After the Shot Drops

When a 14-year-old, self-professed non-reader, enjoys a book so much that he enthusiastically encourages me to read it, I am going to read that book.......more

Bunny and Nasir used to be best friends, and a great team on the basketball court, too. But then Bunny got a scholarship to a private academy to play ball for them, while Nasir is still stuck at public school, hanging out with his questionable cousin Wallace. Now they're estranged, and they're both......more

A gripping, heart-pounding story with incredible characters who were complex and funny and heartbreaking and real. I wanted to underline so many lines, and I wanted to stay in Bunny and Nasir's world forever. Suspenseful, powerful, complicated and deeply moving.......more

This was such a fast read , I could have finished it in just one sitting . The characters are well written and the plot makes sense . This is a good book that deals with the fallout of bad decisions, mature friendships and life decisions. Simple but good book, nice representation of minorities.......more

I can’t remember exactly how I heard of this book, but I vaguely remember it being described as YA Ghost, which is a fast way to get me to pick up anything. And with blurbs from Jeff Zentner and Carl Deuker? Now we’re talking. I don’t think I heard a ton about this on social media, either, but with......more