Mike+Z



Basketball- I used basketball because during the whole book they talked about basketball. Basketball tought Nick lessons, and brought Nick and Trent together.

Family- Family is important in this book because, Scott learned basketball from his dad, and Nick learned from Scott. Without his family Nick wouldn't of been as good as he ended up to be, his mom pushing him to keep up his grades and study, his dad teaching him everything he knows and his brother playing all those on one ones.

Brother- Brothers play a big role in this book because Scott made Nick get better by playing one-on-one all the time. Zack is a really bad kid, adn Trent follows him but Nick starts to turn him around.

Nick- Nick is the main character and he turned around Trent's life and turned him into a good kid. Nick had a hard time trying to splitting his time between his mom and dad.

Divorce- Divorce is important in this book because Nick and Scott's parents got a divorce and Scott hated his dad. Nick really looked up to his dad and has trouble with it, hearing all the fights, and yelling really hurt him.

High-School Basketball- This is important because Nick lived for basketball, and he put all his time and effort to start on his high-school team. It helped turned Trent around, and it's a big reason why Scott hates his dad, and Nick doesn't want to end up like his dad and fail and quit.

__#|Basketball court__- Basketball court means a lot in this story because this is where most of the story takes place. It's where Nick becomes friends with Luke and Trent.

Neighbor- Neighbor is important because Nick has new neighbors, the Dawsons, and they are bad kids who Nicks parents don't want them to hangout with them. Trent Dawson has to go to Nick's house every night and shoot on there basketball court in the back yard.

Dedication- Dedication is important in this book because Nick was dedicated to get better, and he practiced everyday. One reason Scott hates his dad is because he called him and a quitter and he's not dedicated.

Gun- This word is mportant because Zack shot Michael and that caused a lot of problems in the story. This almost made Trent miss the game and they almost lost, and would have without him.