The main character in Game by Walter Dean Myers is a teenager living in
Harlem who plays basketball. He is a very good player and his basketball game
has given the dream of a lifetime. This young man's name is Drew Larson. In
Game, he is a senior at James Baldwin Academy and plays guard on the basketball
team.
Drew lives in a rough neighborhood. Even though he has loving devoted parents
and a helpful younger sister, there are drugs and dealers on the corners, there
is poverty and hopelessness around every corner and there are a of people who
never had a dream or who lost their dreams. Drew is determined to see his dream
through. He focuses all his energies on giving his best for the team and for
the colleges coaches and scouts who come out to find new talent for their
college teams. Drew gives his all, even when the unexpected happens and his
hopes for living his dream begin to fade.
[In the links below, you'll find a reliable link to a series of video interviews with Walter Dean Myers.]
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