Matthew Eagletail is the star player for the Warriors, his basketball team on the Tsuu T'ina First Nation near Calgary.When his mother remarries, everything in Matthew's life is suddenly different and a new school, a new father, five pesky new sisters, a new dog named Precious. Worst of all, he has to quit the Warriors. When he's asked to join his new school's team, the Bandits, he claims he'll "never" play for the competition. His sister Jazz thinks otherwise, and sets out to prove it."Free Throw" is the story of how one young man come to terms with change and returns to the court--with a little help from his friends. [Fry Reading Level - 4.7]
Guest is a Metis writer from Canada. I LOVED this book - lots of sports, how two families blend together - strong characters - including parents.
The only little thing that snagged me was the chat room individual Matt became close to - lots of red flags for that - this was also written in 2011. The concern is real that Matt shared so much information with with an anonymous stranger.