First published 2019
Josh Bell rules the basketball court alongside his twin brother Jordan. Their crossovers make opposing players weep. Their teamwork seems unbreakable. Then Jordan meets a girl at school and everything changes. The twins who once moved as one person begin to drift apart. Josh watches his brother choose romance over basketball, over family, over everything they built together. The court that once united them becomes a battleground. Josh must learn that life offers no playbook for heartbreak. Some games cannot be won through skill alone. This novel in verse captures the rhythm of basketball and the pain of growing up. Brotherhood and basketball collide as Josh discovers that the hardest opponent is change itself.
Genres: fiction, family, african-american, coming-of-age, 21st-century, basketball
Vibes: emotional, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
256 pages · ebook · Clarion Books