The Assist: Hoops, Hope, And The Games Of Their Lives

ISBN-10: 1586486667
ISBN-13: 9781586486662
Author: Swidey, Neil
Interest Level: 9-12
Publisher: Public Affairs

Publication Date: November 2008

Copyright: 0

Page Count: 392

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Interest Level

Grades 9-12

Reading Level

Lexile: 1080L

Booksource Subjects

BISAC Subjects

Basketball; Massachusetts; Boston

Basketball; Massachusetts; Boston

Basketball; Massachusetts; Boston

Description
Offers a intriguing portrait of Jack O'Brien, the basketball coach at Boston's Charlestown High School, who has led his teams to a number of state championship titles, and the players who make up his teams, youngsters from high-crime, poverty-stricken neighborhoods who have managed to get to college despite the odds. Reprint.