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What happens when what should be the best day of Zeke Archer's life turns out terribly wrong? Two people this teen most cares for and trusts seem to turn against him. With only a series of vague explanatory notes, his autistic friend, Lawrence, has dismantled Zeke's truck. Bad enough, it once belonged to his Marine brother, Wade, killed in Afghanistan. This also means Zeke has no ride to the University of Kansas, 1,600 miles away, where a basketball walk-on opportunity awaits. His first girlfriend, Rebecca, has written him a letter that he won't like at all once he reads it. His arch-enemy, Brock, is suddenly rich and famous and appears responsible for most of the trouble. Zeke's father is seriously ill in the hospital. And there is no time to fix anything before he is due to leave tomorrow morning. Or is there time? And will the way involve breaking dimensional barriers and applying Naismith's rules of basketball sportsmanship that Zeke already professes to know?
This third book in a basketball trilogy by Leener quickly ties in people and events from previous volumes to bring a new reader fully up-to-speed, on the court and off. With a jump shot, the book steals the game plan of the Back to the Future movies. Lawrence, who plans to be aboard the first expedition to Mars, uses geometric angles to travel to dimensions visited before, where Zeke could run into his future self. The author has a gift for teaching values to teens in ways that catch and hold their attention. Leadership and integrity make perfect sense, whether applied to sports or life problems, and mathematics may prove most important to the future of many teens now wearing high-tops.
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