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Hoop Dreams (1996)

by Ben Joravsky(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

161553329X (ISBN13: 9781615533299)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fiction

publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

review 1: This is a draftSomebody: William Gates a boy that lives in Chicago with a poor family. Wanted: To go to a school to Ishaih Thomas pro NBA player went and get to the National Basketball Association [NBA]But: had to have a good education to participate on the basketball team.So: He went to St. Joesph preliminary a white school That gave him a good education that helped get to the next level.then: suffered a injury then lost a d-1 school scholarship. --------------------------Final---------------------------------------- William Gates a young high school student that lives in ghetto projects of Chicago whose parents aren't rich enough for him to get a good education at a private school.Wanted to go to a school pro NBA player Isaiah Thomas old high school and get to the NBA... more. However had to get a good education to succeed to get on the basketball team to get to the next level of competition. So William goes to St. Joesph a preliminary white school that will give him a good education and basketball program that will help him in the near future. Then it all went bad as he suffered a knee injury that end a season and lost a scholarship from a Division 1 school. Finally he got a child and has too make a choice on either his family or basketball.The circle of life is the theme because William was a kid who didn’t care for school then got good grades, and then next got a family and now is he has a baby.
review 2: I haven't finished this book, but so far I love it! it's one of my favorite books. I can relate to it a lot, a boy who has a dream of becoming a professional Basketball player (NBA). He loves playing basketball and has been playing it all his life. His not the riches kid so struggles. Then he gets the opportunity of his life he gets scouted and that's where his dream starts to come true. He goes to a camp where they make him better and improve his weaknesses. My life has also been all basketball. Like him I want to become a basketball player (WNBA). It's My passion and My love. Working hard is a big park of basketall, Basketball is not easy it takes years of practice everyday. less

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