Status
Available
Call number
Description
Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently.
Collection
Publication
Scholastic Paperbacks (1998), 272 pages
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Honor — 1999)
Coretta Scott King Award (Winner — 1997)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 2000)
South Carolina Book Awards (Winner — Young Adult Book Award — 1999)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1997)
CCBC Choices (1996)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (High School — 1997)
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Selection — 1997)
Young Adult Favorites Award (1998)
Language
Original publication date
1996
Physical description
272 p.; 4.25 x 0.75 inches
ISBN
0590486683 / 9780590486682
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