Age range 10+ THE GAME WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. 'The novel is unusual in structure and plot as readers experience the same incidents portrayed through different perspectives, each revealing another layer of the story...Solid, authentic basketball action with plenty of food for thought, coloured with elements of fantasy.' - Kirkus
Magic doesn't seem possible for the West Bottom Badgers. They're the lowest-rankedbasketball team in their league, and they live in the poorest neighborhood in Dren.Nobody expects them to succeed at anything. Plus, every kid on the team has secretstruggles of his own.When a new coach named Professor Wizenard arrives on the first day of trainingcamp, the Badgers can't explain the magical-seeming things they see and hear. Everyplayer experiences unique and strange visions - visions that challenge everything theythought they knew about basketball, and about their lives and their secrets off thecourt. To survive the increasingly intense ordeals of training, the Badgers will need totake unimaginable risks, learn to trust their teammates, and confront the darknesswithin themselves.
'The novel is unusual in structure and plot as readers experience the same incidents portrayed through different perspectives, each revealing another layer of the story...Solid, authentic basketball action with plenty of food for thought, coloured with elements of fantasy.' - Kirkus
Magic doesn't seem possible for the West Bottom Badgers. They're the lowest-rankedbasketball team in their league, and they live in the poorest neighborhood in Dren.Nobody expects them to succeed at anything. Plus, every kid on the team has secretstruggles of his own.When a new coach named Professor Wizenard arrives on the first day of trainingcamp, the Badgers can't explain the magical-seeming things they see and hear. Everyplayer experiences unique and strange visions - visions that challenge everything theythought they knew about basketball, and about their lives and their secrets off thecourt. To survive the increasingly intense ordeals of training, the Badgers will need totake unimaginable risks, learn to trust their teammates, and confront the darknesswithin themselves.
'The novel is unusual in structure and plot as readers experience the same incidents portrayed through different perspectives, each revealing another layer of the story...Solid, authentic basketball action with plenty of food for thought, coloured with elements of fantasy.' - Kirkus
Age range 9+Reggie has never felt destined for greatness. He dreams about basketball brilliance all day and night, but the hard truth is that he's a benchwarmer for the West Bottom Badgers the worst...
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