J. D. Jackson
1) Homeboyz
Author
Series
Hoopster trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Teddy Anderson, who is known on the streets as T-Bear, decides to seek revenge on the person responsible for his little sister's death, which was caused by a stray bullet from a semiautomatic handgun.
2) The Hoopster
Author
Series
Hoopster trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
Andre Anderson is a black teenager with a dream. Although he loves to play basketball and laugh with his friends, he also loves to write and wants to make his mark on the world. One summer when he is assigned to do a magazine article about race, he creates a passionate and explosive piece. Soon, he is the target of racists who brutally attack him, putting him in the hospital. With his hand and dream broken, he must figure out how to put his life back...