "In the pale moonlight the basket seemed only half real, half there. Youd think that the darkness would make it hard to shoot, but it actually helped to make me concentrate. There was nothing else to see, nothing else to hear. OLeary wasnt shouting instructions at me; my dad wasnt scrutinizing my every move. There was just the basket in front of me, the ball in my hands, and Trent defending." Description for Bookstore Harper Teen 978-0064472753 12/18/2001 Details ISBN0547248911 Author Carl Deuker Short Title NIGHT HOOPS Language English ISBN-10 0547248911 ISBN-13 9780547248912 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 813.54 Year 2009 Imprint Harcourt Childrens Books Place of Publication Boston Country of Publication United States Residence Seattle, WA, US AU Release Date 2009-09-07 NZ Release Date 2009-09-07 US Release Date 2009-09-07 UK Release Date 2009-09-07 Pages 224 Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Publication Date 2009-09-07 Audience Children / Juvenile Audience Age 12 Imprint US Clarion Books Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:23031942;

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