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212 pp.
| Houghton |
April, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-395-97936-6$$15.00
(2)
YA
Narrator Nick Abbott enters high school determined to play basketball, despite the presence of his antisocial neighbor on the varsity team. Trent has an explosive temper and may have been involved in a local shooting, but he and Nick forge an uneasy alliance during nightly games of hoops in Nick's backyard. The sports action is plentiful, and the characters of Nick and Trent are well drawn.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2000