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001 2013036974
003 DLC
005 20150107081109.0
008 130930t20142014nyu 000 0 eng
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020 $a9780670014880 (hardback)
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042 $apcc
050 00 $aPS3612.A54994$bR85 2014
082 00 $a813/.6$223
084 $aFIC045000$aFIC043000$aFIC038000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aLane, Timothy S.
245 10 $aRules for becoming a legend :$ba novel /$cTimothy S. Lane.
264 1 $aNew York :$bViking Adult,$c[2014]
264 4 $c©2014
300 $a340 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a" A spirited debut of a rising basketball star wrestling with his town's outsized expectations and his family's complicated legacy Jimmy "Kamikaze" Kirkus is a basketball star, destined for a legendary future in the NBA. At the age of five, he can make nine shots in a row. By high school, he's got his own Sports Illustrated profile. To the citizens of Columbia City, it seems like he was born for the sport. But Jimmy soon confronts the "Kirkus curse" when tragedies begin to emerge. Not even basketball can save him from his family's sorrow-filled past.. His eventual defeat on the court echoes another disastrous legacy: Jimmy's father, Todd "Freight Train" Kirkus-who had also dreamed of basketball stardom-was forced to give up his dream for a life defined by the curse of his name. Can Jimmy find a way to end this cycle of tragedy? Like Chad Harbach's The Art of Fielding and Friday Night Lights (the book and cult television show), Timothy Lane's debut novel uses the lens of basketball to understand family, community, and-ultimately-hope. Populated with complex, compelling characters, Rules for Becoming a Legend is proof that every hero is human, and sometimes triumph is borne from tragedy"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aBasketball players$vFiction.
650 0 $aGifted boys$vFiction.
650 0 $aLife change events$vFiction.
650 0 $aFamily life$vFiction.
655 0 $aSports stories.
650 7 $aFICTION / Family Life.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Coming of Age.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Sports.$2bisacsh
655 7 $aBildungsromans.$2gsafd