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Night Hoops | 
 enlarge | Author: Carl Deuker
Publisher: HarperTeen
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 117417
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 4.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0064472752
EAN: 9780064472753
ASIN: 0064472752
Publication Date: December 1, 2001
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Condition: An x-library copy. Well used. All pages and cover mostly clear except for a few creases. Well worn around edges and corners. Binding solid and tight.
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Product Description
A gripping new novel by the author of such successful sports fiction as Painting the Black and On the Devil's Court.
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 Redemption Through Sports June 15, 2007
Nick's older brother Scott has always been the one their father focused on. Scott was in high school and had the potential to be a basketball star, while Nick was only in junior high. Their father attended all of Scott's games but didn't have time to go to Nick's. More than anything, Nick wants his father's approval and he works hard to become a better player.
Now Nick is a sophomore in high school and Scott has decided that music is his true passion. He is not going to play basketball; he is going to be in the jazz band instead. Suddenly Nick has all of the attention that he's always wanted from his father.
Things aren't all great, though. Nick's parents are divorcing and his father has moved out, so he only sees his father occasionally. And when he isn't doing well in basketball, his father doesn't seem as interested in him.
Adding to Nick's problems is his neighbor, Trent. Nick has always known that Trent was big trouble. His mother drinks, has a wide variety of unpleasant boyfriends and lets Trent and his older brother Zack do whatever they want to do. Zack has been into a lot of trouble with the police, and Trent seems destined to follow the same path. But then Trent develops a devotion to basketball. Soon, despite his problems, Trent is spending evenings on Nick's basketball court. He is doing homework and passing his classes so he will be eligible to play on the basketball team. And Nick is seeing that maybe he isn't as bad as he seemed.
I liked the complexity of Nick's relationships with his family, especially the different ways he and his brother related to their father. I also liked how Trent's character changed throughout the story.
I hated Nick's father and I couldn't see how Nick could keep looking for his approval all of the time. I didn't like Katya much, either, and I didn't see why she kept trying to force Michael on Nick when Nick obviously wasn't interested.
 michaels spectacular review January 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Carl Deuker's fourth book for young adults is another winner filled with fast paced action and surprises all along the way. Night Hoops is a fantastic book for sports lovers and Mike Lupica fans. All four of his books were nominated for ALA best book for young adults.
Nick Abbot always thought of Trent Dawson as a punk or a thug who was always getting himself into deep trouble. But when Nick Abbot only wants to make it on the school basketball team at school. But so is Trent Dawson and Nick tries to learn more about him than his family saying that Trent is a bad influence because his brother gets into to much trouble and his mom is a bad influence. But Nick doesn't care what he hears because when the coach tells him to help Trent or sit on the bench he decides to keep his spot on the team and become friends with Trent. While trying to figure this out Nick needs to show his family the same thing. But it gets harder to do when Trent makes a big mistake and Nick needs to help Trent see his mistake.
By the end of Night Hoops you will see the friendship that Nick and Trent have becomes stronger than ever. It will keep you thinking hard about this book from front to back.
Parco's Review May 29, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed reading this book because I have interested in basketball too. This story is very exciting because things that happen in this story is very realistic. It keeps me interested all the time by having unexpected changes in the plot.
This book is about a kid called Nick. He has a father that loves basketball and puts all his hopes of basketball into his sons, Nick and his brother Scott. His father is too passionate about basketball which results in arguements with Nick's mom and divorce. Scott has a basketballer's physiques so thats why his father spends more time training him. But Scott realizes that his interest isn't basketball but is music. So he disapoints his father. So instead, Nick is focused on being trained. He makes the schools varsity team with a friend of his, Luke. They enjoy the practices and soon this out of city tournament comes. But the school can't afford to bring all the players with them so few were left out. Unluckily, the main character of this book, Nick, is left out. So he starts to train himself and during this period. Trent, who is a known to be a trouble maker then becomes very motivated in basketball. So they practice together in Nick's basketball court. After a while, Trent changed his bad attitudes and he appologized to the coach. Then Nick and Trent becomes good partners on and off the court and the finals game came. The end of the story will be saved for YOU to explore.
This is a good book because it truly shows brotherhood and heart for basketball. Most teenagers nowadays definitely value these two things. They play a sport that they love, they play for a team and create bonds between their team mates. This applies to me too, so I see a connection between Nick and me. If this applies to YOU too, this book is definitely a good choice!
Brandon's review March 29, 2006
I liked this book because it was a quick read and it really captured my interest. I love basketball and it was an awesome basketball story. Also, it had a fantastic ending.
In the beginning, Nick Abbott's dad makes a basketball court on his mom's rose garden. Nick's mom gets a divorce from his dad because they had been arguing a lot. Nick plays basketball on that court all summer. Nick and his friend Luke make the varsity basketball team and so does Nick's neighbor, Trent. When school starts up, Luke starts coming over and playing on his court with him. Nick has a tournament in Victoria over Christmas vacation which he can't go to because the school doesn't have enough money for everyone on the varsity team to go. Since he can't go, he starts playing at night with Trent and that forms a friendship between them. Something very unfortunate happens at a railroad track involving Trent's brother, Zack. The varsity team goes to the championship game against a team from Garfield. Will Trent go to the game after what happened with his brother? Will Nick's team win the championship game? Read the book and find out.
I think that realistic fiction readers would like this book because the things that happen in this book could really happen and if you like basketball, this is a great basketball story.
Hoop Star February 10, 2006
The book Night Hoops is about a boy named Nick who loves to play basketball. When his brother Scott, a gifted athlete, chooses music over basketball Nick gains his fathers attention for basketball. Nick is only one of the three sophomores to make the varsity team. Nick struggles with becoming a team player when he finds out that he has to share the ball with Trent Dawson, the talented but troubled boy from across the street. When Nick and Trent begin to shoot hoops in Nick's backyard they begin to form an unusual friendship.
Some things I didn't like were at the beginning of the book when Trent was shoving papers off of teacher's desks. I also didn't like it when Trent and his brother were hanging out because when they hang out they cause trouble. Things I liked were when Nick made the varsity team as a sophomore and when Trent and Nick begin to form a friendship.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read about basketball or who likes to play basketball.
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