Overview
Udoka Clendon is a first-year university student and a product of basketball systems that have produced professional players. He's been pushed relentlessly by the obsessive mentorship of his older brother, which has been tolerated by his hard-working single mother. For years his brother has taken him to tournaments and pushed him to succeed on the outdoor courts of the west end. Burdened by expectations and self-doubt, Udoka tries to reignite his passion for the game. Now, he's been given a final opportunity at the city-wide tournament to rediscover his confidence and his sense of purpose--all of which he fears he has lost forever. With the clarity and poetic style of a seasoned writer, and drawing on his own time as an elite sports prospect, Jawara Pedican shows the trials and traumas of becoming fixated on a dream of sports stardom.
Full Product Details
Author: Jawara Pedican
Publisher: Lorimer Children & Teens
Imprint: Lorimer Children & Teens
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 21.30cm
Weight: 0.376kg
ISBN: 9781459417151
ISBN 10: 1459417151
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Recommended Age: From 8 to 10 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
"""The novel does a wonderful job of normalizing opening up and using counseling services, especially for boys and young men who often feel that they have to bottle up their emotions. A sincere, inspiring look at dealing with and overcoming self-doubt, ideal for reluctant readers.""--Kirkus Review -- (6/1/2023 12:00:00 AM)"
"""A potent message about the mental toll of elite sports and the value of playing for love of the game will resonate with teens. Recommended for high school libraries.""--School Library Journal -- (9/1/2023 12:00:00 AM) ""The novel does a wonderful job of normalizing opening up and using counseling services, especially for boys and young men who often feel that they have to bottle up their emotions. A sincere, inspiring look at dealing with and overcoming self-doubt, ideal for reluctant readers.""--Kirkus Review -- (6/1/2023 12:00:00 AM)"
Author Information
Jawara Pedican is a former member of both the McGill University and University of Toronto men's varsity basketball teams. With a wealth of memories from his playing days, he decided to offer young readers a semi-autobiographical account of his experiences and trials and tribulations as a collegiate athlete. He is a kinesiologist and more recently a medical editor for a life sciences marketing agency headquartered in Toronto. He lives in Alliston, Ontario.
