review by\u00a0John Chon, age 15<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Hooper<\/i><\/b>, by Geoff Herbach, is unique in many ways, especially in its subject matter. The book follows an awkward, young high schooler, who centers his entire life around basketball. To quote the protagonist, Adam, \u201cBasketball is a passport.\u201d He is very adept at the sport, and soon finds himself immersed in its world completely. He uses it as an escape and a sole truth in his life. Adam eventually uses basketball as a ticket to college. But, he faces difficulties here as well, all culminating in a choice that makes him decide how much his college teammates matter to him.<\/span> Find this book in our catalog: Hooper<\/p>\n Catalog Number: On Call<\/p>\n 326 pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" review by\u00a0John Chon, age 15 Hooper\u00a0by\u00a0Geoff Herbach \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hooper, by Geoff Herbach, is unique in many ways, especially in its subject matter. The book follows an awkward, young high schooler, who centers his entire life around basketball. To quote the protagonist, Adam, \u201cBasketball is a passport.\u201d He is very adept at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":4843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-reviews","category-teen-reviews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2018\/10\/hooper.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ZwbD-1g6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6194,"url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2021\/the-infinite-noise-teen-book-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":4842,"position":0},"title":"The Infinite Noise — Teen Book Review","author":"Teen Blogger","date":"January 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Review by Genevieve Harvey, 17 The Infinite Noise By Laura Shippen (Trigger Warning: Self Harm) In The Infinite Noise, Lauren Shippen writes about the impractical expectations of how to \u201cperfectly\u201d manage teenage life \u2013 the balance between academic rigor, athletics, and socializing \u2013 as well as noting the salutary benefits\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","block_context":{"text":"Book Reviews","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/category\/teen-reviews\/book-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/91enAXeWUnL.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/91enAXeWUnL.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/91enAXeWUnL.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/91enAXeWUnL.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/91enAXeWUnL.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/91enAXeWUnL.jpg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4952,"url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2019\/odd-one-out-teen-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":4842,"position":1},"title":"Odd One Out — Teen Review","author":"Teen Blogger","date":"January 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"review by\u00a0John Chon, age 16 Odd One Out\u00a0by\u00a0Nic Stone \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Odd One Out by Nic Stone is a story about self discovery. 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\n<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Herbach writes a compelling story, with the book being written through the eyes of awkward, single-minded Adam in a mix of past and present tense. He shows how young adults can be angry, sad, happy, and more emotional than they are prepared to be. However, the book also feels stilted and faked at times, with Adam showing a lack of complexity that I doubt he really lacked. Ultimately, this is a fairly hard read, because it is written in a different style and does not have a connection that I could make with the main character. 3\/5 stars. <\/span><\/p>\n
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