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Fast Break

Amazon.com Price:  $4.35 (as of 22/04/2019 16:03 PST- Details)

Description

From the number one bestselling creator of HeatTravel Team and Million-Dollar Throw comes a feel-good basketball tale reminiscent of The Blind Side.

Forced to survive 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 steer clear of 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, in the beginning, 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 able to believe him. It’s on Jayson to imagine that he deserves a better life than the one he once had. The ultimate prize if he can? A travel 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 should-purchase.”–
Booklist

“Lupica’s announcer-like delivery will have you breathless, on the edge of your seat, cheering.”–Florida Times-Union


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