Fast Break

Name: Fast Break
Brand: Viking Books for Young Readers
SKU: 9781101997833-PRUSDTR-US
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Edition: US - Paperback / softback

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288 pages • 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.67 in

Approx. weight: 0.56 lb

Publication date: 23 Aug,2016

Barcode: 9781101997833 • Viking Books for Young Readers

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Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Basketball
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Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering

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By: Mike Lupica

From the #1 bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw comes a feel-good basketball tale reminiscent of The Blind Side.

Forced to live on his own after his mom dies and her boyfriend abandons him, 12-year-old Jayson does whatever it takes to get by. He will do anything to avoid the foster care system. He manages to get away with his deception until the day he gets caught stealing a new pair of basketball sneakers. Game over. Within a day a social worker places him with a family from the other side of town, the Lawtons. New home, new school, new teammates.

Jayson, at first, is combatative, testing the Lawtons' patience at every turn. He wants out, yet the Lawtons refuse to take the bait. But not everyone in Jayson's new life is so ready to trust him. It's on Jayson to believe that he deserves a better life than the one he once had. The ultimate prize if he can? A trip to play in the state finals at Cameron Indoor Stadium–home to the Duke Blue Devils and launching pad to his dream of playing bigtime college ball. Getting there will be a journey that reaches far beyond the basketball court.

"Eager fans will find this a slam-dunk. A must-purchase."–Booklist

"Lupica's announcer-like delivery will have you breathless, on the edge of your seat, cheering."--Florida Times-Union