Description
Rucker Park--a place where basketball's greatest pro players go up against street legends. Best friends Mackey and J.R. have waited their whole lives to win the basketball tournament here. But when the day of an important game arrives, J.R. is fatally stabbed. While Mackey didn't wield the knife, he feels responsible. Now he has a score to settle, but the killer is watching his every move. Mackey is determined to finish the final game of the Rucker Park Tournament on his own terms. The question is, can he do it?
Author: Paul Volponi
Publisher: Speak
Published: 09/18/2008
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.50w x 0.43d
ISBN13: 9780142412077
ISBN10: 0142412074
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | African American & Black
- Young Adult Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Young Adult Fiction | Law & Crime
Author: Paul Volponi
Publisher: Speak
Published: 09/18/2008
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.50w x 0.43d
ISBN13: 9780142412077
ISBN10: 0142412074
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | African American & Black
- Young Adult Fiction | Lifestyles | City & Town Life
- Young Adult Fiction | Law & Crime
About the Author
Paul Volponi is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel Black & White. From 1992 to 1998, he taught adolescents on Rikers Island in New York City to read and write. Mr. Volponi worked at a day treatment center like Daytop teaching students and helping them prepare for the GED. Mr. Volponi lives in New York City.