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| Hoops | 
 enlarge | Author: Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
Category: Book
Buy New: $15.85
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Avg. Customer Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 1104026
Media: School & Library Binding
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 6.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0881038652
EAN: 9780881038651
ASIN: 0881038652
Publication Date: October 1999
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Product Description
A teenage basketball player from Harlem is befriended by a former professional player who, after being forced to quit because of a point shaving scandal, hopes to prevent other young athletes from repeating his mistake.
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Lessons to Learn September 7, 2000
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
Hopes, dreams, aspirations and life lessons. Thats what HOOPS is about. We all have some sort of dream or game plan for our future, as well does 17 years old Lonnie,(the main charecter of this book). But do we all know what it's like to live in a less then ideal situation? To deal with the pressures of drugs, alcohol,and the treat of violence lurking in the air? These are all things Lonnie deals with in life, all the while just wanting to play his game. The game of basketball. He dreams of one day making it out of the projects and playing pro ball, with his lady Mary Ann by his side. That is Lonnie's dream. He knows this won't be easy. He must face his many challenges with his team and his coach. The team knows it must win the Tournament of Champions, but none of them want it more then Lonnie.So he knows he needs to practise hard and give it his all.With Cal's help and persuasion Lonnie has a chance. Cal is the coach. The man that will help keep the team together,right? Well not exactly. Cal has many challenges of his own to face. He has a past that doesn't seem to stay away. Cal is a former pro-player. He has problems with gambling and alcohol that keep haunting him. He tries hard to keep himself together, to show the team the right way of doing things, especially Lonnie. He wants Lonnie to make it out. To live out the dream he lost to greed and temptation. There are a lot of lessons that can be learned from HOOPS. I enjoyed reading this book and found it to be an easy read. But most of all I learned to never give up on my dreams. No matter what gets in the way.
 I like this book a lot. November 5, 1999
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Hoops is a book about a young 17yr old,named Lonnie.Lonnie lives in Harlem New York.He works at a hotel and he also lives there. Lonnie is playing basketball one night and mets this guy Cal.Abpot two weeks later Lonnie and his friends hear about a basketball tournimate.They decide to form one but they need a coach.Cal and Lonnie really didn't get along at first so Lonnie didn't like the idea of cal being the coach.Then Lonnie gave Cal a chance and they became very good friends.Lonnie tells Cal his dream of playing pro basketball,Cal tells Lonnie how he used to play pro basketball.Cal also says how much pressure you have when you play it pro. Lonnie don't want to hear what cal has to say and he decides to continue to follow his dream of playing pro basketball.Hoops also tells about how it is to grow up in a tough neighborhood.It also shows how friends stick bye eachother no matter what.The point of the book is to follow your dreams.so yeah I like the book a real lot.
Best book I have read in a while. November 5, 1999
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book was great and very realistic. It was about a senior in highschool trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life. When he hears about a tournament for basketball he goes and trys out. He goes through many problems with his coach and friends. When his team finally makes it to the finals the pressure is all on him. I won't give the rest of the story away, you will just have to read to find out the what happens.
A definite must read for anyone who loves basketball. January 22, 2001
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Hoops by Walter Dean Myers is a fantastic read. This is the first Myers book that I have read and it makes me want to read another. This is not just for people who enjoy basketball but for anyone who has ever had a difficult decision to make. Lonnie Jackson is a seventeen-year-old boy who lives in Harlem, New York. He is your typical teenager, his mom gets on his nerves, he has a job working at a hotel,he has a girl who he cares about but can't exactly tell her, and he gets into some mischief. One thing sets him aside though, that is his love for basketball and his skills. These skills help lead his team into a tournament where his coach, and friend,Cal gets involved in some gambling. He sits Lonnie out because he is supposedly injured. Does Cal keep Lonnie on the bench and lose or does he put him in and have a better chance of winning? Read Hoops and find out.
HOOPS September 14, 2001
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
You think your life is tough? Well, look at the life of a teenager growing up in New York City. Walter Dean Meyers takes you to these streets in Hoops.Lonnie and his friends enter in a basketball tournament. However, to Lonnie's dislike, their coach is a man who he sees drunk a couple nights before the tournament. To his surprise, the coach, Cal, is a former pro basketball player. Ultimately, Cal, Lonnie and the rest of the team overcome many obstacles to win the tournament. One strength of this book is that it is very suspenseful; after the first few chapters I couldn't put it down. For example, at the end of a chapter it says, "Tomorrow we would play against Boston," and I wanted to find out what happens at the game. A weakness of this book is that it has a slow beginning, and it takes a while for it to get interesting. The first chapter only talks about what Lonnie's life is like and that is not very interesting. Hoops is a good book, but part of the reason I enjoy playing basketball. For someone who does not really like or even hates basketball, this book is a bad choice. I recommend this book to teenagers or preteens because the main characters are all teenagers. If a ten year old reads this book, he may have a hard time understanding the concepts.
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