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Fast Break by Mike Lupica (2016, Trade Paperback)

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Fast Break, Paperback by Lupica, Mike, ISBN 1101997834, ISBN-13 9781101997833, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Surviving on his own after his mother's death, 12-year-old Jayson, desperate to avoid foster care, spends his days on the basketball court behind the projects in the North Carolina hills before he is placed with a privileged family that shows him a different way of life. Simultaneous .

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group

ISBN-101101997834

ISBN-139781101997833

eBay Product ID (ePID)219523408

Product Key Features

Book TitleFast Break

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicSocial Themes / Homelessness & Poverty, Sports & Recreation / Basketball, Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, General, Family / Adoption, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorMike Lupica

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8.4 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromFifth Grade

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

SynopsisFrom the #1 bestselling author of Heat , Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw comes a feel-good basketball tale reminiscent of The Blind Side . Forced to live on his own after his mom dies and her boyfriend abandons him, 12-year-old Jayson does whatever it takes to get by. He will do anything to avoid the foster care system. He manages to get away with his deception until the day he gets caught stealing a new pair of basketball sneakers. Game over. Within a day a social worker places him with a family from the other side of town, the Lawtons. New home, new school, new teammates. Jayson, at first, is combatative, testing the Lawtons' patience at every turn. He wants out, yet the Lawtons refuse to take the bait. But not everyone in Jayson's new life is so ready to trust him. It's on Jayson to believe that he deserves a better life than the one he once had. The ultimate prize if he can? A trip to play in the state finals at Cameron Indoor Stadium-home to the Duke Blue Devils and launching pad to his dream of playing bigtime college ball. Getting there will be a journey that reaches far beyond the basketball court. "Eager fans will find this a slam-dunk. A must-purchase."- Booklist "Lupica's announcer-like delivery will have you breathless, on the edge of your seat, cheering."-- Florida Times-Union