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The Moves Make the Man (Rpkg) - by Bruce Brooks (Paperback)

The Moves Make the Man (Rpkg) - by  Bruce Brooks (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Brooks' fine first novel has a basketball theme and plenty of action, but sport is merely the vehicle for delivering a serious story of friendship and madness" (School Library Journal). "Brilliant sportswriting and a trenchant examination of the friendship between (the) narrator . . . and a white boy in trouble".--ALA Booklist (starred).<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><strong></strong>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.</p>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. </p><p>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.... </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Brooks's fine first novel has a baskeball theme and plenty of action, but sport is merely the vehicle for delivering a serious story of friendship and madness." --"SLJ." "Brilliant sportswriting and a trenchant examination of the friendship between narrator Jerome Foxworthy [an African-American seventh-grader] and Bix, a white boy in trouble." --"BL."<br>

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