Hoop Rat

by Scott Ciencin, Fernando Cano (Illustrator)

Trey McTiernan, the Spartans' team captain, becomes fast friends with Griffin Henshaw, the newest member of their squad. The problem is, Griff used to play for the Spartans' biggest rivals, the Goliaths, and the rest of the Spartans' think he's a rat. So, Trey's teammates set a trap for Griff to see where his loyalties lie -- and they ask Trey to be the bait! Trey doesn't know what to do. If his teammates are right, then betraying his friendship with Griff will save their season. But if they're wrong, then Trey will end up being the rat . . .

Genres: Sports

56 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2011

About the author

Scott Ciencin was a New York Times best-selling novelist of 90+ books. He wrote adult and children's fiction and worked in a variety of mediums including comic books. He created programs for Scholastic Books, designed trading cards, consulted on video games, directed and produced audio programs & TV commercials, and wrote in the medical field about neurosurgery and neurology. He first worked in TV production as a writer, producer and director. He lived in Sarasota, Florida with his wife (and sometimes co-author) Denise.

(Also wrote under the pseudonyms Nick Baron and L.J. Oliver)

Reviews

[Max]

good but if it was longer it would had bin better

[Victoria]

Good graphic novel about basketball for kids. I liked the characters and their realistic feelings about situations that every kid can experience.

[GRPLTeens Grand Rapids Public Library · Rating 1 out of 5]

i think that it could have been longer seems how it is about a kid moving to town and usually you see what the kid likes and what is name is not how well he can shoot a three pointer in basketball and if he has friends from his old school so what let him talk to them.