genre: contemporary middle grade fiction
I haven't read the original novel in verse that this graphic novel is based on, but my understanding is that this is the entire text of the book, just illustration and in a more graphic-y format. They style totally and completely forked for me. This is a tender and tough story about twin brothers, JB and Josh who are both up and coming basketball stars on their junior high team. Their dad was a big shot basketball player in his day who is heavily involved in Josh and JB's lives and the story takes us through some serious relationship changes as the brothers mature and start to figure things out for themselves in different ways.
It is TENDER. It is woven with so much heart and compassion but it's also SUPER sporty and masculine at the same time - THAT is incredible writing. Each word precise. Each character so distinct, there is nothing left out but nothing extra either.
Highly recommended for all young teens but especially ones who love sports and who might have a hard time being motivated to pick up a book. I chose to read this because my own basketball player son checked out the original from the library over and over again when he was in middle school and now I get why.
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