Hoop Dreams is about two boys in the ghetto of Chicago trying to fullfill their dreams of playing in the NBA. There are many issues and challenges along the way for these two middle school graduates. This is one of the top sports books I've read so far.
--Dillon

Hoop Dreams
Paul Robert Walker

Arthur Agee and William Gates 2 young black boys who love basketball & have big dreams

Setting: During their teenage & high school years where Arthur and William's only escape from the grim streets of Chicago’s ghetto is onto the neighborhood courts, where they and their friends dream of playing for the NBA.They also play for thier respective high schools & eventually colleges.

Theme:It is the dream of authur & william ,who for almost five years struggle to turn playground skills into an all american that could earn them college scholarships,and maybe even a place in the pros.

Plotline: The plan is to make it out of the hood, but authur & william both have to get threw the strugles of a hard life from thier neighborhood to basketball to school to coaches to scholarships to potenitally making it to the nba.

Conflict: Authur goes threw some crisis at home with almost being homeless from being flat broke & transferring schools . but his junior year he gets on the ball & on the track to where he wanted to be.

William didnt have many problems like authur did expect for the fact that it took him a while to get his grades up because he had low level of reading skills. but he adjusted to the "smart school"lifestyle & got on track as well. ( )