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Interest Level

Grades 6 - 8

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 4.6

Lexile Measure®: 750L

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: Not Available

Type of Book: Chapter Book

Genre

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Young Adult

Theme/Subject

  • Basketball
  • High School
  • Journalism
  • African American
  • Tolerance and Acceptance
  • Mental Health
  • Prejudice and Tolerance Experiences

Sensitivity

  • Objectionable Language
  • Violence

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About This Book

Andre has everything going his way: a great job interning at a magazine, a new girlfriend, and ruling the basketball court. All of that changes when he is attacked and beaten by racists, who read his first article, which throws him into a deep, silent depression.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Alan Lawrence Sitomer teaches high school in Los Angeles and is the author of the young adult novels The Hoopster and Hip-Hop High School, as well as the teaching guide Hip-Hop and the Classics.
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