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Danger Zone (Point Signature) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Klass
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
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Sales Rank: 473861
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Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 0590485911
EAN: 9780590485913
ASIN: 0590485911
Publication Date: March 1, 1998
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In this award-winning novel, a young basketball star confronts a nightmare of racism in "one of the most thrilling climaxes in recent sports writing".--"Kirkus Review". .
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 Still My Favorite June 1, 2007
I first bought this book at a book fair when i was in the sixth grade. I am now 21 and still read this book at least once a year. Though I have matured and moved onto to other more advanced readings, I still find David Klass' Danger Zone as my favorite book. As well as having great details enabling you to really envision the basketball games, he gives a great view of life and the great differences in cultures and races both near and far. I greatly recommend this book to any reader no matter what the age. FIVE STARS
Danger Zone March 20, 2007
Danger Zone, by David Klass, is a story about seventeen year old, basketball star, Jimmy Doyle, who lives in Minnesota. He saves the day by making his spectacular and wild three point shots. One day two coaches from the USA Olympic basketball team invites Jimmy to play for the team in Italy. At first he turned down the offer, but later he accepted it.
When they got to Italy, fans started being racist and hating the "Dream Team USA" because of the color of their skin. The trouble then started when a German who claimed to be a "Nazi", posted a death threat on the local Roman newspaper. Now the team must watch their every step and move or else they will get killed.
Told from Jimmy Doyle's point of view, this story will be an action packed and fast paced adventure for readers of all ages.
 The issues June 12, 2006
A white basketball player Jimmy Doyle from Granham , Minnesota is the best player in the area. He is so good that he gets invited to play on the American Dream Team that gets to play in Europe against other countries. Once he is on the team he soon realizes that the team is mostly black and some of his black teammates don't like that Jimmy is on the team. But the biggest problem for the team is the racism and prejudice that they face from the people in Europe. The people are saying hateful things to the black players and the players face bigotry throughout the whole time. And Jimmy who thought that the Dream Team would be all about playing basketball but soon realizes that it is actually about the hatred of his black teammates. So now Jimmy and his teammates have to find a way to get through this together.
I really liked this book a lot. It talks about a lot of important issues that people go through and people like me and you need to read about. I haven't really seen a lot of books that talk about these kinds of things and I like the fact that this book took it there. The only thing that I didn't like about this book is that in some of the prejudice parts they went a little overboard in some parts. But actually it might of not of been overboard to some people but it really depends on how you look at it. To find out if this book was overboard of just right you need to read this book.
Danger Zone: Taking on the Competition February 20, 2006
Do you know what it is like to be in the zone? Jimmy Doyle is a small-town hero in Granham, Minnesota, but he wonders if he can play at the top. When he is invited to play in an international tournament in Italy, he must choose to stay at home and help in the family store, or to go and play in the chance of a lifetime. Jimmy feels that he must stay at home and help his family, but he ends up going anyway with his family's support. He flies out to Los Angeles and meets the other nine teammates for the first time. Some arguments between Jimmy and his teammates occur before they fly out to Italy. The team dominates the competition until a death threat from psychotic terrorists force the team into hiding. David Klass's novel Danger Zone, published in 1996, tries to tell the reader about bad race relations and judging without basis can be a bad thing for all people.
In Danger Zone, there is a great deal of assumption others done by the American team. Augustus LeMay, a monstrous all around basketball star, believes that Jimmy only got onto the team because he is a white boy. Augustus says "I just don't have patience for having to put a rich, white boy, who couldn't last five minutes in our city, on our team." Also, Jimmy assumes that L.A. is a nice place because of the places that he was taken to, not being shown the slums and the poor portions of L.A. Augustus shows Jimmy the slums that he comes from to show how hard that he had it. Then, the team flies to Rome and they also assume that Rome is a nice place. Then they receive a death threat and realize that Rome isn't as nice a place outside of what they had seen. Later in the book Augustus realizes that Jimmy is an okay guy and starts to be less hostile towards him but the two still don't get along well.
Another theme in Danger Zone is how race can get in the way of a team. Augustus and Jimmy don't get along at first. This is because Jimmy is white. Augustus thinks that Jimmy can never be as good as his cousin, Devonne Saunders, because he's white. Then, Ray, the team joker, gives Jimmy the nickname snowman. Jimmy assumes means that he is cold like a snowman because he's from Minnesota, but the other teammates realize that it is because he is white. Augustus and the team finally realize that Jimmy is an okay guy and a good player.
Danger Zone does a superb job at telling the reader about race relations and judging done by most people. The author hid this message, and yet he still did extremely well in getting his points across. He accomplished his ideas and still made such a good story that makes the reader want more and more. I personally was devastated when I lost my copy of the book. I had to read it so much that I borrowed the book from my Classmates and teachers. Most people can read this book and get something out of it, I know that I did. Overall I would have to give this book a 9 out of 10.
Are you in danger or in the zone? February 20, 2006
Jimmy is a star in his hometown, but can he play with All Stars in the U.S? Jimmy is from Minnesota where he is the star in small town Granham. He can play Basketball, but can he compete with international teams as he joins the U.S. Teen Dream Team? They first travel to Los Angeles to practice with the team before the tournament. The top ten teen players in the country make the team and Jimmy is one of the two white players. Does his color make him look bad in the first practices? "Danger Zone" published in 1996 by David Klass shows Augustus' (black player on Jimmy's team) life in L.A. is very different from Jimmy's small town life. After Jimmy puts that and other conflicts behind him the U.S. Teen Dream Team flies to Italy for the tournament. There are more conflicts and a death threat is sent to them. Racism and loyalty take over the tournament.
Racism collides with teammates and others, as they meet for the first time in L.A. and Italy. In the first practices, Jimmy cannot make a shot to save his life. Augustus thinks his cousin should have made the team instead of some no name. His thoughts turn into fists as he says to Jimmy, "You only made the team, because you're some rich white boy." Then it becomes Jimmy vs. Augustus in a fist fight. As the U.S. team flies to Italy some of the fans don't like Jimmy's teammates or the color of their skin. The dark skinned people in Italy are treated differently, as Augustus sees black people poor and living on the streets and he discusses this issue in a press conference. Fans from other teams think he and his black teammates should not be in this tournament.
Are you loyal to your team and teammates though the whole tournament? Some players on Jimmy's team are loyal to their team in hard times, but one is loyal to them all the time. Augustus is that one. He toughened up and put the death threat behind him when others worried about what was going to happen during the tournament. Augustus was accustomed to being treated differently because of his childhood in L.A. and kept the team alive in the tournament. He is concerned about his teammates and when Jimmy is having a rough time sleeping, Augustus tells him "You're not helping us win and you look like death warmed over." Augustus is thinking about the team as a whole and for Jimmy's welfare.
"Danger Zone" by David Klass is successful at showing anyone can overcome different types of obstacles when they have a goal. This book shows not to judge a book by its cover and "Danger Zone" shows racism plays a part even in a basketball game. This book has thrilling hoop action and is excellent to read. I would recommend this book to anyone, because it's story on how a teen copes with racism in a team environment. You won't want to put this book down; you'll just keep turning the pages. I give this book nine out of ten stars.
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