So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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Janey Holmes' passion for the game should be enough to draw every basketball aficionado - young or old - to this book. Janey is smart, witty and talented and needs all of these attributes as she maneuvers the peaks and valleys of adolescence and discoveries of first love. The real life drama of this group of girls struggling to come together and Beck's descriptions of plays and games are a treat. On top of that, P.V. Beck brings her extensive knowledge of basketball, and a fluid writing style to this story of the team that manages to beat the odds. This is a young adult novel that I will purchase for all the young girls and boys in my life who are facing similar struggles along the way to becoming adults. And, by the way, I'd highly recommend it to my own group of friends as well. We all need occasional reminders of what is possible.
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Sweet Turnaround J by P.V. Beck
Jean N, August 10, 2009
Janey Holmes' passion for the game should be enough to draw every basketball aficionado - young or old - to this book. Janey is smart, witty and talented and needs all of these attributes as she maneuvers the peaks and valleys of adolescence and discoveries of first love. The real life drama of this group of girls struggling to come together and Beck's descriptions of plays and games are a treat. On top of that, P.V. Beck brings her extensive knowledge of basketball, and a fluid writing style to this story of the team that manages to beat the odds. This is a young adult novel that I will purchase for all the young girls and boys in my life who are facing similar struggles along the way to becoming adults. And, by the way, I'd highly recommend it to my own group of friends as well. We all need occasional reminders of what is possible.