Young Hoosier: Seeking Acceptance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780759677364)

This book is about a 13-year-old boy, Mike Barnes, whose family moves from Atlanta to a small Indiana town. He faces a lot of unfamiliar challenges in his new school including cliques, peer pressure and first encounters with girls, cigarettes and alcohol. Mike received strong family support and this is a big factor in his ability to handle problems. The story centers on basketball in a state where many consider the sport a way of life. Young people, however face these same challenges, all over the world, each and every day.

Author: Gary L. Bender
ISBN-10: 0759677360
ISBN-13: 9780759677364
Publisher: Authorhouse
Language: English
Published: 12/28/2001
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 1.98h x 10.54w x 0.29d