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The Outside Shot By Walter Dean Myers

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The Outside Shot is a type of book that makes you want to read it more and more as you get further into the book. When you put the book down you feel like picking it back up. The Outside Shot is about a "cat" named Lonnie. He is one of the few African-Americans going to Montclare College on a basketball scholarship. He is from Harlem, New York. The college is pretty small but it has a lot to offer. Montclare could help Lonnie get into the pro's. When he arrives to college he realizes that the work is harder where as before he could easily pull of B's. This book has some good obstacles and conflicts to over come and has a variety of ways to entertain the reader. On top of the new college, work, basketball team, Lonnie was interested in a girl named Sherry. Sherry wanted to become a track star. The two of them had a weird relationship. They went out and then broke up and did this again. This annoyed Lonnie and made him confused. Since he was from Harlem he kind of had some of his slang. This was shown when Lonnie would see Sherry and say something like hey baby. Sometime Lonnie would see her with other people and would say something to act cool as he walked by. Overall this book gets five out of five stars from me. Do yourself a favor and read this book and see if Lonnie makes it through college, the pro's, and Sherry. If you need an interesting book that is entertaining this would have to be the book!

great book

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this book is a boy name Lonnie Jackson who leaves Harlem because he got accepted to Montclair State in Indiana to play on their basketball team. In the beginning he'll have trouble fitting because he thinks that it's not the right place for him. He also has trouble with his schoolwork because he didn't because he wasn't taking things seriously before. The only thing he knows is how to play ball, while in college he is tempted to fix games with local gamblers. He has a hard time focusing until sherry comes along. She is a determined track star and she's also very independent. Which attracts Lonnie but he's also going crazy because he doesn't like that fact that has on-again, off-again relationship.

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Ages 12 and up. The book The Outside Shot written by Walter Dean Myers is mostly about a boy named Lonnie heading off to play basketball for a mid-western college called Montclare. When going off to college Lonnie has to fit in with the others he is going to be living with. Lonnie has a scholarship for playing basketball, but Lonnie Jackson does not have the street smarts ne needs to pass those tough classes of his. He does not want his scholarship to go to waste, so he gives it all he`s got. While in class Lonnie meets an attractive girl named Sherry. Sherry, who in an athlete determined to be a track star.She keeps Lonnie in shape by telling him to give it all his best, and to try hard when it comes to his classes. Sherry`s independence attracts Lonnie,they have an on and off relationship that drives Lonnie crazy.The moral or the theme of the book "The Outside Shot" is that you can help others and at the same time you can achieve your dream.This works for Lonnie.I like that the book has Lonnie taking things easy and how he tries really hard to be the best basketball player that he really is.He does not get angry when things get bad,he just steps up his game, and shows others that he is ready to be on the basketball court.Also succeed off of it as well.

A Great Book

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The Outside Shot is the story of Lonnie Jackson's journey through his freshman year in college. He is from Harlem and is attending the school on a basketball scholarship. As soon as he arrives at the school trouble starts. He thought because he was on scholarship he automatically was on the team. He was wrong about this because he still had to try out. At the college, he meets a girl named Sherry, who is there on a track scholarship. He is interested in her and they have an off-and-on relationship. He also develops a friendship for a boy named Eddie who is at the hospital he works. Eddie is thought to be autistic and Lonnie plays with him in the gym at the hospital. The relationship starts off slow but gets better. While he is at a pick-up game he meets a man everybody calls the "Fat Man". The Fat Man gets him in a situation where the college says Lonnie is involved in the gambling of there games. He is suspended from the team. During this time he starts to drink a lot and does not attend any of his classes. Sherry is there to comfort him but he does not seem to want to be comforted. This author is my favorite author. His writing style is very realistic. I am also a fan of basketball so this book kept me interested from beginning to end. This is definitely a five star book. Almost any male athlete will love this book.

Nothuing but Net

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The outside shot is a good book about a young African-American male that has to leave New York City to play college basketball in the Midwest. He has to struggle to make the team, impress his coach and the girl that he likes. He has hard times in school and contemplates leaving school. He ends up getting caught in a scandal with a bookie and the NCAA. I really enjoyed the struggle aspect of this book. He had to work hard to make it. It is also really cool when he helps a troubled kid at the hospital he works at. I would definitely give this book a five out of five. I really enjoyed this book and I know you will to.