The Hoopster

The Hoopster PDF Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Publisher: Jump At The Sun
ISBN: 9780786849109
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Andre Anderson is an African American teenager with a bright future. He loves to play basketball. He loves to hang out with his friends. He loves to laugh. Andre has skills, brains, and heart. He also has a dream. Then he is viciously attacked. Now everything he ever believed about the world has been called into question. Even his deadly jump shot. How can a man get up when he has been unjustly beaten down? Andre is about to find out. Andre is The Hoopster.

The Hoopster

The Hoopster PDF Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Publisher: Jump At The Sun
ISBN: 9780786849109
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Andre Anderson is an African American teenager with a bright future. He loves to play basketball. He loves to hang out with his friends. He loves to laugh. Andre has skills, brains, and heart. He also has a dream. Then he is viciously attacked. Now everything he ever believed about the world has been called into question. Even his deadly jump shot. How can a man get up when he has been unjustly beaten down? Andre is about to find out. Andre is The Hoopster.

The Hoopster

The Hoopster PDF Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780329453220
Category : African American teenagers
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Andre Anderson is a black teenager who loves to play basketball, When he is viciously attacked, it calls his whole world into question--even his deadly jumpshot.

The Hoopster

The Hoopster PDF Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Publisher: Jump At The Sun
ISBN: 9780786856992
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Andre Anderson is an African American teenager with a bright future. He loves to play basketball. He loves to hang out with his friends. He loves to laugh. Andre has skills, brains, and heart. He also has a dream. Then he is viciously attacked. Now everything he ever believed about the world has been called into question. Even his deadly jump shot. How down a man get up when he has been unjustly beaten down? Andre is about to find out. Andre is The Hoopster.

Homeboyz

Homeboyz PDF Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1423140184
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Alan Lawrence Sitomer writes a compelling story of piecing together a life after a devastating loss--when the threat of violence lurks at every step. When Teddy Anderson's little sister Tina is gunned down randomly in a drive-by shooting, the gangstas who rule the streets in the Anderson family's rapidly deteriorating neighborhood dismiss the incident as just another case of wrong place, wrong time. According to gangsta logic, Tina doesn't even count as a statistic. After his elaborately laid plans for revenge against his sister's killer are foiled by the cops. Teddy soon finds himself in and then out of prison on house arrest, into the hands of Officer Mariana Diaz, the smart, tough probation officer assigned to oversee his endless hours of community service. As part of the innovative rehabilitation program Diaz runs, Teddy is assigned to tutor Micah, a twelve-year-old orphan and would-be gansta. As Teddy goes through the motions of complying with the terms of his probation, Diaz has no idea that he is using his genius-level computer hacker skills to plot his final vengeance and to defraud the state education system of hundreds of thousands of dollars. But even though Teddy thinks he knows it all, he fails to see how Micah's desperate need for love and trust just might have the power not only to pierce all Teddy's defenses, but to save his family.

The Hoopster

The Hoopster PDF Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Publisher: Jump At The Sun
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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He lands a dream internship at a magazine, and just after he's given the chance to write a feature article, he's viciously attacked. Now everything he ever believed in is called into question.

Scooby-Doo! and the Hoopster Horror

Scooby-Doo! and the Hoopster Horror PDF Author: James Gelsey
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780439546065
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61

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Scooby and the gang win a pass to see their favorite basketball team, but a monster has kidnapped the star player and the gang needs to solve the case.

Hip-Hop High School

Hip-Hop High School PDF Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Publisher: Jump At The Sun
ISBN: 9781423106449
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Theresa Anderson is every kind of smart: too smart-mouthed for her own good, street smart enough to deal with a neighborhood that gets more dangerous every day, and more book smart than anyone knows. But with the example of her super-achieving older brother towering above her, Theresa hasn’t even been trying. How can a girl compete against the family favorite, especially when he’s a certified local hero? With her parents and her teachers always on her case, and her best friend pregnant and dropped out of school, Theresa turns to hip-hop for comfort. Her favorite singers seem to understand her when no one else does. Everything changes when a new man comes into Theresa’s life: Devon, whose tough-guy reputation conceals a blazing ambition for academic success. Devon helps Theresa face up to her own talent and ambition, and together they set off on a three-year quest to beat the SAT and get into top colleges. But then Devon gets shot in a street fight, leaving Theresa with two piles of unfinished college applications—her own and Dev’s—and time running out. . . .

The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez

The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez PDF Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1423140192
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337

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Sonia Rodriguez was born in the United States, but her parents are Mexican immigrants who came to California before she was born. Her father has three Social Security numbers, her mother is pregnant (again), and neither of them speaks English. Sonia's mother spends most of her time in bed, watching soap operas, and letting Sonia clean up after her brothers. Sonia's father works dutifully to support his family, but he knows that his daughter's dreams are bigger than making tamales for family get-togethers. When Sonia attempts to put school work before her familia, her mother decides that it's time for Sonia to visit her grandmother in Mexico to learn "the ways of the old world." While in Mexico, Sonia gets to know her wise grandmother and her cousin Maria, who teach her that while familia is important, the most important thing is to follow your heart. Sonia returns to the States determined to succeed in school, but the birth of her new twin siblings, inappropriate advances from her drunk uncle (Drunkle), and a forbidden relationship with an El Salvadorian boy push school to the back burner. If only Sonia can find the time to cook dinner, secretly meet with her boyfriend, avoid her Drunkle, AND finish her homework, she just might be able to graduate from high school. . . .

Tyrell

Tyrell PDF Author: Coe Booth
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545232155
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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An astonishing new voice in teen literature, writing what is sure to be one of the most talked-about debuts of the year.Tyrell is a young African-American teen who can't get a break. He's living (for now) with his spaced-out mother and little brother in a homeless shelter. His father's in jail. His girlfriend supports him, but he doesn't feel good enough for her -- and seems to be always on the verge of doing the wrong thing around her. There's another girl at the homeless shelter who is also after him, although the desires there are complicated. Tyrell feels he needs to score some money to make things better. Will he end up following in his father's footsteps?

Daddies Do It Different

Daddies Do It Different PDF Author: Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1484745795
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Daddy sure doesn't do things the way Mommy does! Just in time for Father's Day, this hilarious picture book takes a high-spirited look at the way dads put their own spin on different parts of a child's life -- from going to a birthday party to bathtime. Alan Sitomer's debut picture book is inspired by his own experiences as a father and winningly complemented with delightful art by Abby Carter.