Basketball has always come easily to twelve-year-old Devon Rosario of the Bronx, but it has been a long time since he actually enjoyed playing because Devon's father sees him as the family's second chance at basketball glory, and the pressure of that expectation is ruining the game for Devon; but then he sees Jamal, a Yemeni refugee, doing BMX tricks on his bike and suddenly Devon sees a way to put fun back into sports--provided he can keep his new passion secret from his father.
year: 2020
call number/section: 1000
subjects: bmx freestyle (stunt cycling), juvenile fiction, basketball stories, puerto ricans, new york, fathers and sons, secrecy, refugees, friendship, fiction, basketball, secrets, bronx (new york, n.y.), juvenile fiction, fiction, sports fiction, new york (n.y.), father-son relationship, sports stories, electronic books, new york (state)
Editions
Maddox, Jake
Basketball has always come easily to twelve-year-old Devon Rosario of the Bronx, but it has been a long time since he actually enjoyed playing because Devon's father sees him as the family's second chance at basketball glory, and the pressure of that expectation is ruining the game for Devon; but then he sees Jamal, a Yemeni refugee, doing BMX tricks on his bike and suddenly Devon sees a way to put fun back into sports--provided he can keep his new passion secret from his father.
Schools: 4
Maddox, Jake
Star basketball player Devon is frustrated with his team's rigorous schedule and his father's unrealistically high expectations. One day, he sees a classmate doing tricks on a BMX bike and immediately wants to try. He then must find a way to keep his newfound passion a secret.
Schools: 1
Maddox, Jake
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint (2020)
Basketball has always come easily to twelve-year-old Devon Rosario of the Bronx, but it has been a long time since he actually enjoyed playing because Devon's father sees him as the family's second chance at basketball glory, and the pressure of that expectation is ruining the game for Devon; but then he sees Jamal, a Yemeni refugee, doing BMX tricks on his bike and suddenly Devon sees a way to put fun back into sports--provided he can keep his new passion secret from his father.
Schools: 1