Boy 21
by:
Matthew Quick (author)
Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in gray, broken Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish Mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, he takes care of his disabled grandfather, and at school he’s called “White Rabbit”, the only white kid on the varsity...
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Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in gray, broken Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish Mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, he takes care of his disabled grandfather, and at school he’s called “White Rabbit”, the only white kid on the varsity basketball team. He’s always dreamed of getting out somehow with his girlfriend, Er
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Edition language: English
I'm honestly not sure what to think of this book. It's my second Matthew Quick, and as the first was The Silver Linings Playbook, it was a tough act to follow... a recurring theme for me it seems. If this had been my first by the author... Well, I don't think I'd have tried again. As it is though, I...