Lincoln is in a jam when his basketball team at his new school--where the students are rich and mostly white--faces his old team from the barrio on the boards. How can he play his best against his friends? No matter who wins, it looks like it will be lose-lose for Lincoln.
Lincoln Mendoza has to face his homeboys when his posh new school goes up against his old school on the basketball court.
Soto masterfully conveys the Hispanic-American experience. --Publishers Weekly
A believable, compelling picture. . . . Powerful. --Kirkus Reviews
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