All Rath wants is a quiet, peaceful life. Unfortunately, his father brings him too much trouble--and too many debts to pay--for that to ever be possible. When the local crime lord drags Rath out of bed and tells him he has three days to pay his father's latest debt, Rath doesn't know what to do. The
Tournament of Champions
β Scribed by Bildner, Phil
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
It's spring of their fifth-grade year and Rip and Red have a thrilling opportunity to participate in a weekend basketball tournament with a few other members of Clifton United. While the tournament is only a short bus ride away, both boys will travel outside their comfort zones. Ultra-competitive Rip must play on a team with kids he doesn't like. But he faces an even bigger hurdle when someone from his past returns, someone he hasn't seen in years, someone who just may derail the entire weekend. As for Red, because of his autism spectrum disorder, he's never traveled anywhere without his mother. Will he muster the courage to take the trip? Fortunately for both boys, also on the team is an unlikely addition, a source of inspiration who helps everyone discover the true meaning of the word champion.
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