Reverse spin, triple pump, reverse dribble, stutter step with twist to the left, stutter into jumper, blind pass. These are me. The moves make the man. The moves make me.Jerome Foxworthy—the Jayfox to his friends—likes to think he can handle anything. He handled growing up without a father. He handled being the first black kid in school. And he sure can handle a basketball.Then Jerome meets Bix Rivers—mysterious and moody, but a great athlete. So Jerome decides to teach Bix his game. He can tell that Bix has the talent. All he's got to do is learn the right moves…
Bruce Brooks Knihy
Bruce Brooks sa preslávil ako autor literatúry pre deti a mládež, kde majstrovsky skúma zložité sociálne dynamiky. Jeho rané životné skúsenosti, vrátane častého sťahovania a rozvodu rodičov, ho formovali ako pozorného pozorovateľa ľudského správania a medziľudských vzťahov. Brooks dokáže preniknúť do vnútra svojich postáv a vykresliť ich vnútorné svety s hĺbkou a empatiou. Jeho štýl je cenený pre svoju schopnosť zachytiť nuansy dospievania a rodinných pút, čo čitateľom prináša dojemné a podnetné príbehy.
Those Who Love the Game
Glenn "Doc" Rivers on Life in the NBA and Elsewhere
- 192 stránok
- 7 hodin čítania
Talking with two-time Newbery Honor author Bruce Brooks, Glenn "Doc" Rivers, point guard for the New York Knicks, tells readers about the game he loves--basketball. From the schoolyard games he played against Isaiah Thomas to the NBA playoffs, Rivers gives us the inside story of someone who started in the neighborhood and made it out.
Il segreto di Dooley
- 96 stránok
- 4 hodiny čítania
Ob man seinen Großvater vor dem Sterben bewahren kann? Dooley behauptet es und führt es vor. War es Zauber oder Zufall?