Fifteen-year-old Nate plays soccer because his family expects him to, and he discovers basketball is his sport when Lucas moves in across the street, but Nat has an axe to grind with two star players. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
Beloved, award-winning author Carl Deuker serves up another fast-paced sports novelthis one about basketball and friendship.
Nate plays soccer, but he doesnt love it. He plays because its what his family expects.
Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street. Lucas isnt like any of Nates sports friendshes poor, his parents are mostly absent, and hes devoted to his sister, Megan, who has a learning disability. Lucas may be an outcast at school, but he and Nate find common ground in their fierce games of one-on-one basketball.
Its not long before Nate realizes that basketball is his sport. But Nate has an ax to grind with star players Colin and Bo, who have disrespected him for years. Nate believes that outplaying those two is the most important thing . . . until he learns that life is about more than getting ready for the next game.
