Hoops (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Walter Dean Myers
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: African Americans, Maturation or coming of age, Values, Teenagers, Race, Gambling, Friendship, Poverty or poor people, Inner cities or inner-city life, Basketball
- Locales: Harlem, NY
In Hoops, Myers makes the game of basketball symbolize the game of life. Basketball was one of Myers's passions; it was an escape from the frustrations of school, a time to bond with other kids his age, and just plain fun. He depicts the basketball scenes in his books with astounding clarity and from an insider's perspective. Hoops seems at first to be an action-packed sports novel but is soon revealed as a moral tale about choices and integrity.
The main character in Hoops is seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson, who clings to a dream that he will become a...
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