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Summer Reading Book Summary
Hoops is a story about young kids just graduating high school given a second chance to get into a college while scouts come
to seek them out in a tournament. This book is about a young kid named Lonnie Jackson who has just finished school and now
is able to spend his whole time on playing his favorite sport, in which it is Basketball. Lonnie was one of the best in his
city of Harlem but was never seen by any scouts. Lonnie is now given a second chance when selected to play in a tournament
to show everyone he can succeed in NCAA College Basketball and go to college but is faced with many problems along his way.
His biggest dream is, to play basketball in the NBA and to earn a lot of money and to become quite popular. While on his way
to becoming a star, Lonnie meets a man named Cal. Lonnie thinks this guy is a nobody but what he doesn't know is that Cal
used to be in the NBA until he was caught shaving points from his score to make a little extra money on the side from bookies.
Cal believes Lonnie is good enough to go to the pros but tells Lonnie not to let the pressure get to him. So he tries to support
Lonnie and to advance his skills. Cal and Lonnie really start to become good friends. The team writes in a big tournament.
They go on to win.
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