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Boy21 - Matthew Quick 电子书mobi+epub
Reading age : 12+ years
蓝思 : 830L
Grade level : 7 and up
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (June 18, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 0316127965
ISBN-13 : 978-0316127967
Boy21 Paperback – June 18, 2013
by Matthew Quick (Author)
You can lose yourself in repetition--quiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age.
Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in broken-down Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, his dad works nights, and Finley is left to take care of his disabled grandfather alone. He's always dreamed of getting out someday, but until he can, putting on that number 21 jersey makes everything seem okay.
Russ has just moved to the neighborhood, and the life of this teen basketball phenom has been turned upside down by tragedy. Cut off from everyone he knows, he won't pick up a basketball, but answers only to the name Boy21--taken from his former jersey number.
As their final year of high school brings these two boys together, a unique friendship may turn out to be the answer they both need.
About the Author
Matthew Quick is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, which was made into an Oscar-winning film. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages and has received a PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention, among other accolades. Matthew lives with his wife on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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