{"product_id":"9780358108061","title":"After the Shot Drops","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful novel about friendship, basketball, and one teen's mission to create a better life for his family in the tradition of Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers, from National Book Award Finalist Randy Ribay. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Belongs on the shelf alongside contemporary heavy-hitters like Angie Thomas’s \u003cem\u003eThe Hate U Give\u003c\/em\u003e, Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds’s \u003cem\u003eAll-American Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, and Nic Stone’s \u003cem\u003eDear Martin\u003c\/em\u003e.\" —\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e Bunny and Nasir have been best friends forever, but when Bunny accepts an athletic scholarship across town, Nasir feels betrayed. While Bunny tries to fit in with his new, privileged peers, Nasir spends more time with his cousin, Wallace, who is being evicted. Nasir can't help but wonder why the neighborhood is falling over itself to help Bunny when \u003cem\u003eWallace \u003c\/em\u003eis in trouble.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Wallace makes a bet against Bunny, Nasir is faced with an impossible decision—maybe a dangerous one.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Told from alternating perspectives, \u003cem\u003eAfter the Shot Drops \u003c\/em\u003eis a heart-pounding story about the responsibilities of great talent and the importance of compassion.","brand":"Randy Ribay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":48139443306718,"sku":"9780358108061","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/4567\/6440\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b2afd4c4-3e88-4e42-b8df-e0d033b6a72f.jpg?v=1776818952","url":"https:\/\/paragraphbooks.com\/products\/9780358108061","provider":"Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}