Foley, John. Hoops of steel.FOLEY, John. Hoops of steel. Llewellyn, Flux. 238p. c2007. 0-7387-0981-6. $8.95. S Jackson O'Connell lives for basketball, but he's not your typical jock 1. jock - A programmer who is characterised by large and somewhat brute-force programs. 2. jock - When modified by another noun, describes a specialist in some particular computing area. . Sensitive, stressed-out, and 17, Jax begins his senior year as a role player for the same high school team that he started for as a sophomore, having missed his junior season after breaking his shooting hand in a fight he believes caused his family to implode To link component pieces to a major assembly. It may also refer to compressing data using a particular technique. Contrast with explode. . Struggling at home, in school, and on the court, Jackson tries to apply quotes from the basketball books he reads to his life, from inelegant in·el·e·gant adj. Lacking refinement or polish; not elegant. in·el  e·gant·ly adv. attempts at romance, to fighting for minutes on the court, to working
through a friend's attempted suicide. Jackson's first-person
narration reads like an account of a basketball game. Some chapters
sprint, others read slowly, and in a few the author "milks the
clock," setting scenes as though they were precision plays.
Jax's story is realistic, urban, blue-collar, and gritty,
reflecting the turbulence he experiences as he faces and overcomes
challenge after challenge. Male readers will identify with Jackson,
making this an ideal selection for sports fiction aimed at older teens.
However, adult situations, explicit language, racial tension, and frank
discussions of sexuality make Hoops of Steel out of bounds for many
school libraries.
S--Recommended for senior high school students. Jay Wise, MLIS MLIS Master of Library and Information Science MLIS Multilingual Information Society MLIS Molecular Laser Isotope Separation MLIS Masters of Library and Information Studies MLIS Medical/Legal Information Services , Chillicothe & Ross County Ross County can refer to:
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