the outside shot

This book, The Outside Shot, is the sequel to Hoops, a book I read in middle school. Lonnie Jackson, the main character, is going off to college at Montclare state, in Indiana. Lonnie gets a scholarship to play basketball at Montclare State College. Lonnie, along with all the rest of the basketball players, stays at Orly Hall on the second floor. Not to long after he shows up their he meet this girl, Sherry, that asks him if he wants to be in this study group she’s putting together because he is in one of her classes. He says yes and not long after that they are dating.

Lonnie gets a job from his basketball coach and will be working at a hospital a few miles away from the college. When he gets to the college they tell him that he will be working with this kid named Eddie. They don’t know what’s wrong with him but he doesn’t really interact with the other kids. Lonnie’s job is to try to get him to interact with him and other kids.

When Lonnie is sleeping one night, Col...