Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.6 / 5.0

Hate sports, love the book:

I grew up when the message to girls about a lot of thing was "girls can't" or "girls don't". The author perfectly captures the rueful, half-envious pride of the team Moms who are so proud of the daughters who have the chances they didn't get--and took them. The sports prose is a bit overheated, but I don't care--that's part of the sportswriting genre. As a citizen of another tofu-eating town, I enjoy all the stuff about Amherst. When I brought the book home, I read it straight through, and then so did my... more info

This book was facinating and I couldn't stop reading it!!!!:

I decided to read this book because my favorite player in the WNBA is JAMILA WIDEMAN, and she is the main character in this outstanding bood. I was shocked to know that there was actually someone, Jamila, who could inspire me so much to the point where I don't care about anything but basketball. My favorite sentence/ quote in this book is: "I'm bustin' mine...so I can kick yours!" This is what I believe describes my feelings towards basketball now that I've had the experience of reading this facinating... more info

A Great Story, Beautifully Written:

I have read dozens of books about sports, and this one ranks up there with the best. First of all, Madeleine Blais tells a great story, start to finish, of an exciting basketball season played by high school girls at the top of their game. But Ms. Blais makes the reader care deeply about these girls by bringing them to life as full human beings. The snapshots of their home lives, academic efforts, and personal relationships brings these girls alive. Finally, this is a thoughtful book that, without ever... more info

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