Hustle (Lorimer Sports Stories)

Boateng, Johnny

Lorimer Children & Teens

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

James Lorimer

Hoopers (Lorimer Sports Stories)

Review\nThe overall themes and lessons of diligence and perseverance are clear and easy to grasp, and the plotlines, pacing, and length make this highly accessible to reluctant readers. ― Kirkus Reviews\nThis story is filled with wonderful and diverse characters from many different backgrounds. -- Mary Harelkin Bishop ― CM Review of Materials\nSet in Toronto, Hoopers is about a Black youth who wants to live the basketball dream of fame and acclaim. Jojo and his friends know that once they make the Squad, their high-school team, they will have the time of their lives. But their no-nonsense coach is strict, even mean, and seems to repeatedly target Jojo. Emphasizing the real qualities of hard work and dedication, Hoopers shows how Jojo learns how to be a skilled player and leader for his team ― a real Hooper.\nBook Description\nJojo seems a real hooper, rapping and making like ball is life. But does he really have what it takes?\nFrom the Back Cover\nAre you serious about ball or just playing?\nJojo’s got all the moves. He’s got the look. He’s got the fans. He’s also got a new coach who doesn’t care what Jojo looks like or how good his social media followers think he is at basketball. What Coach P cares about is how much work his players put in and how serious they are about being real athletes. Can Jojo show Coach P he has what it takes to be a real hooper?\nJOHNNY BOATENG played Division I basketball in Evansville, Indiana, and at Simon Fraser University, and has won the BC basketball provincial championship as both a player and a coach. He founded the Dream Hoops Basketball Academy and serves as a mentor for disadvantaged youth. He is the author of Hustle, which was named a Canadian Children’s Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens, and Two Strikes in the Sports Stories series. Johnny lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Hoopers is about a Black youth who wants to live the basketball dream of fame and acclaim. Jojo and his friends know that once they make their high-school team, they will have the time of their lives. But their no-nonsense coach is strict, even mean, and seems to repeatedly target Jojo. Emphasizing the real qualities of hard work and dedication, Hoopers shows how Jojo learns how to be a skilled player and leader for his team--a real Hooper.

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