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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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Available on 11/14/2025
ISBN: 9798897568338
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Available on 11/14/2025
ISBN: 9798228738553
| Runtime: | 5.36 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Audience: | Young Adult (12–17) |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster—a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation—this fast-paced and poignant story reveals the fierce underworld of sports.
All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide basketball Tournament of Champions. His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure. Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance—but sold out.
As the tournament nears, Lonnie learns that some heavy bettors want Cal to keep him on the bench so that the team will lose the championship. As the last seconds of the game tick away, Lonnie and Cal must make a decision. Are they willing to blow the chance of a lifetime?
An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults
Author
Author Bio: Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers (1937–2014) was the acclaimed author of over fifty books, primarily for young adults. His notable works include Fallen Angels, Monster, Crystal, and Scorpions. He won numerous awards for his works, including five Coretta Scott King Awards for African American authors. He also won the first Michael L. Printz Award for his book Monster. In January of 2012 he became the Library of Congress’ National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
Titles by Author
Author Bio: John Ballard PhD
John Ballard is a writer and scholar who lives in Ohio. His book, the award-winning Decoding the Workplace, helps people gain more insight into their workplaces. John has been doing this for
years as a consultant and professor. He is an emeritus professor of management at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati. The website for his book is decodingtheworkplace.com. An amateur
astronomer, John also coauthored the story Miracle at Red Hill: A Total Solar Eclipse Adventure about standing in the shadow of the moon on Mauna Loa in Hawaii in 1991. The website for this story is
redhillsolareclipse.com. John is happily married with two adult children. He has been honored with many professional awards for teaching and service.Titles by Author
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 5.36 |
| Audience: | Young Adult (12–17) |
| Language: | English |
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