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For 6'3" freshman Derrick "D-Bow" Bowen, it's non-stop action both on and off the court--a deft, coming-of-age tale.

In Indiana, basketball is the next thing to religion. Especially for Black kids in the big city like Derrick "D-Bow" Bowen. He's a 6'3" freshman, lightning quick, and he can "slam the rock" like the greats. D-Bow hopes to start at point guard for Marion High, but senior Nick Starks already has that position nailed down. Plus, the coach is old school. He thinks D-Bow needs to work on his game, his shot, and his attitude. That means bench time for D-Bow.

It's on that very bench that some folks from Hamilton Academy, the elite school in the suburbs, come sniffing around. They want D-Bow for the next three years. But when he brings the news home, his mom wants no part of it. To complicate his situation even more, there's a girl and a best friend at Marion he has to think about. Man, there's plenty of basketball action, drama, and suspense going on. And D-Bow is smack in the middle of it.

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Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
Published: 12/03/2013
ISBN: 9781935955658
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.50w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2013 pg. 111
Publishers Weekly 12/02/2013
School Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 106
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2014 - Book Of Special Distinction
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 130 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 163059 / Next
Reading Level: 5.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 13