Summary:Jerome Foxworthy has the unfortunate luck to be the first African-American boy in a white school since he happens to live in the school's boundaries. His love is basketball, and he practices it in his free time. At school he wants to join the basketball team, but the coach seems to think he doesn't have what it takes. He gets put in a Home Ec class with Bix, a white kid who plays Baseball. The unlikely pair become friends.
Evaluation: Good example of racism issues, touching story
Reading level: Grades 6-8
Ideas for use of the book: Teach about racism issues
Cautions: Mild language
Published by: Harper Collins, 1995
Pages: 280
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