Tropical Hoops: A basketball story of sorts.

Joey Amato's middle school career was supposed to culminate with a spot on the eighth-grade basketball team. After all, he had worked harder than ever during the off-season, after he had been snubbed (probably for his puny size, ) from the seventh grade squad the year before. Tropical Hoops opens with Joey discovering that the snubbing has continued during his final year at Banana Key Middle; his name is not found on the list of the Eighth Grade Bonefish Basketball players. A chance stroll into the gym, however, opens the door to a very unlikely new after school activity: serving as assistant coach for the girls' eighth grade basketball team. The Florida Keys serve as a backdrop for the exploits of a young man who dedicates himself to motivating a team in which losing has long been an attitude. He also works towards improving the morale of an entire school, understanding his strange, new feelings for a young lady whose role as his oldest buddy may be changing, and coming to terms with the budding relationship between his father and a very surprising woman who is already in Joey's life.

• | Author: Eli Jackson
• | Publisher: Authorhouse
• | Publication Date: Nov 11, 2008
• | Number of Pages: 156 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1438908539
• | ISBN-13: 9781438908533