Hoop city

Darnell is a talented high school basketball player from Brooklyn, primed to be the first to attend college in his family. When his mother tells him that she has a new boyfriend, an event from Darnell's past takes him to a dark place that will force him to confront it.

Paul is the top high school basketball player coming out of Los Angeles, but the pressure of leading his team through his senior season and choosing a college may be enough to break him.

As a freshman at one of the best private high schools in Detroit, Isaiah has earned a spot on the varsity basketball team. But at home his family is falling apart, and he struggles with the feeling that he's lost his street-cred by moving to the suburbs.

When Serge is recruited from the Sudan to come play basketball at a high profile prep school in Chicago, there are bigger obstacles than culture shock to contend with. Serge must try to put his past behind him and use basketball to make something of his life in America.

Marcus is a star basketball and football player at his athletically prestigious Baltimore high school, with his choice of Division 1 schools clamoring to give him a scholarship--however, at the state football championship, Marcus gets in a fight. Racial tensions are high, and Marcus' anger could ruin any chance he has at a collegiate future.

When head coach Tony Wilson gets cancer, Julius Dunbar is chosen by the athletic director to take over the team. Dunbar tries to carry on Coach Wilson's legacy and help the team find success, while battling his own troubled past.

"When "Hoop City" High head coach Tony Wilson gets cancer, Julius Dunbar, an unknown coaching circles, is chosen by the athletic director to take over the team. At first the players balk at the new hire and his "ball sharing" offense, claiming that he doesn't have what it takes to be a head coach. Coach Dunbar battles his own past while trying to convince the team to play together. Can coach Dunbar seek out redemption and write a new chapter in the school's rich history?"--Publisher website.

"Darnell is a talented high school basketball player from Brooklyn, primed to be the first to attend college...[but] when his mother tells him that she has a new boyfriend, an event from Darnell's past takes him to a dark place. Will he be able to confront his past and try to overcome it?"--Back cover.

"Paul is the top high school basketball player coming out of Los Angeles. He has the pick of any college that he wants. So what's eating at him? Well, life is hard growing up in Watts. Plus, Paul lost his parents and sister at a young age. The only person he has left is his grandmother, who raised him. Will the pressure of leading his team through his senior season, along with choosing a college, be enough to break Paul?"--Publisher website.

"Isaiah is a hotshot freshman, talented and hard-working enough to be on the varsity basketball team at one of the top private high schools in Detroit. The problem is, his family is breaking apart and he is losing street-cred with his new suburban address. Will Isaiah be able to rise above the taunts from teammates and opponents-real or imagined? Will he be able to overcome the deconstruction of his family? "--Publisher website.