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 Libros
Bruce Brooks crea literatura juvenil y para niños cautivadora, adentrándose en las intrincadas dinámicas sociales que dan forma a las vidas jóvenes. Sus experiencias formativas, marcadas por mudanzas frecuentes y el divorcio de sus padres, perfeccionaron sus habilidades como observador agudo del comportamiento humano y las relaciones. Brooks posee una habilidad única para capturar los paisajes emocionales de sus personajes, ofreciendo a los lectores profundas ideas sobre sus mundos interiores. Sus narrativas son celebradas por su sensible exploración de la adolescencia y los lazos familiares, entregando historias resonantes y que invitan a la reflexión.
Those Who Love the Game
Glenn "Doc" Rivers on Life in the NBA and Elsewhere
- 192 páginas
- 7 horas de lectura
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 páginas
- 4 horas de lectura
Ob man seinen Großvater vor dem Sterben bewahren kann? Dooley behauptet es und führt es vor. War es Zauber oder Zufall?