Whew! I know as a reading teacher, I used to tell my students to, "Get in the Zone!" all the time. I wanted them to emerse themselves in the books they were reading. Danger Zone does just that. This is an action-packed basketball story about a boy named Jimmy Doyle who has been asked to represent the U.S.A. by becoming a member of a 10-player American basketball team. This team get sthe chance to travel to Rome and play in an International Basketball Tournament. But real-life issues such as athletic pressures, racial tensions, and death threats get in the way of the game. Can Jimmy Doyle and his teammates survive in Italy and win the tournament? This book leaves you spinning because
of everything the characters are up against throughout the story.
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