It's like I said, it isn't what you do with the shots you make, but the ones that don't go in. The rebounds. Sean vows that this year will be different: he_ll stay out of trouble and make the basketball team, even if it means ditching his old friends. David also needs to make a new start. A serious accident has left him confined to a wheelchair and horribly bitter about how his life has changed. Forced together, the boys learn to like each other, and their friendship may be what they both need to get back in the game.
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Eric Walters' knowledge of his fourteen year olds is evident. His characters, their dialogue and the situations ring true. Mr. Walters has again written a satisfying novel on his twin themes of the need to belong, and the ability of the individual to rise to the challenges of life. - Resource Links
Social worker, former teacher, and popular classroom speaker, Eric Walters is best known for his engaging novels for reluctant readers. This author of more than fifty novels has received over eighty awards for his work, including the IODE Violet Downey Award and multiple OLA Silver Birch and Red Maple readers' choice awards.
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