Fountaindale Public Library

The hoop and the harm, Jawara Pedican

eng

illustrations

no index present

13-18

8-12

fiction

The hoop and the harm

1351845090

Jawara Pedican

"Udoka Clendon is a first-year university student and a product of basketball systems that have produced professional players. He's been pushed relentlessly by the obsessive mentorship of his older brother, which has been tolerated by his hard-working single mother. For years his brother has taken him to tournaments and pushed him to succeed on the outdoor courts of the west end. Burdened by expectations and self-doubt, Udoka tries to reignite his passion for the game. Now, he's been given a final opportunity at the city-wide tournament to rediscover his confidence and his sense of purpose--all of which he fears he has lost forever."--, Provided by publisher

adolescent