"Hoops" by Walter Dean Myers

The story I read and am writing my essay on is the book Hoops by Walter Dean Myers. The reason why I am writing this essay is because I like this is a great book. The book is about a seventeen year old boy named Lonnie, faces a difficult life with the harsh nagging of his mom and trying to become pro at basketball. Later on in this book Lonnie faces a really difficult decision …showed first 75 words of 484 total…

…showed last 75 words of 484 total…Lonnie is a great guy with many friends and he lives in the harsh ghetto, which makes this novel a great one. When you read this book you will not regret it. So concluding my essay I would suggest that you read this book because it is a great book that will get you excited. So I suggest you pick this book up and read it. When are you going to pick up the book?