In the Paint

Jeff Rud

Description

For as long as he can remember, Matt has wanted to play basketball. Now, as he tries out for the team at his new middle school, he realizes that the easy days of elementary ball are over and that this is a much more serious game. Dealing with a hard-driving coach, competitive teammates and his own insecurities in a new school, Matt needs to call on all his skills, both on and off the court, to make the team and keep his head above water. When he is involved, albeit unwittingly, in tagging a store with racist graffiti, Matt finds himself in more trouble than he bargained for. And when he fights back against an aggressive teammate and is threatened with suspension from the team, he learns that it is not only game-time decisions that count, but also the choices made after the crowd has gone home and the gym is silent.

Sujets

• Sports
• Juvenilee Fiction
• Recreation
• Basketball

Informations

• Publié par: Orca Book Publishers
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2005
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781554694853
• Langue: English

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In the Paint

South Side Sports

In the Paint

ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS

Jeff Rud

Copyright © 2005 Jeff Rub

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Natioual Library of Cauada CatalogUiug iu PUblicatiou Data

Rub, Jeff, 1960- In the paint / Jeff Rub.

(South Sibe sports) ISN 1-55143-337-0

I. Title. II. Series: Rub, Jeff, 1960- . South Sibe sports.

PS8635.U32I5 2005 jC813’.6 C2005-901413-X

SUmmary: Twelve-year-olb Matt Hill struggles to make the BasketBall team in his new school while keeping out of trouBle.

First puBlisheb in the Uniteb States, 2005 Library of Cougress Coutrol NUmber: 2005922924

Orca ook PuBlishers gratefully acknowlebges the support for its puBlishing programs provibeb By the following agencies: the Government of Canaba through the ook PuBlishing Inbustry Development Program (PIDP), the Canaba Council for the Arts, anb the ritish ColumBia Arts Council.

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For Lana, Maggie and Matt, a terrific home team.

Acknowledgements

chapter one

chapter two

chapter three

chapter four

chapter five

chapter six

chapter seven

chapter eight

chapter nine

chapter ten

chapter eleven

chapter twelve

chapter thirteen

chapter fourteen

chapter fifteen

chapter sixteen

chapter seventeen

Contents