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Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler and acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds tip off the first book in a new middle grade series about a young boy trying to make his mark on an AAU basketball team coached by a former NBA star in his hometown. Perfect for fans of The Crossover and the Track series. A Junior Library Guild Selection Tony loves basketball. But the game changed recently when his best friend, Dante, a hoops phenom, was killed by a police officer. Tony hopes he can carry on Dante's legacy by making the Sabres, the AAU basketball team Dante took to two national championships.Tony doesn't make the team, but Coach James likes what he sees from Tony at tryouts and offers him another chance: join the team as the statistician. With his community reeling and the team just finding its footing on the court, can Tony find a path to healing while helping to bring the Sabres a championship?

Caron Butlerin omaelämäkerta on raju ja rehellinen kuvaus taipaleesta koripallomaailman huipulle lähtökohdista, jotka eivät luvanneet tulevaisuudelta paljoakaan.Kolmetoista vuotta NBA:ssa pelanneen Caron Butlerin ura on vaikuttava: NBA:n mestaruus vuonna 2001 ja All Star -joukkueessa vuosina 2006 ja 2007. Mutta ennen kuin hän pääsi näyttämään kykynsä pelikentällä, hänen oli osoitettava kovuutensa kotikaupunkinsa Racinen levottomilla kaduilla.Butlerista tuli jo 11-vuotiaana jengiläinen ja huumediileri. Hän näki ystäviensä tulevan ammutuiksi verisissä jengisodissa, tuli poliisin pidättämäksi lukuisia kertoja ja päätyi telkien taakse jo ennen viidettätoista syntymäpäiväänsä.Vankilatuomio oli käännekohta, joka sai nuorukaisen pohtimaan elämäänsä. Vaikka tie seesteiseen elämään ei suinkaan ollut tasainen, nuorisorikollisesta sukeutui lopulta tunnettu koripalloammattilainen, perheelleen omistautuva aviomies ja isä sekä menestyvä liikemies. Butlerin teos on paitsi kiehtova urheilijaelämäkerta, myös rohkaiseva kertomus peräänantamattomuu-desta, toivosta ja tahdonvoimasta.

Two-time All-Star and thirteen-year NBA veteran Caron Butler has an impressive basketball record. He was Big East Co-Player of the Year at UConn, the 10th overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft and a key player for the Dallas Mavericks in their championship-winning season in 2011. But before Butler had a chance to prove himself on the court, he spent his time trying to prove himself on the streets, as a gang member and drug dealer in his hometown of Racine, Wisconsin. He saw friends gunned down in the bloody street wars near his home, was arrested nearly 15 times and wound up behind bars and in solitary confinement before his 15th birthday. Tuff Juice shares Caron Butler’s extraordinary journey from his delinquent youth in the streets of Racine to his role as an accomplished pro basketball player, dedicated husband and father, active philanthropist and burgeoning businessman. Along the way, the book explores the incredible impact his single mother’s unconditional love and his college coach’s unwavering support had on him, and what drives him to be so successful in basketball and in life.