Fast Break

Forced to live on his own after his mom dies and her boyfriend abandons him, 12-year-old Jayson does whatever it takes to get by. He will do anything to avoid the foster care system. Besides, his real home has always been the beat-up basketball court behind the projects in the North Carolina hills, and his family has always been his friends and teammates. He manages to get away with his deception until the day he gets caught stealing a new pair of basketball sneakers. Game over. Within a day a social worker places him with a family from the other side of town, the Lawtons. New home, new school, new teammates.
Jayson, at first, is combative, testing the Lawtons' patience at every turn. He wants out, yet the Lawtons refuse to take the bait. But not everyone in Jayson's new life is so ready to trust him--and even Jayson's old friends give him a hard time now that he's attending a school full of rich kids. It's on Jayson to believe that he deserves a better life than the one he once had. The ultimate prize if he can? A trip to play in the state finals at Cameron Indoor Stadium-home to the Duke Blue Devils and launching pad to his dream of playing bigtime college ball. Getting there will be a journey that reaches far beyond the basketball court.
In the tradition of uplifting stories like The Blind Side, Fast Break has all the family-friendly sports action Mike Lupica has become known and loved for.
Target age group 10 and up
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    • Weight
      1.5 lbs
    • ISBN-13
      9780147542274
    • ISBN-10
      0399256067
    • Item #
      51402
  • Category
    Juvenile Fiction
  • Age Group
    13 to 14 yrs
  • Grade Level
    5+
  • Language
    English
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Theme 1
    Social, Personal & Family Topics
  • Theme 2
    Sports
  • Detailed (BISAC) Subject/Theme
    Adoption
  • Author
    Lupica, Mike
  • Lexile Level
    840
  • AR Level
    5.2
  • Dewey
    Fiction
  • Publisher
    Penguin Group (USA)
  • Publication Date
    11/3/2015
  • Pages
    272
  • Dimensions
    1.0 H x 9.1 L x 6.2 W
  • Case Qty
    28

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