Detroit

Hoop City #6

by Sam Moussavi

Isaiah is a hot-shot freshman, talented and hard-working enough to be on the varsity basketball team at one of the top private high schools in Detroit. The problem is, his family is breaking apart and he is losing street-cred with his new suburban address. Will Isaiah be able to rise above the taunts from teammates and opponents-real or imagined? Will he be able to overcome the deconstruction of his family? Detroit is a book from Hoop City, an EPIC Press six set series.

Genres: Sports, Young Adult

198 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2015

Reviews

[Miguel Contreras · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book Detroit (Hoop City) by Sam Moussavi is about a freshman named Isaiah that lives in Auburn Hills, Michigan that transferred to a private school in Detroit due to his ability to play basketball. Isaiah confronts many challenges at his new school like students bullying him and playing varsity as a freshman. Isaiah also encounters challenges outside of school regarding his mother and father. The biggest challenge Isaiah opposes, however, is the death of his close friend and teammate Sherod who was shot over a conflict with his brother.
I like this book because it goes into detail on how Detroit has vacant, torn-down houses. I also like how the author talks about drugs and alcohol and how the protagonist stays away from doing them because he is an athlete. This book showed me to not give up even when things aren’t looking like they’re going your way, which is another thing I like about this book. I would recommend this book if you like the Hoop City series from Sam Moussavi and I will be looking forward to reading all the books in this series.

[Brady Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book Detroit (Hoop City, #6) was a good book. The book was about an African American kid and his family living in the suburbs of detroit. He plays on the downtown Detroit team and he has a hard time trying to prove to anyone that he is just as tough as them since they are from the suburbs. I liked seeing the relationship between the kid and his dad and the kid and his mom. I also liked how good the basketball practices/games were written. The story gripped me and kept me turning pages. My favorite character was the freshman because he was really good at basketball. I gave this book 5 stars because it is really easy to read and really entertaining. I would recommend this book to any basketball players or anyone that likes the sport.

[Tony · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book compared by the the other books I have read is that this book was more emotion for the players of the team. What I felt about the characters are that they were caring and aggressive about the sport they play and towards the other guys on the same team. They always got into fights in practice but they all had to handle themselves and become friends. With the outcome of the book is that it was exciting and disappointing. My favorite part was it was there last game of the season and they faced a team they knocked out of the playoffs last season. My least favorite part of the book was when the boys dad had found another family and the boy was living with his mom.

[Mason · Rating 4 out of 5]

the book is really good if you like sports or basketball to be specific. its a good book and I enjoyed it. the kid works out with his dad like every day since a young age. towards the beginning his friend and teammate gets shot and killed after he was asked if he wanted a ride home and denied it and the main star felt like it was his fault.

[Devante · Rating 5 out of 5]

I give this book 5 stars. I give it 5 stars because the book had a lot of events I could relate to in real life. Isiah was a freshman playing varsity basketball and had a lot of people criticizing him about many things. But he finds a way to ignore them and keeps his head in the game.

[Joseph Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book, very interesting how Isaiah goes through multiple instances in his life and obsticle that he has to pass to be great at basketball. When his only friend really got killed he had to fend for himself on and off the court.

[Carter Lightfoot · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was a good book.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Isaiah lives in one of the rich suburbs of Detroit and plays varsity basketball at a private school in the city. He works hard at his game and is quite talented, but his family seems to be falling apart around him and threatens his focus on basketball.

With almost 200 pages to work with, I felt like there should have been greater depth, especially depth of character. However, struggling and/or reluctant readers as well as those who like their sports stories with a tang of urban grit to them will enjoy the story. I was also distressed by the lack of grammatical editing in several places. I doubt that will bother most students, however.

[Jimmy Young]

it was gucci