Night Hoops by Deuker, Carl (9780547248912)

Night Hoops

by Deuker, Carl

Paperback - English

Nick Abbott and Trent Dawson have nothing in common but basketball. Or so it seems. But as the basketball season progresses, their lives become unexpectedly intertwined. In this story of an unlikely bond, award-winning author Carl Deuker explores that dark and confusing place between loneliness and friendship, between faithfulness and betrayal. Filled with gripping game play, the novel will leave readers wondering how much they themselves would reach out to a kid like Trent.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

0547248911

EAN

9780547248912

Publisher

GRAPHIA BOOKS

Publication Date

07 Sep 2009

Pages

224

Age Group

12 to 999

Grades

07 to UP

Weight (kg)

0.24

Dimensions (cm)

20.6 x 13.7 x 1.5

Lexile Level

630

About Author

Carl Deuker participated in several sports as a boy. He was good enough to make most teams, but not quite good enough to play much. He describes himself as a classic second-stringer. "I was too slow and too short for basketball; I was too small for football, a little too chicken to hang in there against the best fastballs. So, by my senior year the only sport I was still playing was golf." Carl still loves playing golf early on Sunday mornings at Jefferson Park in Seattle, the course on which Fred Couples learned to play. His handicap at present is 13. Combining his enthusiasm for both writing