Summary
This thrilling basketball story from Walter Dean Myers is a strong choice for independent reading and sharing in the classroom. Thought-provoking and packed with court action, Game is a winner.
Drew Lawson knows basketball is taking him places. It has to, because his grades certainly aren’t. But lately his plan has run squarely into a pick. Coach has handed the ball to another player—Tomas, a new guy from Europe—and Drew won’t let anyone disrespect his game. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780060582968 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0060582960 |
| Author: | Walter Dean Myers |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2009 |
| Weight: | 130g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 140mm x 180mm |
| Audience Age: | 13 |
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Critics Review
“Myers clearly knows basketball, and he nails the court action. A great choice for sports fans.”
“Expertly realized game sequences. There’s plenty of basketball here, but, as in any good sports novel, more is going on than the sport; life is the game, and this is a sensitive portrait of a likable young man, his family, city and dreams.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Myers clearly knows basketball, and he nails the court action. A great choice for sports fans.” - KLIATT (starred review)
“In this story of a teen who dreams of making it big in the NBA, Myers returns to the theme that has dominated much of his serious fiction: How can young black urban males negotiate the often-harsh landscape of their lives to establish a sense of identity and self-worth? Myers eschews easy answers, and readers are left with the question of whether or not Drew is prepared to deal with the challenges that life will inevitably hand him.” - School Library Journal
“Basketball fans will love the long passages of detailed court action. Passages that could have read as heavy-handed messages come across, instead, as the authentic thoughts of a strong, likable, African American teen whose anxieties, sharp insights, and belief in his own abilities will captivate readers of all backgrounds.” - Booklist
Walter Dean Myers
Michael L. Printz Award winner and Margaret A. Edwards Award recipient Walter Dean Myers is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. He is the author of Handbook for Boys; Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam; Monster; Bad Boy: A Memoir; and the Newbery Honor Books, Scorpions and Somewhere in the Darkness. He lives in Jersey City, NJ, with his family.
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