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The outside shot
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-
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Dell Pub., |
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1987, c1984. |
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185 p. ; |
| ISBN: |
0440967848 |
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27 copies available at Bethesda Library, Chevy Chase Library, Damascus Library, Davis Library, Marilyn J. Praisner Library, Gaithersburg Library, Germantown Library, Kensington Park Library, Little Falls Library, Olney Library, Poolesville Library, Potomac Library, Quince Orchard Library, Rockville Library, Silver Spring Library, Twinbrook Library, Wheaton Library, White Oak Library, and Longbranch Library.
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Recruited by a small midwestern college to play basketball, a Harlem boy has many new experiences, including working with a child who needs physical therapy and dealing with corruption in college sports. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
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ISBN:
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0440967848 (pbk.) : $6.95
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ISBN:
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9780440967842 (pbk.)
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Personal Author:
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Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-
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Title:
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The outside shot / Walter Dean Myers.
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Publication info:
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New York : Dell Pub., 1987, c1984.
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Physical descrip:
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185 p. ; 18 cm.
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Series Title:
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(Laurel-leaf books)
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General Note:
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Sequel to: Hoops.
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General Note:
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"Based on an original screen treatment by John Ballard"--Verso.
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Abstract:
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Recruited by a small midwestern college to play basketball, a Harlem boy has many new experiences, including working with a child who needs physical therapy and dealing with corruption in college sports. When Lonnie Jackson leaves Harlem for a basketball scholarship to a midwestern college, he know he must keep his head straight and his record clean. That's the only way he'll have a chance of making it to the pros someday. But his street smarts haven't prepared him for the pressures of tough classes, high-stakes college ball, and the temptation to fix games for local gamblers. Everyone plays by a whole new set of rules -- including Sherry, who's determined to be a track star. Her independence attracts Lonnie, but their on-again, off-again relationship is driving him crazy. Lonnie has one year to learn how to make it as a "college man." It's his outside shot at a bright future. Does he have what it takes?
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Subject term:
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African Americans Fiction.
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Subject term:
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Universities and colleges Fiction.
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Subject term:
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Basketball Fiction.
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Subject term:
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Young adult fiction.
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