Boy21
of Matthew Quick (Goodreads Author)
Description
Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in gray, broken Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish Mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, he takes care of his disabled grandfather, and at school heâs called âWhite Rabbitâ, the only white kid on the varsity basketball team. Heâs always dreamed of getting out somehow with his girlfriend, Erin. But until then, when he puts on his number 21, everything seems to make sense.Russ has just moved to the neighborhood. A former teen basketball phenom from a privileged home, his life has been turned upside down by tragedy. Cut off from everyone he knows, he now answers only to the name Boy21âhis former jersey numberâand has an unusual obsession with outer space.As their final year of high school brings these two boys together, âBoy21â may turn out to be the answer they both need.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 250 pages
- Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publication Date March 5th 2012
- First Publication 01/01/12
- Language English
- ISBN 9780316127974
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Pennsylvania (United States)']
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