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Rucker Park Setup
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Rucker Park Setup Paperback - 2008

by Volponi, Paul

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Mackey and J.R. have waited their whole lives to win the basketball tournament at Rucker Park. On the day of their big game, J.R. is fatally stabbed. Mackey has a score to settle, but a killer watches his every move. Original.

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Penguin Young Readers Group, 2008. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Rucker Park Setup
  • Author Volponi, Paul
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group
  • Date 2008
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0142412074I5N10
  • ISBN 9780142412077 / 0142412074
  • Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.22 x 5.5 x 0.43 in (20.88 x 13.97 x 1.09 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 770
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Locality: New York, N.Y.
    • Topical: Death/Dying
  • Library of Congress subjects Friendship, African Americans
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Rucker Park—a place where basketball’s greatest pro players go up against street legends. Best friends Mackey and J.R. have waited their whole lives to win the basketball tournament here. But when the day of an important game arrives, J.R. is fatally stabbed. While Mackey didn’t wield the knife, he feels responsible. Now he has a score to settle, but the killer is watching his every move. Mackey is determined to finish the final game of the Rucker Park Tournament on his own terms. The question is, can he do it?

From the publisher

Paul Volponi is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel Black & White. From 1992 to 1998, he taught adolescents on Rikers Island in New York City to read and write. Mr. Volponi worked at a day treatment center like Daytop teaching students and helping them prepare for the GED. Mr. Volponi lives in New York City.

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'Lots of sports action and suspense will keep readersturning the pages of this gritty, streetwise tale.' KLIATTEND

About the author

Paul Volponi is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel Black & White. From 1992 to 1998, he taught adolescents on Rikers Island in New York City to read and write. Mr. Volponi worked at a day treatment center like Daytop teaching students and helping them prepare for the GED. Mr. Volponi lives in New York City.