After the Shot Drops
A powerful novel about friendship, basketball, and one teen's mission to create a better life for his family in the tradition of Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers, from National Book Award Finalist Randy Ribay.
“Belongs on the shelf alongside contemporary heavy-hitters like Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give, Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds’s All-American Boys, and Nic Stone’s Dear Martin." —School Library Journal, starred review
Bunny and Nasir have been best friends forever, but when Bunny accepts an athletic scholarship across town, Nasir feels betrayed. While Bunny tries to fit in with his new, privileged peers, Nasir spends more time with his cousin, Wallace, who is being evicted. Nasir can't help but wonder why the neighborhood is falling over itself to help Bunny when Wallace is in trouble.
When Wallace makes a bet against Bunny, Nasir is faced with an impossible decision—maybe a dangerous one.
Told from alternating perspectives, After the Shot Drops is a heart-pounding story about the responsibilities of great talent and the importance of compassion.
Book At A Glance
# of Pages: 336
Book Binding: Paperback
Year of Publication: 2020
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: en
ISBN: 9780358108061
Creator Bio
Randy Ribay is a Filipino-American author and educator whose writing explores themes of identity, culture, and social justice. He grew up in the Philippines and moved to the United States at the age of four. Ribay received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and a Master's in Education from Harvard University. He has worked as a high school teacher in the United States and the Philippines, and his experiences as an educator greatly influence his writing. In addition to After the Shot Drops, Ribay has also written the critically acclaimed novels Patron Saints of Nothing and An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where he continues to write and teach.
