The Hoopster

The Hoopster
Author Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Country  United States
Language English
Series Anderson Series
Genre Urban fiction
Publisher Disney Hyperion
Publication date
 2005
Media type print Paperback
Pages 224 pp
ISBN 978-0-7868-5483-7
Followed by Hip Hop High School

The Hoopster (2005) is a novel by American author Alan Lawrence Sitomer.

Plot summary

The book is about a black teenager named Andre Anderson, who loves to play basketball with his white best friend Shawn and his cousin Cedric. Andre has a dream of becoming a journalist, so he tries to secure a summer job working at a magazine. Shawn thinks that Andre spends too much time on work and not enough on his social life, so he introduces Andre to a Latino girl named Gwen. Andre's boss at the magazine asks him to write an article on racism. While working on the article, Andre's life seems to be perfect until he is violently attacked by a gang of racists and is sent to hospital. His friends and family are left wondering whether or not he will ever recover from the attack.


Cast

Andre Anderson: Protagonist of The Hoopster

Pops: Father

Shawn

About the author

In 2003, Sitomer was named teacher of the year by the California Literacy organisation. He also had the honor of meeting former President George W. Bush when he was honored as State Teacher of the Year for California in 2007.[1] The Hoopster is the first in a trilogy of novels by Sitomer. The third novel in the trilogy went on to win the Top Ten Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers award from the American Library Association in 2008.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Whelan, Debra Lau (2007-06-01). "Yo, Hamlet! How one teacher uses hip-hop to unlock the classics (Alan Sitomer)". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. ↑ Young Adult Library Services Association division of the American Library Association (2008). "Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  • Disney Hyperion biography of Author Alan Lawrence Sitomer
  • Debra Lau Whelan (2007-06-01). "How one teacher uses hip-hop to unlock the classics". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  • The Hoopster Official Website


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