Slam by Walter Dean Myers

This book is starting to get very good. Im only on the fourth chapter but its truly a page turner! The book is about a young black teen named Greg who loves the game of basketball. So far he is going through many things. His classes and teachers aren't really working out in his favor. He is also starting to worry about one of his close friends named Ice who he suspects in getting into the drug game.He also has a very sick grandmother who is in the hospital with a serious tumor. In the fifith chapter  Greg has to get a concler to help him bring up is grades or he will get put off of the basketball team. He isnt so happy about this but his coach and mom think its the best thing for him right now. His gets laid off again and Greg thinks hell prombaly start drinking again and acting crazy. Greg and his team have thier first game and so far it wasnt going so good. But when the coach puts Greg in the game things start to turn around for the better! At his game Ice and some of their friends from the block are there to support him. Greg starts to fell wierd when his coach recognizes Ice from he good talents on the court.