Night Hoops

This book is one of my favorites. I haven't read it in a while so I decided to re-read it and I remembered why. First of all, Nick is such a likable kid. I love characters who have a real passion in life and Nick's is basketball. He works hard at it. He dreams about it. His dad also loves it but ove......more

Too much basketball. Not enough emotional depth. I understand the characters are mostly teenage boys, but almost all of the complex relationships fell to the back burner to basketball. But to be fair, I don't particularly like basketball. I guess I don't really know what I was expecting.......more

Reviewed by Grandma Bev for TeensReadToo.com Nick Abbott wants his father's approval more than anything, but his brother Scott is always first in his father's eyes. Nick's father was a basketball star in high school, and he wants Scott to excel in that sport, but Scott just wants to play his trumpet.......more

solid book. it was easy but still a fun book to read......more

Personal Response: I really liked this book. I was able to connect to it because it was about basketball. Even though I never got pulled out of a varsity game and never had to sit a practice because of a mistake I made, I was still able to make personal connections with the sport. Plot Summary: Night......more