House of Sports

by Marisabina Russo

Book Overview

For Jim, there's nothing in the world like dribbling a basketall downcourt, hearing the squeak of his sneakers, feeling the pebbled surface of the bouncing ball, flying for the basket. Basketball is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006623803X
• ISBN13: 9780066238036
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

house of sports: a review

Do you like to read books about sports and the book is fiction? If so, this is a book for you. House of Sports , by Marisabina Russo is a story about a boy named Jim who is trying out for the travel team and makes it. This story begins when Jim finished basketball season and is tries out for the travel team. Then this grandmother came from Germany and Jim had homework which was writing a speech for class and he asked his grandmother if he could help him and so she did. After he turned it in the teacher put him in a contest and he had to miss basketball which made him mad. The main characters are: Jim and Grandma. I liked Jim because he was a good sport because every time he won or lost a game he wouldn't tell them they sucked or bragged. I liked his grandmother because she always thought she tough like when she had a stroke she tried doing every thing on her own. My favorite part of the book was when Jim missed his championship basketball game for his grandma because she had a stroke and couldn't read her speech so he did it for her because she always did something for him and i thought that was nice. I think you should read this book if you like basketball, funny stories, and fiction books.

The House of Sports

Russo cleverly depicts a teenage boy that absolutely loves basketball. Jim, is a seventh grader that is extremely eager to claim a spot on a basketball team. When his Nana and school interfere, however, Jim is scared that he will lose his spot on the team. Jim's concern about his team begins to diminish when he first receives a failing grade on an essay at school. This marks the beginning of a series of dreadful events. His grandmother has a stroke and his dog is involved in a astonishing accident. Thus, Jim takes the help of a teammate, Lisa, who has previously experienced the death of one of her family members. He develops a deeper relation with Lisa and begins to look at himself and the future. Jim will have to be faced with the truth along with other obstacles of life. Jim Malone must make the right decisions before he regrets his actions forever.