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The Outside Shot
by Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 0440967848
ISBN-13: 9780440967842
Format: Paperback
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Summary
High school senior Lonnie Jackson sees his basketball scholarship as a golden opportunity to escape his poor neighborhood in Harlem. But college turns out to be much more difficult than he anticipates. The classes are tough, and the pressure of playing high-stakes basketball is compounded by a local gambler who wants Lonnie to fix games for him. When Lonnie meets Sherry Jewett, a determined, independent college track star, he is inspired to dig deep inside himself for the inner strength to do the right thing.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Published date: 1987
Size: 4 x 6.75 inches
Weight: 0.2 pounds
Ages: 10 to 12
Synopses
Recruited by a small midwestern college to play basketball, a Harlem boy has many new experiences, including working with a child who needs physical therapy and dealing with corruption in college sports.
Publisher's Notes
When Lonnie Jackson leaves Harlem for a basketball scholarship to a midwestern college, he know he must keep his head straight and his record clean. Thats the only way hell have a chance of making it to the pros someday.But his street smarts havent prepared him for the pressures of tough classes, high-stakes college ball, and the temptation to fix games for local gamblers. Everyone plays by a whole new set of rules -- including Sherry, whos determined to be a track star. Her independence attracts Lonnie, but their on-again, off-again relationship is driving him crazy.Lonnie has one year to learn how to make it as a "college man." It's his outside shot at a bright future. Does he have what it takes?
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