Hoops

Name: Hoops
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 9798897568321

Author: Walter Dean Myers, John Ballard

Narrator: Ruffin Prentiss

Unabridged: 5 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/09/2025

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, African American & Black Fiction, Coming Of Age, Sports

Synopsis

By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster—a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation—this fast-paced and poignant story reveals the fierce underworld of sports. All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide basketball Tournament of Champions. His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure. Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance—but sold out. As the tournament nears, Lonnie learns that some heavy bettors want Cal to keep him on the bench so that the team will lose the championship. As the last seconds of the game tick away, Lonnie and Cal must make a decision. Are they willing to blow the chance of a lifetime? An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults

About Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award Finalist as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott Kingâ€“Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jermaine on December 13, 2012

I have always hated reading because I thought it was a waste of time. I have been learning that reading helps me with my grammar and comprehension. A few weeks ago, Mr. Welsh told me to pick a “Good read” book. I picked a book that looked interesting to me called “Hoop`s”, I choose this book becaus......more

Goodreads review by Ishaan on June 13, 2018

I love sports biographies and this story was definitely one of my favorites. Even though it is fictional is still displays the many things that happen on and off the court that shape the character and his values.......more

Goodreads review by Brayden on March 15, 2017

Hoops is about a teenager that is 17 years young and his name is Lonnie Jackson, he is practicing for a championship basketball tournament. I think his friend is Cal and he believed that Lonnie is capable of joining the National Basketball Association. This book was sort of intense because I persona......more

Goodreads review by Myesha-Tiara on July 27, 2024

Favorite Quote: “That was the thing with losing. You had to live with it until you won, and you could never be sure when you were going to win.”~Lonnie Myers writing style reminds me of James Baldwin. We are introduced to Lonnie who has a serious chip on his shoulder and I can understand how with the......more

Goodreads review by Caleb on August 07, 2024

This was in no way a bad book. However, the book was written in the 80s and the vernacular definitely reflects that. The book also seemed rushed. Enjoyable read nonetheless.......more